Category Archives: Alberta
Citizens invited to telephone town halls to discuss potential Alberta Pension Plan
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Albertans are invited to participate in a series of telephone town halls focused on a potential Alberta Pension Plan (APP).The sessions will occur in October and November and will be ...
Oct 12, 2023
RCMP encourage residents to squash seasonal crime this fall
With many Albertans closing up their seasonal properties for the year, Mounties remind residents that when winterizing your property, it's important to keep crime prevention in mind. In 2022, Alberta ...
Oct 12, 2023
Province boosting support for women in STEM
Women pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields can now apply for the Women in STEM Scholarship.Oct. 8-14 is Women in STEM Week and Alberta's government says i...
Oct 12, 2023
Ottawa locals to testify about 'Freedom Convoy' at organizers' criminal trial
OTTAWA - The court is expected to hear today from Ottawa locals who lived in the midst of the "Freedom Convoy", as part of the criminal trial of two of the protest's organizers. Tamara Lich and Chris ...
Oct 12, 2023
Six of 15 aging healthy projects now operating in Alberta
Fifteen projects to help seniors maintain well-being, independence and safety in their homes and communities are now being funded by the provincial government, in collaboration with Healthy Aging Albe...
Oct 11, 2023
Alberta Health Services adopts enhanced masking directive for acute care sites
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has adopted an enhanced masking directive to help prevent transmission of COVID-19 within acute care facilities.The Use of Masks to Prevent Transmission of COVID-19 Direc...
Oct 11, 2023
Contractor killed at water storage pit in Northern Alberta
Calgary, AB--A contractor working at a water storage pit operated by Calgary based Birchcliff Energy has been killed on the job.The fatality happened south of Baytree, Alberta, about 100 kilometers we...
Oct 11, 2023
Alberta RCMP ticket 900 drivers for speeding over the long weekend
Edmonton, AB--Over the Thanksgiving long weekend, the Alberta RCMP and other police forces across the country participated in #OperationImpact 2023.The annual initiative is organized by the Canadian A...
Oct 11, 2023
Academics call for public review of Alberta Energy Regulator
CALGARY - Academics at the University of Calgary are calling for a public review of the Alberta Energy Regulator, describing it as secretive and too close to industry.In a peer-reviewed report issued ...
Oct 11, 2023
Judge to decide if Ottawa locals can testify in 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' trial
OTTAWA - The criminal trial of two prominent "Freedom Convoy" organizers is expected to resume today with a ruling on whether the court will hear testimony from local Ottawa residents. Tamara Lich and...
Oct 11, 2023