Category Archives: Alberta
211 Alberta now main access point for mental health, addictions services
The Government of Alberta says reaching out to 211 is now the main access point for mental health and addiction services in the province.It explains that by making 211 the go-to, it is simplifying acc...
May 5, 2026
Elections Alberta confirms receipt of petition documents, clarifies possible scrutiny
Elections Alberta confirmed Monday it has received signature sheets from Mitch Sylvestre, the proponent behind the "A Referendum Relating to Alberta Independence" citizen initiative petition.The elect...
May 4, 2026
Alberta gov't 'geared up and ready' for wildfire season
It's wildfire season, and the Government of Alberta says it's "geared up and ready."More than 550 seasonal firefighters have been brought on board, for starters. Also in the repertoire will be helicop...
May 4, 2026 An aerial crew works on the Dryden Creek fire, an a out-of-control wildfire, just north of Squamish, B.C, on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin)
Alberta separation group says it has enough signatures to trigger referendum vote
Alberta separatists say they have formally submitted almost 302,000 signatures to try to trigger a referendum on the province leaving Canada. The group needed 178,000 signatures to force the province ...
May 4, 2026 (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Four-week murder trial begins for 2 men in 2024 highway shooting near Calgary
A four-week jury trial has begun for two men charged following a 2024 deadly roadside shooting near Calgary. Arthur Wayne Penner, 37, of Edmonton, and Elijah Blake Strawberry, 29, of O'Chiese First Na...
May 4, 2026 (Image Credit: The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh)
Mark Carney calls alleged privacy breach in Alberta deeply concerning
EDMONTON - An Edmonton city councillor says he and his team are helping a woman facing intimate partner violence relocate with her children after her address was leaked in an alleged privacy breach by...
May 3, 2026
Chief electoral officer acknowledges Albertans' fear after voter list debacle
Alberta's chief electoral officer, Gordon McClure, says Elections Alberta is well aware of the many Albertans who are displeased with the news that close to three million voters had their private info...
May 1, 2026 (Image Credit: Contributed)
Alberta oil pipeline is 'more likely than not' Carney says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says a new oil pipeline out of Alberta is "more likely than not." In his first sit-down interview with The Canadian Press since becoming prime minister more than a ...
May 1, 2026
Alberta premier says law changes to be assessed after probes into voter list breach
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will look at making changes to the law depending on what comes out of investigations into a data breach involving three million voters. Smith, in a s...
May 1, 2026 Alberta Legislature (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Alberta Highway Cleanup goes May 2 from 7-5, so drive cautious
Alberta RCMP are requesting motorists take caution this May 2 as there will be thousands of volunteers out cleaning grassy areas around provincial highways.More than 12,000 people are expected out for...
Apr 30, 2026 (Image Credit: Chat News Today)