Category Archives: Alberta
Edmonton Police Service releases further details in line of duty deaths
The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) says it continues to investigate the circumstances around the deaths of Constables Travis Jordan and Brett Ryan. The law enforcement agency released further details r...
Mar 17, 2023
Province aiming for better continuing care for Indigenous people
The Alberta government took time on Thursday to highlight that Budget 2023 provides ongoing funding for Indigenous people to build continuing care spaces that would provide culturally appropriate care...
Mar 17, 2023
Province announces more curriculum rollouts for fall
More parts of Alberta's new education curriculum are ready to be introduced into classrooms this fall. The province says students in kindergarten to Grade 3 will learn from the new French first langua...
Mar 17, 2023
Ottawa requests joint 'working group' on oilsands contamination with Alberta
The federal environment minister wants to set up a new group with the Alberta government and Indigenous communities to monitor contamination problems in the oilsands. Steven Guilbeault proposed the id...
Mar 17, 2023
Earthquakes detected in northwestern Alberta and northeastern B.C.
As of 10:30 a.m., March 16, 2023, five reports of seismic activity have been reported by Earthquakes Canada.The first detection was at 8:46 a.m., of a "seismic event" with a magnitude of 4.2 in the Pe...
Mar 17, 2023
Province funds pilot program offering training and work experience to youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
The Alberta government is providing nearly $500,000 to support youth living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for increased access to on-the-job-training and work experience.The funds are to launch ...
Mar 16, 2023
Alberta government funds program to help empower youth aging out of care
Alberta's government is investing an additional $28 million through Budget 2023 to empower youth and young adults to successfully transition out of government care and build careers.The government is ...
Mar 16, 2023
Father-to-be and 'snow angel': Edmonton officers shot and killed on duty remembered
One of the police officers killed in Edmonton was about to be a father and the other was called a "snow angel" for going beyond the call of duty to help people. Const. Brett Ryan, 30, and Const. Travi...
Mar 16, 2023
Two EPS officers killed in Line of Duty; one male suspect deceased
The Edmonton Police Service is mourning the deaths of two of its members, who were shot and killed while on duty earlier this morning in a west Edmonton apartment complex. At approximately 12:47 a.m. ...
Mar 16, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Two Edmonton police officers killed while responding to a call
Edmonton police say in a news release that two patrol officers were killed while responding to a call today. More coming. The Canadian Press
Mar 16, 2023