Alberta

Condo Owners Forum still demanding electricity rebate equity from province

The Condo Owners Forum (COF), an Alberta organization, says the provincial government is yet to make good on bringing equity to its electricity rebate program.The COF says the current system, introduc...

Nov 15, 2023

Alberta COVID-19 panel calls for more cabinet control in crises

A panel reviewing Alberta's COVID-19 response is calling for rule changes to ensure the premier and cabinet have the last word in future crises, with help from a new senior science officer.Former Refo...

Nov 15, 2023

CPP Investments head pitches Calgary crowd on benefits of staying in Canada Pension Plan

CALGARY, AB - As Alberta considers exiting the Canada Pension Plan, the head of CPP Investments visited Calgary on Tuesday to warn against losing its benefits.CEO John Graham, who leads the profession...

Nov 15, 2023

One in five Albertan families experienced food insecurity in 2022

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report from Statistics Canada is highlighting the depth to which Canadians struggled to put food on the table.The agency has released data from its Canadian Income Survey, which...

Nov 14, 2023

Teck Resources to sell steelmaking coal business in Crowsnest Pass, southeastern B.C.

ELKFORD, B.C. - Teck Resources Ltd. has agreed to sell its steelmaking coal business in a series of deals that value the operations at US$9 billion that will see Swiss commodities giant Glencore acqui...

Nov 14, 2023

Fatality reported in southern Alberta avalanche

KANANASKIS COUNTRY, AB - A climber from British Columbia is dead after being buried in an avalanche at a provincial park in southern Alberta on Saturday, November 11, 2023.An online report from Avalan...

Nov 14, 2023

Alberta NDP launches “Your Pension is Yours” in-person town halls

Alberta's NDP is launching a series of in-person town halls across the province in light of what they say is overwhelming public concerns over the UCP's plan to pull the province out of the Canada Pen...

Nov 12, 2023

Minister Nally to promote Alberta investment in Texas

Provincial government officials say Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction, Dale Nally, will travel to Texas Nov. 13-18 to promote Alberta as a destination for international technology inv...

Nov 12, 2023

Barry Morishita resigns as Alberta Party leader

BROOKS, AB - The Alberta Party is on the hunt for a new leader, after former leader Barry Morishita announced his resignation this week."We (The Alberta Party) just couldn't pull together the resource...

Nov 10, 2023

Alberta to join leaders at western governments meeting

Officials with the Alberta government say MLAs Grant Hunter and Tany Yao will advance Alberta's interests at the Council of State Governments West (CSG West) meeting from Nov. 12-15 in Los Angeles, Ca...

Nov 10, 2023