Alberta

Concerns raised over possible changes to Alberta Fish and Wildlife

EDMONTON - Some scientists and conservation groups say crucial expertise within Alberta Environment and Protected Areas is being broken up and dispersed to ministries that may not share the same prior...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 14, 2023

Southern Alberta ranchers conserving land to help protect drinking water for cities

ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB - A rancher-led conservation group says it's helping to protect drinking water in cities such as Calgary by safeguarding some of southern Alberta's most valuable private land.The...

Feb 14, 2023

Province hoping foreign nurses can fill open spaces in Alberta

CALGARY - The Alberta government is providing more spaces and financial aid to get internationally-educated nurses accredited in the province. The province is hoping foreign nurses will be able to fil...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 14, 2023

Alberta’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction fund gives waste products new life

The provincial government has announced that Alberta's Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) program will be funding advanced solutions to extend the lifecycle of products like rubber t...

Feb 13, 2023

More than one-quarter of Albertans cannot cover an unexpected expense of $500: Stats Can

New research from Statistics Canada is highlighting the impacts that the inflation crisis is having on Canadians.As of fall 2022, more than one-third (35 per cent) of Canadians said it was difficult f...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 13, 2023

WestJet adding summer routes in and out of Edmonton

WestJet is expanding routes between Alberta's capital and destinations in the U.S. and Canada.The Calgary-based airline says it's adding new non-stop service from Edmonton to Minneapolis and Seattle a...

Feb 13, 2023

Body recovered near Lake Louise

Parks Canada has completed its investigation into the death of a person in the Lake Louise area of Banff National Park.At approximately 11:00 p.m. on Friday, February 10, 2023, a Parks Canada visitor ...

Feb 13, 2023

Premier rejects NDP claim oilwell cleanup help is linked with her leadership campaign

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's premier is rejecting Opposition claims her planned $100-million pilot project for cleaning up old oil wells was influenced by her United Conservative party leadership campaign...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 13, 2023

Imperial Oil files cleanup plan for tailings leak in Alberta, won't disclose details

Imperial Oil Ltd. has filed a plan for the interim cleanup of one of the largest oilpatch spills in Alberta history but won't say what it is. A spokeswoman for the oilsands giant says the company has ...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 13, 2023

Woman shot by police during traffic stop in Wheatland County

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating after a 37-year-old woman was shot during a traffic stop.It happened Sunday afternoon around 2:15 p.m. Airdrie RCMP were called to assist Ca...

Feb 13, 2023