Category Archives: Alberta
Heat records set in 31 Alberta communities Sept. 28
It may be fall now, but Alberta is still periodically experiencing summer weather.Environment Canada says new heat records were set in 31 communities across the province on Wednesday, September 28, 20...
Sep 29, 2022
Albertans to have improved access to X-rays and ultrasounds
The provincial government is making changes that will give Albertans greater access to diagnostic imaging like X-rays, ultrasounds, and fluroscopies.Chiropractors, physiotherapists, and audiologists w...
Sep 29, 2022
$1.12B energy partnership announced with 23 Indigenous communities
The Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (AIOC), a provincial government body, announced Wednesday it is supporting 23 Indigenous communities to buy into seven Enbridge-owned pipelines.The ene...
Sep 28, 2022
$55 million worth of drugs confiscated in connection to Alberta operation
The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) has laid charges against 15 people and one company in connection to a massive drug trafficking network. ALERT, along with RCMP Federal Serious and Org...
Sep 28, 2022
Record population growth in Alberta & Canada
Statistics Canada says the provincial and national populations are surging.As of July 1, 2022, the country was home to 38,929,902 people, a growth of 282,982 (+0.7%) from April 1.This represents an in...
Sep 28, 2022
Alberta man receives 13th conviction for distracted driving
An Alberta man has been convicted a baker's dozen times for distracted driving offences.Appearing in Airdrie Provincial Court on Tuesday, Sept. 27, the 40-year-old man was found guilty of distracted d...
Sep 27, 2022
Museum returns artifacts to First Nation in northern Alberta
EDMONTON, AB - The Royal Alberta Museum has returned seven artifacts from its collection to the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation.Chief Allan Adam says in a statement that returning the artifacts is a ...
Sep 27, 2022
Alberta tourism funding showing strong early results
With September 27 being World Tourism Day, officials with Travel Alberta say the organization is investing to expand the breadth of available tourism offerings across the province-with promising resul...
Sep 27, 2022
Alberta to change licences in spring, reduce second road tests for new drivers
EDMONTON, AB - A graduated driver's licence program in Alberta that has been in effect for the past 19 years is getting an overhaul.The Graduated Driver Licensing program was introduced in Alberta in ...
Sep 27, 2022
Natural gas rebate program to start Oct. 1 in Alberta
Natural gas customers in Alberta will get some relief from their utility bills.The Alberta Government's natural gas rebate program is set to begin on Saturday, October 1, 2022, impacting more than 1.6...
Sep 26, 2022