Category Archives: Alberta

Alberta says 2022 Capital Plan will drive economic recovery
With the goal of economic recovery, the Alberta government says the $20.2 billion spent by taxpayers for the Budget 2022 Capital Plan will be the driving force.Shared three weeks ago on Feb. 24, the p...
Mar 16, 2022

Wait or war: First hand accounts from Alberta to Ukraine
The Great European Plain is one of the largest mountain-free landscapes on Earth. With Ukraine and Russia along this plain; their mainly flat border is acknowledged by some as a suitable topography fo...
Mar 16, 2022

WATCH: Dr. Hinshaw, Minister Copping to give update on COVID-19 in Alberta at 3:30
Health Minister Jason Copping and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw will update Albertans on the fight against COVID-19 at 3:30 on Wednesday.If a video player does not appear here, the...
Mar 16, 2022

RCMP issue warning for online investment scheme
Alberta Mounties are warning Albertans of an online Ponzi scheme.The RCMP's Integrated Market Enforcement Team (IMET) explained that the scam promises victims a return on investments made to an app wh...
Mar 16, 2022

Call for leaders and innovators in agriculture
Nominations are now open for the 2022 Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame.The award honours those who have significantly contributed to agriculture, the agri-food industry and rural life in Alberta. Ever...
Mar 16, 2022

STARS launches Mission Ready podcast
STARS has launched a new podcast that aims to take listeners deep inside their most harrowing and fascinating missions.Mission Ready, presented by WBM Technologies, invites you on a journey where STAR...
Mar 16, 2022

Annual inflation rate hit 5.7% in February amid broad-based price increases
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate climbed to 5.7 per cent in February, its highest level since August 1991 and the second straight month over 5 per cent.Helping to drive the in...
Mar 16, 2022

UCP candidate Brian Jean wins northern Alberta byelection in landslide
United Conservative Party candidate Brian Jean has won a byelection in northern Alberta.Jean, the co-founder of the party and a former federal Conservative member of Parliament, defeated seven challen...
Mar 15, 2022

Alberta investing additional $60 million in addiction and mental health supports
An additional $60 million will go towards addiction and mental health care in Alberta.The Alberta Government already allocates nearly $1 billion annually for addiction and mental health, and over the ...
Mar 15, 2022

Province announces $72 million for public charter schools
The public charter school system in Alberta will soon grow.As part of the Alberta 2022 Budget, the provincial government has released more details about how they plan to expand this part of the educat...
Mar 15, 2022