Category Archives: Alberta
Province announces new funding for low-income learners
Alberta's government says it is investing an additional $3.5 million towards the New Beginnings Bursary to support 700 more low-income learners.The government says post-secondary education opens the d...
Nov 24, 2022
Police rounding up ostriches on the loose in Taber
The Taber Police Service is advising the public to be cautious as several large birds are roaming the community.Sgt. Steve Meggison tells Lethbridge News Now that a member of the public saw the first ...
Nov 24, 2022
Alberta man charged for allegedly importing $7 million worth of drugs into Canada
Law enforcement officials have apprehended a man that they say was attempting to import 68 kilograms of drugs into the country.The Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET), RCMP, Calgary Police Servi...
Nov 24, 2022
Grazing leases to play role in carbon sequestration, options for more parks and campgrounds, says Loewen
Alberta's new minister of forestry, parks, and tourism says grazing leases will play a role in carbon sequestration.One of the things contained in Premier Danielle Smith's mandate letter to Central Pe...
Nov 24, 2022
Alberta to deliver update on whether province still on track for $13B surplus
EDMONTON - Albertans are to get an update on whether the province is still on track to record a $13-billion surplus in this year's budget.Finance Minister Travis Toews will roll out results of the sec...
Nov 24, 2022
Province aiming to grow 211’s mental health and addiction support capacity
Alberta's government says it is investing more than $15 million over three years to help connect Albertans to local addiction and mental health services.As part of building a recovery-oriented system ...
Nov 23, 2022
4.1 magnitude earthquake recorded near Peace River
On Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 12:22 a.m., Earthquakes Canada reported seismic activity in northern Alberta.The magnitude of the earthquake was recorded at 4.1 between Peace River and Reno, or 165...
Nov 23, 2022
Alberta justice minister urges federal government to dismiss RCMP commissioner Lucki
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's justice minister wants the federal government to fire the head of the RCMP.Justice Minister Tyler Shandro is urging Marco Mendicino, the federal minster of public safety, to i...
Nov 23, 2022
Provincial government allocating money to address rising demand at food banks
The rising cost of inflation is having a significant impact on residents with many struggling with the high cost of food.As a result, food bank demand has been increasing as more and more Albertans ne...
Nov 23, 2022
$16 million in cash and property seized in Canada-wide money laundering investigation
The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) has announced that it has dismantled a major money laundering organization.Dubbed "Project Collector," officers began a multi-year investigation in Ca...
Nov 23, 2022