Alberta

Albertans who regularly visit Moraine Lake say move to restrict vehicles was overdue

Some Albertans who regularly bike, climb, hike or take photographs at Moraine Lake in Banff National Park say a decision by Parks Canada to restrict personal vehicles on its access road was long overd...

Jan 14, 2023

Alberta NDP: 'A lot of lying going on' about premier's role in COVID-19 prosecutions

Alberta's Opposition NDP leader says Premier Danielle Smith has entangled herself in a web of lies and needs to come clean over what she has been saying to prosecutors pursuing COVID-19 health violati...

Sheldon Spackman Jan 13, 2023

Respite care staff to return to Calgary facility after helping at children’s hospital

CALGARY - A Calgary facility that offers respite and end-of-life care to children is set to reopen after staff were redeployed for more than a month to help with a surge in patients at the nearby pedi...

Jan 13, 2023

HBO’s Alberta-shot ‘The Last of Us’ premieres Sunday

Alberta's film and television industry says the widely anticipated HBO adaptation of "The Last of Us" shows the province can handle any size of production.The series, which premieres Sunday, was filme...

Jan 13, 2023

Air Canada Kamloops-to-Calgary flights suspended as of Sunday; WestJet adds capacity to compensate

Air Canada Express is suspending its non-stop flight schedule from Kamloops to Calgary as of this weekend.Kamloops Airport Manager Ed Ratuski says the airport was informed of the change in December. T...

Jan 13, 2023

Alberta aiming to grow post-secondary partnerships with India

Alberta has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute to strengthen ties between post-secondary institutions in Alberta and India.The government says Alberta'...

Jan 12, 2023

Redesigning Alberta’s Legislature grounds

Albertans have a chance to help choose the design of a new water feature for the historic Legislature grounds.Every year, the government says tens of thousands of Albertans visit the Legislature groun...

Jan 12, 2023

New emergency discharge community transition beds opening for people experiencing homelessness

Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Jasper Place Wellness Centre announced they are opening 36 new transition beds for people experiencing homelessness who have been discharged from Edmonton hospital em...

Jan 12, 2023

Alberta premier backs off on promise to seek pardons for COVID-19 health violators

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who promised less than three months ago to seek pardons for COVID-19 health violators, now says she will let justice take its course.Smith says she is ur...

Jan 12, 2023

Alberta to intervene in six lawsuits opposed to federal firearms ban

The Government of Alberta will have active involvement in a series of legal actions that target Ottawa's firearms prohibition.The Federal Court has granted the province's application to intervene in s...

Jan 12, 2023