Category Archives: Alberta
Provincial government investing in the Calgary Zoo
CALGARY, AB - The government of Alberta is investing $15.5 million to revitalize the Canada Wild habitats at the Calgary Zoo.Officials said the funding will go toward expanding the habitats that featu...
Dec 1, 2023
Suspect pleads guilty to one charge in Calgary terrorism case related to TikTok video
CALGARY - A 20-year-old Calgary man facing charges stemming from a TikTok video has pleaded guilty to one count of facilitating terrorist activity.Zakarya Rida Hussein was charged in June with two cou...
Dec 1, 2023
Milk River hospital emergency dept. closes for 12 hours over physician shortage
MILK RIVER, AB - A rural emergency department is closing temporarily due to a physician shortage, forcing any potential Milk River patients to drive at least 30 minutes to the next nearest hospital.Th...
Nov 30, 2023
Information and Privacy Commissioner advises on AI use to health custodians
Alberta's Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) is responding to the increased use of artificial intelligence (AI) by health information custodians."We are well aware that the use ...
Nov 30, 2023
Alberta government increasing access to justice in French
Officials with the Alberta government say new rules will remove the requirement for wills to be translated from French to English.Translating wills from French to English when applying for probate can...
Nov 30, 2023
Alberta forecasting $5.5 billion surplus in 2023-24
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government has issued its mid-year fiscal update.The update presented by Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board Nate Horner noted that Alberta leads the ...
Nov 30, 2023
Crown to lay out conspiracy argument in 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' trial
OTTAWA - The Crown is expected to lay out its case for why evidence against one "Freedom Convoy" organizer should apply to the other in the criminal trial of two of the protest's leaders. Tamara Lich ...
Nov 30, 2023
Google to pay $100M a year to Canadian news publishers in deal with Ottawa
Ottawa has agreed to set a $100-million yearly cap on payments that Google will be required to make to media companies when the government's controversial online news legislation takes effect at the e...
Nov 29, 2023
Provincial government issues statement on Dow Path2Zero investment in Alberta
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Minister of Energy and Minerals Brian Jean and Minister of Jobs, Economy and Trade Matt Jones issued the following statement Wednesday on the Dow Path2Zero Fort Saskatc...
Nov 29, 2023
RCMP Livestock Investigations Unit reminds livestock owners to purchase permit
The RCMP Livestock Investigations Unit would like to send a friendly reminder to people who intend on transporting horses and cattle across the border during the upcoming winter months. Mounties say i...
Nov 29, 2023