Alberta

Alberta responds to Prime Minister’s comments on methane

Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Rebecca Schulz issued the following statement Friday on the federal government's upcoming draft methane emissions regulations and Alberta's leadership in th...

Sep 22, 2023

Police arrest two more people following killing of eight-year-old girl in Alberta

EDMONTON - Police in Edmonton have charged two more people following the killing of an eight-year-old girl whose remains were found on a First Nation south of the provincial capital. Officers responde...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 22, 2023

Alberta Grains, Alberta Canola both looking for board members

Nominations are open for spots on the first board of directors for Alberta Grains.it was recently formed when Alberta Barley and the Alberta Wheat Commission officially merged.There are 12 spots on th...

Sep 22, 2023

Alberta Canola conference, AGM coming to Grande Prairie

Grande Prairie will host the Alberta Canola Conference & Research Symposium on January 24 and 25.The get-together will include Alberta Canola's 34th annual general meeting.Both will take place in ...

Sep 22, 2023

Alberta NDP promises to axe proposed plan to quit CPP if it wins 2027 election

EDMONTON - Alberta's long road to quitting the Canada Pension Plan would run smack into the scheduled 2027 provincial election, with Opposition New Democrats promising to kill the idea if they win. Op...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 22, 2023

Alberta pension report is premier's attempt to "steal your pension" - NDP

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta NDP believes that the claims made in a new report about leaving the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) are not as rosy as they might appear.Premier Danielle Smith unveiled the find...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 22, 2023

'Freedom Convoy' trial resumes with questions for mayor's chief of staff

OTTAWA - The chief of staff for former Ottawa mayor Jim Watson is expected to continue his testimony in the trial of two "Freedom Convoy" protest organizers today before the court takes a two-week bre...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 22, 2023

A look at the numbers and assumptions behind Alberta's pension report

The Alberta government has released a report that it commissioned on the financial implications of the province leaving the Canada Pension Plan. Here's a look at some of the key findings and assumptio...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 21, 2023

Major conservation meeting in Calgary focuses on native prairie grasslands

The importance and urgency to conserve and protect native prairie grasslands is the focus this week as Nature Conservancy of Canada gathers in Calgary for its annual fall conference.According to NCC o...

Sep 21, 2023

Ministers Amery and Ellis issue statement regarding federal bail legislation

Minister of Justice Mickey Amery and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis issued the following statement Wednesday regarding federal bail legislation:"The lenient bail system se...

Sep 21, 2023