Category Archives: Alberta
Environmentalists pin satirical Fossil of the Day award on Alberta at climate meeting
A global network of environmental groups is giving its satirical Fossil of the Day award to Alberta. The Climate Action Network, which includes 2,000 organizations from around the world, bestowed the ...
Dec 6, 2023
Strathcona County named host of 2026 Alberta Summer Games
STRATHCONA COUNTY, AB - The host of the 2026 Alberta Summer Games has been named.The 25th iteration of the Games will take place in Strathcona County. The provincial government said on Wednesday, Dece...
Dec 6, 2023
UNA says AHS threat to reduce nursing positions won’t help retain and recruit nurses in Alberta
A nurses' union says the Alberta government is making a bad situation worse in health care by threatening to cut and contract-out jobs.David Harrigan, with the United Nurses of Alberta, says he doubts...
Dec 5, 2023
Province announces Land Titles backlog eliminated
Alberta's government says it has eliminated the backlog in the Land Titles office, and for the first time in more than two years, processing times are back to normal.Between April 2021 and December 20...
Dec 5, 2023
Province helping Alberta agri-food businesses grow
Alberta's government says it is providing better access to space and expertise for start-ups and established food processing businesses to grow their business.Government officials say Alberta's agricu...
Dec 5, 2023
Alberta fires Chestermere councillors and managers, citing failure to fix dysfunction
CHESTERMERE, AB - The Alberta government has fired the mayor and half the councillors of a Calgary-area municipality, saying they failed to act on demands to fix their dysfunctional government.Municip...
Dec 5, 2023
Alberta RCMP remove 23 impaired drivers from roads on Dec. 2
On Dec. 2, what was the National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day, Alberta RCMP removed 23 impaired drivers from the roads.Of those, 17 received immediate roadside sanctions (IRS) fails, and four rece...
Dec 5, 2023
'That mountain is shaking': First-of-its-kind assessment considers Indigenous stories
BANFF, Alta. - An Indigenous elder sits at a table telling a Blackfoot story about the Frank Slide in southern Alberta's Crowsnest Pass. "The Piikani people, they had been in that area for thousands o...
Dec 5, 2023
Federal methane emissions targets: Joint statement
Premier Danielle Smith and Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Rebecca Schulz issued the following statement on the federal government's proposed methane emissions regulations: "The federal go...
Dec 4, 2023
Alberta Legislature lights up this week to celebrate the season
Speaker Nathan Cooper will host the annual Legislature Light Up ceremony on Violet King Henry Plaza on Thursday, December 7, at 5 p.m. "I invite all Albertans in the capital region to help us kick off...
Dec 4, 2023