Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta RCMP encourages everyone to familiarize themselves with traffic safety rules
As we transition into autumn, our days are getting shorter and so are our hours of visibility. Alberta RCMP reminds all road users that traffic safety is a shared responsibility between motorists and ...
Oct 10, 2023
Province announces $28 million to create 22,500 new childcare spaces
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced funding to significantly expand the availability of childcare services. Minister of Children's Services Searle Turton said the province will sp...
Oct 10, 2023
'Freedom Convoy' trial evidence a Rorschach test for attitudes about protest: expert
OTTAWA - The evidence put forward by the Crown and defence in the criminal trial of two prominent "Freedom Convoy" organizers is so similar, it reflects something of a Rorschach test for how people fe...
Oct 10, 2023
Alberta Crop Report for Oct. 3: Provincial harvest now 88 per cent complete
Harvest across Alberta is now 88 per cent complete, as of Oct. 3.That's eight per cent higher than last week, and 13 percentage points ahead of the five-year average. Provincially, six per cent of all...
Oct 07, 2023
Sobeys recalls some turkeys from western Canada stores
Sobeys says it has recalled some turkeys from its stores in western Canada, which include FreshCo, IGA, Safeway, Sobeys and Thrifty Foods. A notice on Safeway's website says anyone who has purchased a...
Oct 07, 2023
RCMP working to address public safety in Richmound with temporary detachment
Medicine Hat, AB--Saskatchewan RCMP are bringing a temporary mobile detachment to Richmound. The detachment will be staffed 24/7 and will allow officers to quickly respond to any potential calls for s...
Oct 07, 2023
Alberta joins binational climate study trip to Germany
Provincial ministers say they will be travelling to Germany this weekend to learn about the country's energy transition plans and how Alberta can be a strong partner.From October 8-14, Shane Getson, M...
Oct 06, 2023
Canadian privacy regulators pass resolutions on the privacy of young people and workplace privacy
Officials with the Alberta government say privacy authorities from across the country are calling on their respective governments to improve privacy legislation to protect young people and employees -...
Oct 06, 2023
Alberta auditor general to examine failed community lab testing privatization program
Alberta's auditor general says he will investigate what went wrong with the United Conservative Party government's abandoned plan to privatize community lab testing province-wide.Doug Wylie's office s...
Oct 06, 2023
RDAR announces genomic investments to benefit Alberta producers
RDAR (Results Driven Agriculture Research) has announced the investment of $2.4M in three Accelerating Agriculture Innovation projects which target Climate SMART Agriculture and Food Systems initiativ...
Oct 06, 2023