Alberta

Province releases "Budget boots" video

Alberta's government is releasing a video in lieu of the traditional Budget Shoes event.President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Travis Toews presents a video highlighting the impacts Alber...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 21, 2022

Province marking a milestone with First Nation health partners

Officials with the Alberta government say immunization records for First Nation members are now reliably accessible in real time, marking an important step to help reduce preventable disease.After a d...

Feb 21, 2022

Alberta bantamweight Chad (The Monster) Anheliger wins UFC debut by third-round TKO

LAS VEGAS - Alberta bantamweight Chad (The Monster) Anheliger won his UFC debut Saturday, stopping American Jesse (Sui Generis) Strader in the third round on the undercard of a UFC Fight Night card.An...

Feb 19, 2022

Damage estimated at $3-to-$4 million in north Lethbridge business fire

LETHBRIDGE, AB - No injuries were reported, but damage estimates are substantial following a fire early Saturday at a business in Lethbridge.At around 3:08 a.m., crews responded to a fully-involved fi...

Feb 19, 2022

'Just move on': Alberta trucker protest may have left a community divided

COUTTS, Alta. - A protest that closed the main crossing between Alberta and the United States may have ended this week, but there's some concern it has created a different kind of division in the bord...

Feb 19, 2022

Provincial Courts in Alberta to resume all in-person trials

Trials and a number of other court matters will be held in-person once again come Tuesday at provincial courthouses across Alberta following temporary restrictions.According to a news release, restric...

Feb 18, 2022

University of Lethbridge students join professors on the picket lines

Students are showing support for their instructors at the University of Lethbridge.Students joined members of the U of L Faculty Association (ULFA) on the picket lines Friday, February 18. Food was pr...

Feb 18, 2022

Law society to hold a hearing into former health minister Tyler Shandro’s conduct

EDMONTON - The Law Society of Alberta says it will hold a hearing to determine whether former health minister Tyler Shandro breached its code of conduct.Shandro, a lawyer who's now labour and immigrat...

Feb 18, 2022

Rocky Ag Society members awarded for long-time and innovative work

The Rocky Mountain House Ag Society (RMHAS) received two awards at the Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies' (AAAS) recent 75th anniversary convention.Taking place Feb. 3-5 at the River Cree ...

Feb 17, 2022

Alberta motorists should be aware of new speed limits on B.C. highway as long weekend nears

KAMLOOPS, B.C. -- As the Family Day long weekend approaches, B.C. Highway Patrol officers are preparing for the first long weekend since the Coquihalla Highway fully reopened to passenger traffic.The ...

Feb 17, 2022