Category Archives: Alberta
ASIRT investigating RCMP-involved shooting in Grande Prairie
Alberta's police watchdog has been directed to investigate an officer involved shooting, which resulted in the death of a male on Sunday evening in Grande Prairie.RCMP were dispatched to a residence i...
Oct 16, 2023
Zexi Li, lead plaintiff in proposed class-action, testifies in 'Freedom Convoy' trial
OTTAWA - The woman who went to court to get an injunction against the "Freedom Convoy" last year is set to testify today in the criminal trial of two of the protest's organizers. Zexi Li is expected t...
Oct 16, 2023
Suncor CEO appearing today at Commons committee to explain comments on sustainability
OTTAWA - Canada's ongoing political battle between climate action and the economic benefits of the oil and gas industry will be on full display today as the CEO of oilsands giant Suncor appears at a H...
Oct 16, 2023
WATCH: Solar eclipse brings Red Deerians to Kerry Wood Nature Centre
The sky was nearly perfect to view the partial solar eclipse from Red Deer Saturday morning.The eclipse was of the annular variety elsewhere across North, Central and South America.An annular eclipse ...
Oct 14, 2023
Danielle Smith, Jason Kenney, others react to Supreme Court’s ruling on environmental review law
OTTAWA, ON - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the federal government's Bill C69, otherwise known as the Impact Assessment Act (IAA), is unconstitutional.On the morning of Friday, October 13,...
Oct 13, 2023
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's UCP to debate motion on gender pronouns in schools
EDMONTON - Members of Alberta's governing United Conservative Party are to debate a resolution surrounding gender pronouns in schools and parental consent. The party's annual general meeting set for N...
Oct 13, 2023
Effort to recall Medicine Hat mayor requires signatures of 40 per cent of eligible voters
MEDICINE HAT - The clock is ticking on an effort to recall Medicine Hat Mayor Linnsie Clark.The city of Medicine Hat has received official notice of a mayoral recall petition in accordance with the mu...
Oct 13, 2023
Alberta rules out Quebec pension model despite promise to wait for public feedback
CALGARY, AB - Finance Minister Nate Horner says if Alberta abandons the Canada Pension Plan to run its own stand-alone fund, it will not adopt Quebec's model, which mandates optimizing returns while a...
Oct 13, 2023
Governments of Canada and Alberta sign bilateral agreement to end gender-based violence
The Governments of Canada and Alberta signed a bilateral agreement on Thursday to end gender-based violence (GBV). The province will receive $54 million in federal funding to develop and deploy a 10-y...
Oct 13, 2023
Nurse practitioners ratify first agreement with Alberta Health Services
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta Union of Nurse Practitioners (AUNP) said the first collective bargaining agreement between nurse practitioners (NPs), Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Covenant Health has...
Oct 13, 2023