Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta RCMP provides traffic safety reminders for motorcyclists
With spring weather finally here, more Albertans will be rolling out their motorcycles onto provincial roads. As a result, the Alberta RCMP wants to remind Class 6 licence holders of key traffic safet...
May 05, 2022
Last summer’s B.C., Alberta heat wave was among most extreme since 1960s, study shows
Edmonton - The record-breaking heat wave that scorched western North America last June was among the most extreme ever recorded globally, new modelling and analysis by researchers at universities in t...
May 04, 2022
SCAM ALERT: Texts from “Service Alberta” for fake $300 rebates
Albertans are being warned of a new scam making the rounds.Consumer Protection Alberta (CPA) says in a social media post that scammers are sending out text messages, informing people of $300 rebates f...
May 04, 2022
Ex-staffer to ask court to make Alberta premier testify in wrongful dismissal lawsuit
EDMONTON, AB - A former senior Alberta government staffer suing Premier Jason Kenney's office for what she alleges was wrongful dismissal will be seeking a court order to compel Kenney to testify in t...
May 04, 2022
WATCH: Dr. Hinshaw, Minister Copping to give COVID-19 update at 3:30
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's top doctor, and Health Minister Jason Copping will deliver a COVID-19 update at 3:30 on Wednesday.The province has only been updating COVID-19 numbers on Wednesdays s...
May 04, 2022
Province building capacity for artificial intelligence
Alberta's government says it is investing in the province's first public sector artificial intelligence (AI) lab.In support of the Alberta Technology and Innovation Strategy (ATIS) and in partnership ...
May 03, 2022
NDP says UCP refuses to guarantee reproductive rights and denies debate in legislature
Alberta's Opposition N-D-P leader says the renewed abortion rights fight in the United States is a ``dark, dark day'' for women's reproductive rights.Rachel Notley called on Premier Jason Kenney in th...
May 03, 2022
Alberta Government changing the way insulin pumps are covered
The Alberta Government has announced the final stage of its three-phase plan to improve diabetes care.Starting on August 1, 2022, insulin pump benefits will be transferred from the Insulin Pump Therap...
May 02, 2022
Province prioritizing high-quality prosecution services
The provincial government says it has approved market adjustments for Alberta's Crown prosecutors as part of prioritizing high-quality prosecutions.To address issues raised by the Alberta Crown Attorn...
May 02, 2022
Province proposing to streamline professional governance laws
The Alberta government says new rules would make it easier for self-governing professions to protect Albertans' health, safety and economic interests.Alberta's government delegates self-governing resp...
May 02, 2022