Category Archives: Alberta
Astronauts from Alberta headed to space
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Another Canadian astronaut will be heading to the International Space Station. Joshua Kutryk has been assigned to a six-month mission that will launch no earlier than the beginning o...
Nov 22, 2023
Alberta allows nurse practitioners to open clinics, take on patients
EDMONTON, AB - Nurse practitioners are now able to open their own clinics and take on patients as part of Alberta's efforts to expand primary care. These nurses have completed graduate studies and can...
Nov 22, 2023
No evidence to support conspiracy between 'Freedom Convoy' organizers: defence
OTTAWA - Tamara Lich's defence team says there's no evidence to support that she and a fellow "Freedom Convoy" organizer should be viewed as co-conspirators in court, because their actions were not il...
Nov 22, 2023
'Critically important': Alberta asks for public's feedback on health care system revamp
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta wants feedback from the public on its plan to restructure the health care system.Those interested can take the government's online survey at Your.Alberta.ca. The survey closes D...
Nov 21, 2023
Upcoming Alberta RCMP recruiting event promoting diversity
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta RCMP is holding a virtual career event on November 29, 2023, which will encourage visible minorities to join the policing service.Attendees will be able to speak to current ...
Nov 21, 2023
Alberta NDP announces five more in-person town halls
The Alberta NDP says its continuing to engage with people across the province concerned about the UCP's proposed Alberta Pension Plan.Following a town hall held in Edmonton earlier this month, which t...
Nov 21, 2023
Company at centre of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares enters not guilty plea
CALGARY - A company that runs a commercial kitchen at the centre of an E. coli outbreak at multiple Calgary daycares has entered a not guilty plea to municipal bylaw charges. The City of Calgary charg...
Nov 21, 2023
TransAlta going greener: Power generator to spend $3.5B on renewables by end of 2028
CALGARY, AB - One of Alberta's largest power generators says more than two-thirds of its profits will come from renewable electricity production by 2028 - a major transformation for a company that onc...
Nov 21, 2023
‘A key economic corridor’: Twinning of Highway 3 moving ahead
The twinning of Highway 3 is moving ahead.Alberta's government has awarded the first contract to begin twinning Highway 3 between the town of Taber and the hamlet of Burdett.The contract for the 46-ki...
Nov 21, 2023
Statistics Canada says annual inflation rate slowed to 3.1% in October
OTTAWA, ON - The inflation rate slowed to 3.1 per cent on a year-over-year basis, down from 3.8 per cent in September, as the price of gasoline fell, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.The agency said the...
Nov 21, 2023