Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta RCMP provide road safety tips for Heritage Day long weekend
Alberta RCMP are reminding motorists to prioritize road safety ahead of the Heritage Day long weekend. Mounties say motor vehicle collisions are more common during the summer months due to factors suc...
Jul 31, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 389134621 © Oasisamuel | Dreamstime.com)
Scholarship and bursary applications open Aug. 4
The Alberta government has announced more than $107 million in scholarships, awards and bursaries are open for application starting Aug. 4 through Alberta Student Aid.The province says students can ac...
Jul 30, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 115249738 © Oleg Dudko | Dreamstime.com)
Judicial review request challenges denial of Corb Lund's anti-coal petition
Organizers of a petition to ban new coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rockies have filed for a judicial review, challenging Elections Alberta's decision that the petition failed. Earlier this m...
Jul 30, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 31578797 © Brandon Smith | Dreamstime.com)
New dogs join Alberta’s fight against mussels
Alberta's government is adding two more highly trained detection dogs to fight against invasive mussels across the province.According to provincial officials, conservation K-9s are a valuable part of ...
Jul 29, 2026 Left to right: Conservation K-9s Winnie, Hilo and Jane. (Image Credit: Government of Alberta)
Alberta and Ottawa sign deal to fund water, wastewater infrastructure for housing
The federal and Alberta governments have signed an agreement to accelerate homebuilding in the province by funding water and wastewater infrastructure. The agreement, announced by Prime Minister Mark ...
Jul 29, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney greets construction workers following a news conference in Red Deer, Alta. on July 29, 2026. (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Alberta’s Crime Severity index for 2025 decreases 10.4 per cent
Statistics Canada is reporting a decrease in the Crime Severity Index in Alberta for 2025.The agency says the CSI tracks both the volume and seriousness of police-reported crime by assigning weights t...
Jul 28, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 35945460 © Alexandru Cuznetov | Dreamstime.com)
Edmonton sees wettest summer on record with more storms expected for August
Edmonton has broken a record for the wettest summer on record and it isn't even August. Brian Proctor, meteorologist at Environment and Climate Change Canada, says the wettest summer on record in the ...
Jul 28, 2026 City of Edmonton (Image Credit: ID 258656632 © Tetyana Babiy | Dreamstime.com)
Alberta to begin allowing out-of-pocket payments for medical testing as of Friday
Beginning Friday, Albertans will be able to pay out-of-pocket to bypass medical referral for diagnostic screening tests like an MRI or an ultrasound. The announcement by Premier Danielle Smith follows...
Jul 27, 2026 Premier Danielle Smith and Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services Justin Wright announce access changes to preventative health testing on Monday, July 27, 2026. (Image Credit: Government of Alberta - YouTube)
Search underway in Waterton Lakes National Park for missing 81-year-old man
A search is underway in Waterton Lakes National Park for an 81-year-old man who hasn't been seen or heard from since last Sunday, July 19.Bob Toothill, a resident of Golden, B.C., had said he was plan...
Jul 26, 2026 (Image Credit: Waterton Lakes National Park)
Alberta MLAs to attend conference with American legislators
MLAs Angela Pitt, Glenn van Dijken and Chelsae Petrovic will attend the National Conference of State Legislatures in Chicago this week.From July 25-30, they will meet with and attempt to advance trade...
Jul 24, 2026