Category Archives: Alberta
CP NewsAlert: Pastor gets 60-day sentence for role in Alberta border blockade
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Calgary pastor Artur Pawlowski has been sentenced to 60 days jail for his role in protests against COVID-19 public health measures that blocked Alberta's main Canada-U.S. border cr...
Sep 18, 2023
Undo Line 5 shutdown order, federal government's filing urges U.S. appeals court
WASHINGTON - Ottawa is urging a U.S. appeals court to reverse a Wisconsin judge's order that threatens to shut down the Line 5 cross-border pipeline by June 2026. Forcing a shutdown would violate Cana...
Sep 18, 2023
Trajectory for 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' trial uncertain as third week begins
OTTAWA - Lawyers on both sides of the trial of key "Freedom Convoy" organizers are working to keep the proceedings from coming to a standstill. Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are facing charges related ...
Sep 18, 2023
Canadian Senators studying national soil health visit Alberta
A group of Canadian senators who recently visited Alberta on a fact-finding mission are attempting to flesh out the overall state of the country's soil health.Healthy soil is of course vital to growin...
Sep 16, 2023
Alberta chief medical officer of health says added sites will be closed, sanitized
CALGARY - Alberta's chief medical officer of health says he has been made aware of additional daycare sites in Calgary where children have tested positive for E. coli. Dr. Mark Joffe issued a statemen...
Sep 16, 2023
E. coli outbreak spotlights daycare food safety, experts say
TORONTO - Experts say an outbreak of E. coli that's sickened hundreds has shone a much-needed spotlight on food safety at daycares. There have been 337 lab-confirmed cases of the bacterial infection i...
Sep 15, 2023
Alberta premier 'heartbroken' by E. coli outbreak, pain families are going through
Choking back tears, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith struggled to get through this morning's update on the E. coli outbreak in Calgary."It's unimaginable pain and I'm heartbroken by what these families ...
Sep 15, 2023
Alberta Government's credit rating upgraded to AA
EDMONTON, AB - A credit rating agency is showing confidence in Alberta's economy and the management of its provincial government.On Thursday, September 14, 2023, DBRS Morningstar upgraded Alberta's is...
Sep 15, 2023
Alberta premier to address Calgary daycare E. coli outbreak as parents urge action
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is to address the E. coli outbreak related to several Calgary daycares during a news conference this morning. There are 329 lab-confirmed cases of the bacteria...
Sep 15, 2023
Update on Alberta-Ottawa emissions and energy discussions
Premier Danielle Smith issued the below statement on Thursday, following the first meeting of an Alberta-Ottawa working group on emissions reduction and energy development: "The governments of Alberta...
Sep 14, 2023