Category Archives: Alberta
Saskatchewan minimum wage to increase, Alberta NDP promise to raise minimum wage if elected
Alberta's Opposition New Democrats are promising to raise the province's minimum wage, protect tips earned by service workers, and eliminate the lower minimum wage for workers under 18 if elected.The ...
Jun 29, 2026 (Image Credit: Gabriel Vergani/Dreamstime)
Alberta RCMP reminds residents dangers of driving impaired ahead of Canada Day
Alberta RCMP are reminding residents not to drive while impaired this Canada Day.Mounties say that, on average in Canada, one in every four fatal collisions involves an impaired driver."However you ch...
Jun 29, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
May's rains much-needed but time for some heat and sunshine, says one producer
Seeding is all-but-complete here in the southeastern corner of our province.All that's really needed now for farmers and ranchers is a good bout of sunshine.Tory Campbell is the reeve for Lethbridge C...
Jun 27, 2026 (Image Credit: dreamstime_xl_130608591)
Canada, Alberta flags fly high at town parade amid separatism debate
Paraders waved both Canada and Alberta flags high as many in the crowd cheered louder for tossed candy than politicians at the annual rodeo parade in the town of Ponoka.Tensions over Alberta's fall re...
Jun 27, 2026 Alberta Premier Danielle Smith rides in the parade to kick off the Ponoka, Alta., Stampede, Friday, June 26, 2026. (Image Credit: Amanda Erickson | The Canadian Press)
Senior leaders of Edmonton-based infantry battalion reinstated after investigation
EDMONTON - The Department of National Defence has reinstated two leaders of a respected Edmonton battalion days after announcing they had been removed pending an investigation. A Defence Department sp...
Jun 26, 2026
Alberta RCMP provides tips to prevent residential break and enters
Alberta RCMP are offering several tips to help citizens prevent yard theft and break-and-enters in their neighbourhoods this summer. The RCMP reported there were 3,132 residential break-and-enters in ...
Jun 26, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
Alberta Medical Association study finds gaps in pediatric mental health care
According to a new study commissioned by the Alberta Medical Association (AMA), there are significant gaps in access to pediatric mental health care in the province.The broader State of Health Care-20...
Jun 26, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 156560283 © Piyapong Thongcharoen | Dreamstime.com)
Feds announce $20 million Alberta energy sector investment
The Government of Canada announced a $19.4 million investment into the Alberta energy sector on Thursday.Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Resources Canada, Corey Hogan, who is MP for the riding of ...
Jun 25, 2026 Calgary Confederation MP Corey Hogan, who is Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced $19.4 million in energy sector funding in Innisfail on June 25, 2026. (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Country Thunder cancels Calgary festival citing sound restrictions, construction
A major Alberta music festival has cancelled this year's show, citing construction and noise levels. Country Thunder Alberta announced it two days before its shows were set to begin. Festival organize...
Jun 24, 2026
Alberta invited to returning Play On! street hockey tournament in Calgary this August
An extremely exciting street hockey festival is returning to Calgary, and all of Alberta is invited.Play On!, in partnership with several entities, including Hockey Night in Canada, runs August 20-22,...
Jun 24, 2026 (Image Credit: Supplied)