Category Archives: Alberta
NDP calling on Smith to apologize for 'tone deaf' and 'cruel' comments on Ukraine war
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition NDP says Premier Danielle Smith needs to apologize for her remarks on the Russia-Ukraine war.Opposition critic Sarah Hoffman was referring to comments made by Smith ear...
Oct 17, 2022
RCMP clock driver at 270 km/h on Trans-Canada Highway near Calgary
A Kelowna man is facing a criminal charge of dangerous driving, after an RCMP officer recorded a Porsche travelling at 270 kilometres per hour on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary.Mounties say ...
Oct 17, 2022
Tech companies want Alberta premier to take action in fight over ‘software engineer’ title
CALGARY - Canadian tech companies are calling on the new premier of Alberta to intervene after a regulatory group took legal action to stop some of them from using job titles like "software engineer."...
Oct 14, 2022
Provinces oppose federal use of police resources
The Alberta government says provinces have joined together at the 2022 Meeting of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety to discuss the federal governm...
Oct 14, 2022
Carbon price rebates to be in Albertans' accounts on Friday
Residents of the three Prairie provinces and Ontario will receive their quarterly federal carbon price rebate payments tomorrow.The rebates are coming as a new Leger poll suggests residents of the fou...
Oct 13, 2022
Alberta, Saskatchewan say they were blindsided by decision to invoke Emergencies Act
OTTAWA - Provincial officials in Alberta and Saskatchewan got a Valentine's Day surprise from the prime minister this year when he called to say he was considering invoking the Emergencies Act, a publ...
Oct 13, 2022
BA.4 and BA. 5 COVID-19 bivalent vaccine available soon
Provincial government officials say Albertans 12 years of age and older will soon have an additional COVID-19 vaccine choice.Beginning Oct. 24, the bivalent Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster, which incl...
Oct 13, 2022
Flu vaccine available in Alberta next week
Starting Oct. 17, Albertans six months of age and older can get their flu vaccine.Provincial officials say Albertans over 65 are eligible to receive a high-dose flu vaccine, while those aged six month...
Oct 13, 2022
Wetaskwin RCMP on scene of serious motor vehicle collision
UPDATE:Oct.13 -- Wetaskiwin RCMP and emergency services have cleared the scene on Highway 814 and Township Road 472. Wetaskiwin RCMP initially received a 911 report of the collision at 1:42 p.m., on O...
Oct 13, 2022
More than 2,500 traffic tickets issued by Alberta RCMP over Thanksgiving weekend
Over the Thanksgiving long weekend, RCMP detachments across Canada led an important traffic initiative.The project known as #OperationImpact2022 is led by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police ...
Oct 13, 2022