Category Archives: Alberta
Hours being changed at four Alberta border crossings to align with U.S. points of entry
Originally, CBSA sent out release with identical opening hours for commercial traffic and regular vehicle traffic. This story now includes the correct hours, as provided by CBSA.Beginning on the first...
Oct 9, 2026 (Image Credit: Canada Border Services Agency)
Jobless rates, figures released by Province, Statistics Canada Friday
Alberta Jobs, Economy, Trade, and Immigration putting out its monthly September figures. The labour force survey showed that just under 2.7 million people were employed in Alberta last month, an incre...
Oct 9, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 7874397 © Pradi | Dreamstime.com)
Province puts out requests for studies on future water supply, infrastructure
The provincial government is hoping to gather more information on potential future water shortages and needed projects through two studies it's putting out to tender."Good decisions start with good in...
Oct 8, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 312940450 © Brandon Smith | Dreamstime.com)
RCMP conducting enhanced traffic enforcement across Alberta this long weekend
Alberta RCMP is urging motorists to be responsible this Thanksgiving long weekend.Mounties will participate in Operation Impact 2026 with enhanced enforcement initiatives aimed at reducing preventable...
Oct 8, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 241753433 © Stephen Linton | Dreamstime.com)
Alberta's economic prospects depend on immigration, chamber says as referendum nears
A new report from the Calgary Chamber of Commerce says Alberta's economic prospects hinge on its ability to attract newcomers into the workforce. The group released the survey less than two weeks befo...
Oct 8, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 134394350 © Ronstik | Dreamstime.com)
Alberta announces $2 million for youth suicide prevention
The Government of Alberta says it is investing $2 million into 14 community-based programs that help prevent youth suicide. They say the funding is part of a broader effort to support Family Resource ...
Oct 7, 2026 Photo credit; ID 136662822 ©
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Alberta's Smith brushes off NDP voter list court battle, says legislation coming
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is brushing off a court battle launched by the Opposition NDP over her government's changes to voter list rules. Smith says the new restrictions were called for by elect...
Oct 7, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 188446126 | Voting © blurf | Dreamstime.com)
Alberta invests $10M in projects to improve primary care
Alberta is investing $10 million in projects aimed at improving access to primary care and finding new ways to deliver health services across the province.The funding is available through the Primary ...
Oct 7, 2026 CHAT News Today stock photo of Primary and Preventative Health Services Minister Justin Wright. (Image Credit: File Photo/CHAT News)
UCP restoring AISH benefits for eligible couples, and simplfying applications
The Alberta Government says it is restoring benefits related to Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) and Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP).They say benefits will be restored f...
Oct 6, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 128565357 © Viacheslav Yakobchuk | Dreamstime.com)
Thousands of mail-in ballots invalid due to errors in Alberta referendum; officials
With less than two weeks to go until Alberta's referendum, the province's election administrator says more than 3,000 mail-in ballots have been returned with errors that make them invalid. Elections A...
Oct 6, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 462012228 | Voting © Aaron Amat | Dreamstime.com)