Category Archives: Alberta
UCP promising new addiction treatment beds: NDP promising cuts to small business taxes
The United Conservative Party is promising more addiction treatment for Grande Prairie if the party is re-elected on May 29. Leader Danielle Smith says this would include 700 new beds in 11 new treatm...
May 15, 2023
Alberta election campaign enters third week, with leaders to debate Thursday
Alberta's election campaign is entering its third week, with the leaders of the United Conservatives and the NDP set to face each other in a debate on Thursday.Both parties made announcements on healt...
May 15, 2023
Trudeau visits Edmonton, meets with CAF personnel assisting with wildfires
EDMONTON, AB - Federal officials say talks are underway with the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico to bring in additional firefighters to battle wildfires in Alberta. Federal Emergency ...
May 15, 2023
Wildfire officials warn heat is now a concern in Alberta's south, too
EDMONTON - Wildfire officials in Alberta say hot, dry and windy weather has pushed fire conditions even further into the extreme in the province's north this weekend, and the situation in the south is...
May 15, 2023
Alberta county warns of danger when residents fight wildfires themselves
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - As frustration mounts over the response to wildfires that have forced thousands of Albertans to flee their homes and rural properties, one county is warning its residents again...
May 13, 2023
The latest on wildfires and evacuation orders in Alberta: May 13, 4 p.m.
UPDATE as of 4 p.m., May 13, 2023: -- TODAY'S PROVINCIAL UPDATE -- Information on the Alberta Emergency Alert website may supersede information found below. Leduc County has issued a wildfire alert as...
May 13, 2023
Yellowhead County and Province to give separate updates today
As wildfires continue to wreak havoc across parts of Alberta, Yellowhead County and the provincial government will give updates Saturday afternoon.Yellowhead County Mayor Wade Williams and CAO Luc Mer...
May 13, 2023
Big bug benefits: Alberta scientist releases guide identifying cow dung insects
Alberta entomologist Kevin Floate is ready to start spreading the news that he has compiled a comprehensive guide into insects that live in cow dung in Canada. Floate - a scientist with Agriculture an...
May 13, 2023
Premier Smith visits areas in the Peace hit by wildfires
Residents of Northern Alberta communities that may be impacted by wildfires can attend a telephone town hall to discuss how to prepare in case they need to evacuate. It will be held Saturday May 13 fr...
May 12, 2023
Firefighters preparing for hot and dry conditions in coming days
EDMONTON, AB - Officials provided an update on the current wildfire situation in Alberta on Friday afternoon, May 12, 2023.As of this publication, there are 76 active wildfires burning in the Forest P...
May 12, 2023