Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta cabinet minister who introduced separation vote says he wants a united Canada
The cabinet minister who put the wheels in motion for a referendum on Alberta's place in Canada says he doesn't want the province to separate. Nate Glubish says in a social media post that Canada is w...
May 21, 2026 (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Jason Nixon named Alberta's new finance minister in cabinet shakeup
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has shuffled her cabinet, naming Jason Nixon her new finance minister. Nixon takes over from Nate Horner, who announced earlier this week he was stepping down and won't ...
May 21, 2026 Alberta Premier, Danielle Smith. (Image Credit: Government of Alberta - YouTube)
Alberta's finance, hospital ministers stepping aside, won't seek re-election
Two of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's cabinet ministers are stepping down.Finance Minister Nate Horner and Hospitals Minister Matt Jones are set to leave their posts and don't plan to run again in t...
May 20, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo)
RCMP remove 122 impaired drivers from Alberta roadways over long weekend
Alberta RCMP report they removed 122 drivers from roadways and issued 1,204 tickets during the long weekend.Police say from May 15-18, Mounties conducted enhanced traffic enforcement to target impaire...
May 20, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
One Albertan has a winning lotto ticket worth $12.5 million
Someone in Alberta is $12.5 million richer after purchasing a winning Lotto Max ticket. Western Canada Lottery Corporation says the ticket was bought within the province, but somewhere outside of Edmo...
May 20, 2026
Final design for new 'Welcome to Alberta' signs unveiled
We now know how the newly redesigned 'Welcome to Alberta' signs will look, and what they'll say.The Government of Alberta unveiled the design Wednesday, with the signs also bearing the message 'Strong...
May 20, 2026
Alberta's timing targets for west coast pipeline 'best-case scenario'; CIBC analysts
Analysts at CIBC World Markets say the timeline the Alberta government set out for construction to begin on a potential new west coast oil pipeline reflects a best-case scenario. The province aims to ...
May 19, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 14885808 © Sergei Ryjkov | Dreamstime.com)
The wind was a-howlin' on Thursday in Alberta
The wind was quite strong on Thursday in different parts of Alberta.It was even to blame for the collapse of a sports dome in Red Deer.According to Environment and Climate Change, wind reached the fol...
May 15, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 6290074 © Dat | Dreamstime.com)
Carney, Smith sign carbon price deal, suggest fall 2027 pipeline approval
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday they're eyeing a fall 2027 start date for construction of a new bitumen pipeline to the West Coast.It's part of a plan to acco...
May 15, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney is seen with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith at the start of a meeting in Ottawa, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
Spring legislative session wraps up in Alberta
Alberta's United Conservative government believes it has delivered for Albertans as the spring session of the legislature wraps up.The province notes that the session saw 17 bills passed.Actions taken...
May 14, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo)