Category Archives: Alberta
RCMP make arrests in string of break and enters, ATM thefts in southern Alberta
An explosive theft from an ATM in Oyen led police to a hotel in Hanna where they arrested three people and seized more than $130,000 in cash and three stolen vehicles.RCMP Southern Alberta District Cr...
Apr 07, 2022
Province announces extension of Site Rehabilitation Program
Energy Minister Sonya Savage issued the following statement Wednesday on updated timelines for the province's Site Rehabilitation Program:"The Site Rehabilitation Program has been a resounding success...
Apr 07, 2022
Alberta expands access to fourth vaccine doses and other options
Alberta is expanding eligibility for fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines and Paxlovid treatment for those most at risk from severe outcomes. The government states that the number of COVID-19-positive pa...
Apr 06, 2022
ATA calls Bill 15 a government power grab
Officials with the Alberta Teachers Association say Bill 15, the Education (Reforming Teacher Profession Discipline) Amendment Act, announced March 31, has three fundamental flaws.ATA president Jason ...
Apr 06, 2022
19 former MLAs endorse Jason Kenney's leadership in open letter to UCP members
On April 6, 19 former Progressive Conservative and Wildrose MLAs released an open letter to all UCP members laying out what they describe as the consequences of forcing a leadership review and endorsi...
Apr 06, 2022
Province giving relief to residents in continuing care
Continuing care residents will get a three-month break on their accommodation charges this year, says the Alberta government.Each year continuing care operators can raise accommodation rates on July 1...
Apr 05, 2022
Province announces made-in-Alberta solution to battle wild boar
Alberta's government says it has developed the Wild Boar Control Program to eliminate the destructive pest's that threaten the province's crops, livestock and environment.Provincial officials say the ...
Apr 05, 2022
Alberta RCMP warns against speeding this spring
As the weather gets warmer and the roads begin to clear, the Alberta RCMP reminds motorists that speeding is still prohibited despite spring driving conditions. Mounties say unsafe speeds increase the...
Apr 05, 2022
Rural Municipalities of Alberta opposes creation of provincial police service
NISKU, Alta. - An independent association comprising of counties and municipal districts says it opposes a proposal from the Alberta government to create a provincial police force.Late last year, Prem...
Apr 05, 2022
Alberta’s 18th Lieutenant Governor to be honoured with legislature portrait
Officials with the provincial government say Alberta's 18th Lieutenant Governor will be honoured with a legislature portrait on April 6."The Honourable Lois Mitchell exemplifies what it means to be an...
Apr 05, 2022