Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta premier defends minister over possible conflict of interest concerns
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending one of her cabinet ministers over possible conflict of interest concerns. Provincial records show the husband of Environment and Protected Areas ...
Sep 27, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Company at centre of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares charged
CALGARY - The City of Calgary says it has charged a catering company and school lunch delivery service provider at the centre of an E. coli outbreak affecting several Calgary daycares. The city allege...
Sep 27, 2023
Alberta's population the fastest-growing in Canada
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Canada reached a new population milestone this summer, lead by high levels of growth in Alberta.Statistics Canada has released its demographic estimates for July 1, 2023.Between July ...
Sep 27, 2023
Minister Dreeshen exploring new economic corridors across North America
Transportation and Economic Corridors Minister Devin Dreeshen will travel to Washington, D.C., New Hampshire and Toronto to promote the importance of expanding economic corridors in North America.Offi...
Sep 26, 2023
Province releases plan for wild horses in Alberta
The Alberta government has released a plan to help manage the more than 1400 wild horses that call the province home. The government says it developed the feral horse management framework to help enco...
Sep 26, 2023
Alberta NDP asks minister to quash application for Rocky Mountain coal mine
Alberta's New Democrat Opposition is asking the provincial government to step in and quash applications for coal mining exploration in the Rocky Mountains. In a letter to Energy Minister Brian Jean, e...
Sep 26, 2023
Alberta government extends E. coli compensation program to more daycares
CALGARY - The Alberta government appears to have extended a one-time payment of $2,000 for each child affected by an E. coli outbreak in Calgary to 19 daycares.Alberta Children and Family Services pos...
Sep 26, 2023
TMX route change leads to question about Liberals' commitment to reconciliation
OTTAWA - The federal Crown corporation constructing the expansion to the Trans Mountain pipeline says it remains committed to "meaningful engagement" with Indigenous communities after being given the ...
Sep 26, 2023
Alberta funding expansion of low-income transit services
Alberta's government is providing $1.7 million in funding to expand low-income transit programs in six new communities across the province.In addition to Edmonton and Calgary, 10 Alberta communities n...
Sep 26, 2023
Alberta receives 'D' grade in poverty report card
Most of Canada did not fare well in Food Banks Canada's 2023 Poverty Report Cards.Phil Ozga, Chief Network and Government Relations Officer with Food Banks Canada, said it has historically been diffic...
Sep 26, 2023