Category Archives: Alberta
Applications for Alberta's "affordability payments" open Jan. 18
Eligible Albertans will soon be able to apply to receive $600 from the provincial government.The online application portal for the province's affordability payments opens at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Ja...
Jan 17, 2023
Two charges withdrawn against woman in Coutts border blockade case
Two charges have been withdrawn against a woman involved in last year's blockade at the Canada-United States border crossing at Coutts, Alta.A prosecutor has withdrawn charges of possession of a weapo...
Jan 17, 2023
Federal government delivers $9.7 million to support Alberta jobs, hydrogen industry
EDMONTON - The federal government has delivered nearly $10 million to support Alberta's growing hydrogen industry. The federal money, expected to support 1,600 jobs, is to be augmented by another $3 m...
Jan 17, 2023
Alberta investigates family's lead-contaminated water well near gravel mine
Alberta Environment is investigating how a family's water well near a gravel mine became so contaminated by lead it's no longer drinkable. The investigation comes as Red Deer County considers expandin...
Jan 17, 2023
Smith says no COVID-19 pardons because Canadian system doesn't work like the U.S.
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she is no longer pursuing amnesty for COVID-19 health-rule violators because Canada doesn't work that way. "Because we've been so influenced by the (Unit...
Jan 16, 2023
Alberta Association of Nurses gains 10,000 members in first eight months
The Alberta Association of Nurses (AAN) says they are celebrating a significant milestone after reaching 10,000 members less than eight months following their launch. AAN launched in May 2022 as the f...
Jan 16, 2023
All of Canada's premiers call for bail system reform
Canada's 13 provincial and territorial leaders are coming together to demand change from the federal government.They say in a joint letter addressed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that Ottawa must t...
Jan 16, 2023
Province announces plans to lower EMS response times
The Government of Alberta is working to address concerns around emergency medical services (EMS) response times.On Monday, January 16, 2023, the province discussed its Health Care Action Plan (HCAP) a...
Jan 16, 2023
Smith says she urged minister to consider whether COVID prosecutions could succeed
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has delivered a third version of what she discussed with justice officials over how to handle the prosecution of people charged with breaking COVID-19 health ...
Jan 14, 2023
80% of Albertans feel economy is in recession: survey
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new survey has revealed that a large percentage of Albertans, and Canadians as a whole, are not feeling great about the economy.Pollara Strategic Insights has released its Economic ...
Jan 14, 2023