Category Archives: Alberta
Dr. Verna Yiu leaving AHS as President and CEO
The Alberta Health Services Board has announced the departure of Dr. Verna Yiu and the launch of a search process for a new President and CEO as the healthcare system shifts to pandemic recovery and r...
Apr 04, 2022
Alberta premier calls Ottawa's greenhouse gas targets 'nuts'; pledges to fight them
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is calling Ottawa's federal emissions plan that was tabled in the House of Commons last week "nuts," and is pledging to fight it "with everything we've got."The...
Apr 04, 2022
Fatal house fire in Vegreville
A house fire broke out in Vegreville early Saturday morning leaving one person dead inside.On April 2 at 01:10 a.m., Vegreville RCMP received a report of a house fire on 49 avenue in Vegreville. Upon ...
Apr 02, 2022
Province and AMA release update on physician negotiations
Minister of Health Jason Copping and Alberta Medical Association (AMA) president Dr. Michelle Warren issued an update Friday on physician negotiations in Alberta."The Government of Alberta and the AMA...
Apr 01, 2022
Protest to be held Saturday in Red Deer against provincial Draft K-6 Curriculum
Red Deer is one of five cities in Alberta to participate in a province-wide protest on Saturday to "ditch the draft" against Alberta's controversial Draft K-6 Curriculum.Public Interest Alberta, a non...
Apr 01, 2022
Government announces relief at the pumps for Albertans
Officials with the Alberta government say they are no longer collecting the provincial fuel tax while oil prices are high.As a result, officials say drivers will save the 13-cent provincial fuel tax o...
Apr 01, 2022
NDP wants to see auto insurance report
The Opposition NDP is calling on the Alberta government to release a report on automobile insurance profits. The annual report by the superintendent of insurance includes data on how much companies co...
Apr 01, 2022
Danielle Smith announces return to Alberta politics
Former Wildrose leader Danielle Smith is coming back to Alberta politics and says she will vote against Premier Jason Kenney at the upcoming United Conservative Party leadership review.Smith says she ...
Apr 01, 2022
Amendments to the Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act Now in Force
Amendments to Alberta's Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act introduced in Bill 81: Election Statutes Amendment Act, have now come into force.Provincial officials say up...
Apr 01, 2022
Reducing emissions through carbon capture in the Industrial Heartland
Officials with the Alberta government say six new proposals will begin exploring how to develop environmentally safe carbon storage hubs to reduce emissions from the industrial heartland around Edmont...
Apr 01, 2022