Category Archives: Alberta

Province announces $319M to support Alberta jobs and training
The Alberta Government is announcing additional funding to help Albertans get back to work and in the careers they want.Under the Alberta at Work initiative, Premier Jason Kenney says the province is ...
Apr 19, 2022

MOU signed to convert coal mine in Crowsnest Pass to renewable energy complex
Montem Resources has officially announced plans to turn one of their historical coal mines into a facility that would generate multiple types of green energy.The company has signed a Memorandum of Und...
Apr 19, 2022

Alberta RCMP advising of “Grandparent” scam
Alberta RCMP are warning the public about "Grandparent" scams specifically targeting the elderly. In Okotoks, for example, there have been as many as five of these scams reported in the last few weeks...
Apr 19, 2022

Calgary students convert ATVs to solar power
CALGARY - University of Calgary engineering students have figured out how to convert all-terrain vehicles to solar power and hope it will benefit Indigenous and remote communities in Canada's north.Th...
Apr 18, 2022

Alberta Children's Services announces new implementations for support
The Government of Alberta has accepted and will be implementing all action items outlined in the Review of Deaths of Children and Youth Receiving Child Intervention Services. In 2021, Minister of Chil...
Apr 18, 2022

UFA official says 2022 will be "a tough year to negotiate" for farmers
An official with UFA says 2022 will be a very tough year to negotiate for farmers.Vice President of Petroleum and Innovation Don Smith says all input prices are increasing."Now, commodity prices have ...
Apr 18, 2022

CFIA confirms avian influenza present in Alberta
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed the presence bird flu in more locations in Alberta and Saskatchewan.The agency reported over the weekend that highly pathogenic avian influenza was id...
Apr 18, 2022

Boy, 16, dies following reported assault outside Edmonton school on April 8
EDMONTON, AB - A 16-year-old boy who had been in hospital following a reported assault outside an Edmonton high school earlier this month has died.Police say in a news release the teen succumbed to hi...
Apr 18, 2022

Province announces support for first responders, health care workers experiencing PTSD
The province of Alberta says it's providing funds to assist first responders and emergency health care workers in dealing with post-traumatic stress.The funding totals $1.5 million, and can be applied...
Apr 16, 2022

Three new board members for the Agricultural Financial Services Corporation
Three new board members have been appointed to the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) and the province says they will help support rural Alberta's economic recovery and growth.As a prov...
Apr 15, 2022