Alberta

Province announces new campaign to bring skilled workers to Alberta

The Government of Alberta has unveiled a new talent recruitment plan targeting skilled workers from Toronto and Vancouver.The campaign is titled 'Alberta is Calling' and aims to attract more professio...

Sheldon Spackman Aug 15, 2022

Environmental groups expressing concern about Calgary-to-Banff passenger train plan

CALGARY - Conservation advocates and experts are concerned a proposal for a Calgary-to-Banff passenger train is chugging along without addressing some key environmental issues in and around Banff Nati...

Aug 15, 2022

Kenney calls Alberta sovereignty act idea backed by UCP leadership candidate 'nuts'

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has so far declined to pick a favourite in the race to succeed him, but when asked to comment on a prominent platform plank of one of the leading candidates, re...

Sheldon Spackman Aug 15, 2022

Alberta claims 61 medals at first week of Canada Summer Games

Albertan athletes are off to a successful start at the Canada Summer Games.The competition is being held in Niagara, Ontario, from August 6-21, 2022.After the conclusion of the first week of the Games...

Aug 15, 2022

Alzheimer’s Society contributing $5M for dementia research in Alberta

The Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories is partnering with Campus Alberta Neuroscience to launch a funding competition for innovative research. Starting in September 2022, researche...

Aug 12, 2022

Part of Hwy 93 north of Lake Louise collapses into river

Crews spent much of the morning on Friday, August 12, 2022, getting traffic back into order after part of a highway collapsed.511 Alberta reports that there is a washout on Highway 93 near the North S...

Aug 12, 2022

Voting deadline looms in race to replace Jason Kenney as Alberta UCP leader, premier

It's deadline day to buy $10 Alberta United Conservative Party (UCP) memberships to vote for the next leader and premier.The party is accepting drop-offs until 5:00 p.m. and online memberships until m...

Sheldon Spackman Aug 12, 2022

Lethbridge gymnastics coach faces additional sexual assault charges

A gymnastics coach in Lethbridge previously charged by police faces new sexual assault charges.33-year-old Jamie Ellacott was initially charged by the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) with sexual assau...

Aug 11, 2022

Police say part of stolen ‘Cool Runnings’ bobsled has been found, returned to owner

CALGARY, AB - Calgary police say they have located part of a stolen bobsled that appeared in the 1993 movie "Cool Runnings" and returned it to its rightful owner.Police said in a social media post tha...

Aug 11, 2022

U of L researchers earn support to study viable solutions to mitigate Bovine Respiratory Disease

Researchers at the University of Lethbridge's Southern Alberta Genome Science Centre (SAGSC) and its bioinformatics core are working with scientists at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to find ...

Aug 11, 2022