Category Archives: Alberta
Changes to AFSC insurance products for 2023
The Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) has announced that producers can expect several changes to their insurance products for 2023. The changes include a move to monthly payments for M...
Jan 19, 2023
Alberta says first shipment of kid's pain reliever has arrived, will go to hospitals
The Alberta government says its first shipment of children's pain reliever it ordered has arrived and will be distributed to hospitals immediately.The province purchased the liquid acetaminophen late ...
Jan 19, 2023
BBB warns of affordability payment scam
Medicine Hat, AB--The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning Albertans about a text scam linked to the recently announced affordability payments. Applications for payments are available to eligible f...
Jan 19, 2023
Those eligible can now apply for affordability payments at a local registry office
Starting today eligible Albertans can apply for their $600 affordability relief payment in person at their local registry office at no cost. "Registry Agents are pleased to work in partnership with th...
Jan 18, 2023
Polar vortex over Siberia could end up on the Prairies
A polar vortex hovering over Siberia has generated the coldest temperature on Earth so far this year - and meteorologists say it could be headed to the Prairies in early February.David Phillips, Envir...
Jan 18, 2023
Postmedia to move 12 Alberta papers to digital-only, will make layoffs
TORONTO - Postmedia is moving a dozen of its Alberta community newspapers to digital-only formats, eyeing more outsourcing deals for printing and laying off workers.The moves were announced Wednesday ...
Jan 18, 2023
Alberta judge investigated for perceived racist remarks won't face sanctions
OTTAWA - The Canadian Judicial Council says it will take no further action against an Alberta judge after receiving a complaint that comments he made about a medical examiner from Nigeria could be per...
Jan 18, 2023
Oilsands execs say a 'just transition' isn't a worry - it's their next big 'boom'
OTTAWA - The CEOs of some of the biggest oilsands companies in Alberta say transitioning their workforce for a net-zero emissions future isn't about cutting jobs, but is about creating them. Cenovus C...
Jan 18, 2023
Alberta to no longer hold federal immigration detainees in provincial jails
The Government of Alberta says it has provided written notice to Ottawa that it is ending an agreement with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).The agreement allowed the CBSA to use provincial co...
Jan 18, 2023
Smith says she won't pursue COVID pardon legislation on advice from justice officials
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she won't introduce legislation to pardon those convicted of COVID-19 public health violations because she has been advised to let the courts handle it. ...
Jan 17, 2023