Category Archives: Alberta
Wildfires threatening nine First Nations in Alberta: Indigenous Services Canada
Indigenous Services Canada says wildfires are threatening nine First Nations in Alberta, including the Little Red River Cree Nation, where more than 100 structures have been lost in the community of F...
May 11, 2023
Provincial officials provide update on Alberta's wildfire situation
Officials from Alberta Emergency Management Agency and Alberta Wildfire will provide an update on the Alberta wildfire situation.ParticipantsColin Blair, executive director, Alberta Emergency Manageme...
May 10, 2023
Wildfire evacuation order over for hamlet of Evansburg in west-central Alberta
Officials have lifted an evacuation order for the hamlet of Evansburg, Alta., about 120 kilometres west of Edmonton. Residents were told to leave on May 1 as dry and windy conditions fuelled wildfires...
May 10, 2023
Coronation celebration in Edmonton cancelled due to ongoing wildfires
As of Tuesday, May 9, 2023, the Government of Alberta says that there were 88 active wildfires with 24 being classified as out of control.Twelve evacuation orders are in place for numerous communities...
May 10, 2023
Province hosting telephone town halls for wildfire evacuees
The Government of Alberta has announced that residents evacuated from their homes due to a wildfire can join a nightly discussion.In a social media post on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, the province stated th...
May 10, 2023
Alberta election campaign continues with Smith facing heat for COVID-Nazi comments
The second week of Alberta's election campaign has been dominated by discussion of United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith's past comments equating the COVID-19 vaccinated to Nazi supporters.Alberta...
May 10, 2023
Alberta wildfire situation: May 9, as of 5:00 p.m
While evacuation orders for some areas have been lifted, thousands remain evacuated from northern and central Alberta communities.The Alberta government says those evacuated due to wildfires should re...
May 10, 2023
Municipalities asked Alberta's United Conservatives to keep aerial wildfire fighters
EDMONTON - Alberta's 2019 decision to cancel funding for an elite wildfire-fighting crew in 2019 came despite pleas to keep the Rapattack program from at least three municipalities, including one that...
May 10, 2023
Suncor says person injured by bear north of Fort McMurray
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Suncor Energy says someone was injured by a bear at its oilsands base plant north of Fort McMurray, Alta., on the weekend. Spokesman Leithan Slade says it happened on Saturday a...
May 09, 2023
Alberta Blue Cross implements measures to help members impacted by wildfires
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Blue Cross has committed to providing uninterrupted coverage to its plan members evacuated from their homes due to wildfires in the province.In a news release, vice-president ...
May 09, 2023