Category Archives: Alberta
Police testimony resumes in criminal trial of 'Freedom Convoy' organizers
OTTAWA - The criminal trial of two "Freedom Convoy" organizers resumed today after a two-week break with testimony from an Ottawa Police Service liaison officer. Const. Nicole Bach, the primary police...
Nov 20, 2023
RCMP confirms two killed in collision near Bassano
The RCMP has provided an update on a fatal collision in southern Alberta.At approximately 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, officers were called to a collision on Highway 1 and Range Road 191 i...
Nov 17, 2023
‘No-brainer’: Alberta panel hears callers urge split from Canada Pension Plan
EDMONTON - The panel hearing feedback on whether Alberta should quit the Canada Pension Plan heard multiple callers tell them Thursday it's time to embrace a "no-brainer" provincial program."I think i...
Nov 17, 2023
Study finds Alberta underestimates methane emissions by 50 per cent
A study from one of Canada's premiere climate labs says methane emissions from Alberta's energy industry are underestimated by almost 50 per cent. The study from Carleton University's Energy and Emiss...
Nov 17, 2023
Alberta tourism spending returns to pre-pandemic levels
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta's tourism spending levels have returned to pre-pandemic levels, two years ahead of schedule. The Bootstrap Plan was created in 2021 by Travel Alberta. It focuses on three main...
Nov 17, 2023
Province announces funding to support Alberta trails
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The provincial government has announced funding to boost activity on non-motorized trails on public lands. Alberta is home to 4,219 kilometres of provincially-designated trails where ...
Nov 17, 2023
ABmunis encouraging Albertans to complete surveys and help shape local governments
Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis) is encouraging all eligible Albertans to take 20 minutes out of their busy lives in the next two weeks to have their say on how politics at the local level will be con...
Nov 16, 2023
Changes to Alberta Health Services executive team
Last week, the Government of Alberta announced a vision to refocus Alberta's public healthcare system. Alberta Health Services (AHS) says it is committed to supporting this change while continuing to ...
Nov 16, 2023
Premier Smith & Minister Schulz release statement on lifted plastics ban
The Federal Court has rejected a cabinet ruling that listed plastic-manufactured items as toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, and Minister of Environm...
Nov 16, 2023
Federal court quashes cabinet order underlying single-use plastics ban
OTTAWA - The Federal Court has quashed a cabinet order that listed plastic manufactured items as toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.The court says in a decision released today that ...
Nov 16, 2023