Alberta

Alberta NDP leader calls for public inquiry into E. coli outbreak

CALGARY - Alberta's Opposition leader says the province has to explain why it stopped investigating a commercial kitchen now at the centre of a massive E. coli crisis.Rachel Notley says records show t...

Sep 12, 2023

Alberta RCMP reminds Albertans of the importance of reporting hate-motivated incidents

Albertans are now able to report hate-motivated incidents online. Mounties say this can be completed via the Online Crime Reporting portal available on the Alberta RCMP website or through the Alberta ...

Sep 12, 2023

Province announces $5 million to support students with disabilities

The Government of Alberta said it will support students with low incidence disabilities through new funding.It has announced $5 million for the 2023-24 school year to allow school authorities to hire ...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 12, 2023

Critical health violations found in kitchen used by daycares after E. coli outbreak

CALGARY - Alberta's chief medical officer of health says there three critical violations were found at a central kitchen serving Calgary daycares affected by an E. coli outbreak. More than 200 people ...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 12, 2023

'Freedom Convoy' Facebook page to be focal point of criminal trial Tuesday

OTTAWA - The Facebook page of the "Freedom Convoy" protest is expected to be at the centre of the evidence and legal arguments today as the trial of two prominent organizers enters its sixth day. The ...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 12, 2023

Alberta government announces targeted prosecution units and stricter bail protocols

New targeted prosecution units and stricter bail protocol is hoped to make offenders accountable for their actions and better protect Albertans from violent criminal activity. Officials with the provi...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 11, 2023

NDP wants Suncor CEO to tell MPs why company moving away from focus on clean energy

OTTAWA - NDP MP Charlie Angus says the head of oilsands giant Suncor needs to explain to a House of Commons committee why he's moving his company's focus away from clean energy.CEO Rich Kruger told in...

Sep 11, 2023

Alberta premier asks ministers for ‘full assessment’ of E. coli outbreak in Calgary

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's asked her health minister, as well as her children and family services minister, to "do a full assessment" of an E. coli outbreak linked to Calgary ...

Sep 11, 2023

'Freedom Convoy' lawyers attempt to block Ottawa residents from testifying at trial

OTTAWA - The lawyers defending two of the most prominent organizers of the "Freedom Convoy" protests are expected to make their case today to block nine Ottawa residents and business representatives f...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 11, 2023

Red Deer Polytechnic gets funding to continue applied research work

Red Deer Polytechnic is receiving $800,000 of a $27.3 million investment from the provincial government's Major Innovation Fund.The funding means RDP, along with other post-secondary institutions, wil...

Sep 09, 2023