Category Archives: Alberta

New provincial cabinet coming Friday
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will name a new cabinet Friday.She has a lot of jobs to fill and fewer people to fill them, with a conspicuous urban-rural divide to bridge as well.There are ...
Jun 08, 2023

Canadian forest fire centre responds to unprecedented wildfire season
Weather maps hang on the walls and precipitation reports flash across screens in the Winnipeg office where major decisions about Canada's battle against an unprecedented wildfire season are made. Insi...
Jun 07, 2023

Cross-border travel between Waterton and Glacier parks to reopen in late June
WATERTON PARK, AB - Cross-border travel between Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta and Glacier National Park in Montana is set to reopen for the 2023 season later this month.The parks have announ...
Jun 07, 2023

Danielle Smith's approval rating holds steady following projected election win
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Albertans continue to hold about the same level of approval for the province's premier-elect. Danielle Smith is projected to have won re-election in the 2023 Alberta provincial elec...
Jun 07, 2023

Cenovus fined after wastewater release from former Husky-owned pipeline
CALGARY - Cenovus Energy is facing a fine over a release of wastewater into a wetland. In 2020, a pipeline then belonging to Husky Oil released about 206 cubic metres of produced water through a break...
Jun 06, 2023

79th anniversary of D-Day marked Tuesday
Tuesday marks the 79th anniversary of D-Day.On June 6, 1944, hundreds of thousands of Allied soldiers, sailors and airmen attacked the beaches of Normandy in Nazi-occupied France.That included thousan...
Jun 06, 2023

RCMP issue safety reminder for motorists this summer
Alberta RCMP are reminding motorists to drive safe this summer, especially with an increase in folks on the road headed to the mountains, campgrounds and festivals across the province.On highways, the...
Jun 06, 2023

Wildfire conditions improving in northern Alberta after rain: government
The Alberta government says wildfire conditions in northern Alberta have relatively improved, with some wildfires receiving precipitation Sunday night.It says that's assisted with wildfire operations ...
Jun 06, 2023

City official says Calgary Flames arena deal to include a 35-year commitment to stay
CALGARY, AB - A city official says a $1.2-billion deal to replace Calgary's aging Saddledome with a new National Hockey League arena would come with a 35-year lease that includes a commitment from the...
Jun 05, 2023

Nature Conservancy of Canada announces action plan to save Prairie grasslands
CALGARY - The Nature Conservancy of Canada says it is working to save iconic Prairie grasslands by protecting more than 5,000 square kilometres in three provinces.Its action plan, which is being annou...
Jun 05, 2023