Category Archives: Alberta
RCMP stop semi going 130 km/h near Whitecourt; driver blows 'caution' blood alcohol sample
RCMP say they stopped a speeding semi truck near Whitecourt on Wednesday.It was just after 4 p.m. on Feb. 8 when Whitecourt RCMP members were conducting speed enforcement on nearby Highway 43.In a rel...
Feb 9, 2023
Alberta premier to deliver update on Just Transition talks, federal health deal
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is to meet today with reporters in her province for the first time in nearly a month, with questions expected on health care, Crown prosecutors and perhaps her now-viral...
Feb 9, 2023
Agriculture minister says ‘wild investment’ could result from value-added tax credit
Alberta's agriculture and irrigation minister says an agri-processing tax credit will help attract large-scale investment, diversify the economy and create jobs, and could mean big things for southeas...
Feb 8, 2023
Province expanding New Beginnings Bursary program to help nursing students
The Government of Alberta has announced more details of a bursary program aimed at assisting students who facing financial challenges.The New Beginnings Bursary program was initially announced in June...
Feb 8, 2023
Regulator gives Imperial weeks to plan fix for months-old oilsands tailings leak
Alberta's energy regulator has given Imperial Oil until the end of the month to figure out a way to fix ongoing seepage at a tailings pond at its Kearl oilsands mine. The Alberta Energy Regulator says...
Feb 8, 2023
Premier Smith presses PM on 'Just Transition' plan
In Ottawa for talks on health care between provincial leaders and the federal government, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also took the opportunity to discuss the proposed "Just Transition" legislation...
Feb 8, 2023
Alberta to pilot oil and gas royalty breaks for legally required well cleanup
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is moving ahead with a plan that would give oil and gas companies a tax break for meeting their legal obligations to clean up old well sites, inviting a select group ...
Feb 8, 2023
‘The only Black one left’: Alberta village remembers its African-American roots
BRETON, AB - "My name is Vant Hayes and I'm the only Black one left out here."Hayes, who says he's 88 years old or "somewhere around there," represents the end of an era in the village of Breton, 110 ...
Feb 8, 2023
Prairies stand to benefit the most from boost to immigration target: Desjardins
OTTAWA - A new Desjardins report suggests Canada's immigration target increase could spur economic growth, with the Prairies standing to benefit the most. Principal economist Marc Desormeaux says his ...
Feb 8, 2023
Tensions run high at Cypress County meeting for proposed library and resource centre
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - Some heated discussions and questions were exchanged this morning at Cypress County.A number of Irvine residents expressed their concerns about the proposed library and resource c...
Feb 7, 2023