Category Archives: Alberta
Oil and gas sector emissions need to be cut two-fifths by 2030, new climate plan says
OTTAWA - A new climate plan for Canada projects the oil and gas industry will need to cut greenhouse-gas emissions by 42 per cent from current levels by 2030 if the country is to meet its new targets....
Mar 29, 2022
Alberta proposes new Continuing Care Act
The Alberta government is proposing changes to the way continuing care operates in the province.The current continuing care system falls under multiple acts and regulations, with some policies dating ...
Mar 28, 2022
Kenney interviewed by RCMP in criminal probe tied to 2017 leadership race
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he has been interviewed by RCMP as part of an investigation into potential criminal identity fraud in the 2017 United Conservative Party leadership contest...
Mar 28, 2022
Kenney urges Ottawa to cancel planned federal carbon tax increase in April
Premier Jason Kenney calls it an "April Fool's Day prank" that is not funny.The federal government is set to increase the carbon tax to $50 per tonne on Friday, April 1.Kenney announced the following ...
Mar 28, 2022
Alberta and three other provinces release strategic plan on small modular reactors
The governments of Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick have teamed up on a strategic plan for the development and use of small modular reactors (SMRs).SMRs are scalable nuclear reactors t...
Mar 28, 2022
Grande Prairie's Angie Crerar to meet with Pope Francis on truth and reconciliation
Grande Prairie's Angie Crerar is in Rome this week as part of the delegation of residential school survivors and Indigenous leaders in seek of an apology from Pope Francis for the role of the Catholic...
Mar 28, 2022
19 recommendations made to tackle human trafficking in Alberta
The Alberta Government is continuing to support efforts to combat human trafficking in the province.The Alberta Human Trafficking Task Force has released its final report, providing 19 recommendations...
Mar 28, 2022
Interprovincial Amber Alert cancelled for kids taken from Fort St. John
UPDATE: RCMP say as of 5:00 p.m. on March 26, the Amber Alert has been cancelled. -- ORIGINAL - 3:30 p.m., March 26 An Amber Alert has been issued in Alberta after two kids and their mother were alleg...
Mar 26, 2022 (RCMP)
Kenney calls out “extreme” members of movement trying to kick him out as Premier
Alberta's Premier says the UCP is a mainstream conservative party, and he intends to keep it that way.Jason Kenney was asked a question at a press conference Friday afternoon about a recording in whic...
Mar 25, 2022
Government announces improvements to mental health care access
More Albertans are expected to receive the mental health care they need as a result of billing code changes allowing psychiatrists to provide additional virtual care.Alberta's government says it is ma...
Mar 25, 2022