Category Archives: Alberta

Alberta rescinds appointment of Human Rights Commission chief in book review dispute
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government has rescinded the appointment of the head of its Human Rights Commission in a dispute stemming from a passage in a book review that has been criticized as Islamop...
Sep 16, 2022

Transforming Alberta’s continuing care sector celebrated at Red Deer awards gala
The Alberta Continuing Care Association (ACCA) celebrated the province's top front-line talent among continuing care providers at a gala awards ceremony held in Red Deer this week. Officials say the e...
Sep 16, 2022

Alberta barley and wheat farmers voting on potential merge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta barley and wheat farmers will soon vote to see whether or not Alberta Barley and the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) should formally merge into a single crop commission.The pla...
Sep 15, 2022

Building on legislature grounds to be renamed for Queen Elizabeth II
The Alberta government will rename a building on the legislature grounds in Edmonton in honour of Queen Elizabeth II."This is a meaningful way for our province to celebrate the extraordinary reign of ...
Sep 15, 2022

Alberta human rights chief refuses to quit over alleged Islamophobic comments
EDMONTON - The head of the Alberta Human Rights Commission is refusing to quit despite direction from Justice Minister Tyler Shandro to do so in a controversy surrounding alleged Islamophobic comments...
Sep 15, 2022

Avian flu infecting Alberta farms
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the number of birds infected with avian flu is growing in the country and Alberta has the highest number of cases of the disease.The organization released an u...
Sep 15, 2022

Visitors allowed back in Jasper National Park
Parks Canada is welcoming visitors back to Jasper National Park after power was restored to the townsite that was knocked out by a wildfire north of the community earlier this month.The agency says it...
Sep 15, 2022

Damage caused by wild boars added to compensation
LETHBRIDGE, AB - As wild boar populations continue to grow in Alberta, producers are being forced to deal with increasing levels of damage caused by the invasive species.As a result of the growing ris...
Sep 15, 2022

Bivalent COVID-19 vaccine available in Alberta next week
The new bivalent COVID-19 vaccine will be available in Alberta next week.The province says adult Albertans can make appointments for the Moderna Spikevax booster starting on Wednesday.The bivalent vac...
Sep 15, 2022

Statistics Canada expects better crop for farmers this year
Statistics Canada says Canadian farmers are on track to produce a better crop this year than they did in 2021.Early production estimates suggest crop yields will be higher because of better growing co...
Sep 14, 2022