Category Archives: Alberta

$2.5 million announced to reduce sexual violence on Alberta post-secondary campuses
Alberta's government is agreeing with student leaders from across the province that more needs to be done to address sexual violence in campus communities.Advanced Education is investing $2.5 million ...
Feb 16, 2022

Alberta looking for contractors to build new highway rest areas
The provincial government is searching for interested parties to develop up to 18 highway rest areas across the province.Following extensive feedback from municipalities and the trucking industry over...
Feb 16, 2022

Booster doses expanded for young Albertans with health conditions
Young Albertans with immunocompromising and underlying health conditions can book COVID-19 vaccine booster doses on February 15."I know this will be welcome news to young Albertans who live with immun...
Feb 15, 2022

Man sentenced for defrauding Drayton Valley not-for-profit organization
A Drayton Valley man accused of defrauding a local not-for-profit organization of more than $200,000 has been sentenced.Eric Paul Butz, 36, was convicted of uttering a forged document and given a 22-m...
Feb 15, 2022

Wetaskiwin RCMP respond to fatal motor vehicle collision
Alberta Mounties are investigating a tragic highway collision on Valentine's Day.On Feb. 14, at 2:00 p.m., Wetaskiwin RCMP responded to a collision on Highway 21 and Range Road 220. Upon arrival, RCMP...
Feb 15, 2022

Federal government eases COVID-19 border restrictions
Canada's Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced that COVID-19 border restrictions are easing.He says we are past the peak of the Omicron wave in Canada and some border restrictions can be lessened...
Feb 15, 2022

Organizer disbands Coutts Blockade
LETHBRIDGE, AB. - Tractors, trucks and other vehicles have begun to roll out of a Coutts, ending a blockade that paralyzed a U-S border crossing for more than two weeks.Protesters had been restricting...
Feb 15, 2022

Premier announces opportunities for Indigenous investment
In Kainai Monday, Premier Jason Kenney announced the expansion of "opportunities for Indigenous investment in major agriculture, telecommunications and transportation projects and related infrastructu...
Feb 15, 2022

Alberta union, parents ask court to halt decision to lift mask mandate in schools
EDMONTON - An Alberta judge has dismissed an application for an injunction against the province's decision to lift a mask mandate in schools. The Alberta Federation of Labour says it had asked for the...
Feb 14, 2022

University of Lethbridge lockout begins
Faculty at the University of Lethbridge have been locked out.Members of the University of Lethbridge Faculty Association (ULFA) were legally prohibited from accessing University workspaces as of 11 a....
Feb 14, 2022