Category Archives: Alberta
Toews says farmers planning for 2022 after a tough 2021
The MLA for Grande Prairie-Wapiti says 2021 has been "a mixed bag" for agriculture.Travis Toews says the drought is the biggest story of the year, but adds some commodity prices have been at what he c...
Dec 20, 2021
'She is no more': Icefield rollover survivor who lost wife wants report released
CALGARY - A man who lost his wife when an all-terrain tour bus rolled at the Columbia Icefield in the Rocky Mountains is pressing the RCMP for answers about what happened. Three people were killed and...
Dec 19, 2021
Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage isolating at home after testing positive for COVID-19
Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage is isolating at home after testing positive for COVID-19.The information was confirmed by Savage's chief-of-staff, Jerry Bellikka.Bellikka says Savage experienced ...
Dec 17, 2021
Hay West 2021 Initiative receives federal funding
Farmers are helping their fellow producers by sending much needed feed for livestock.The drought across Western Canada and in northern Ontario, as well as the flooding and landslides in British Columb...
Dec 17, 2021
Province issues reminder of important numbers to know during the holidays
Officials with the Alberta government say essential government services are available 24-7 to help anyone who needs support during the holidays. While the holiday season can be a joyous time of year, ...
Dec 17, 2021
Alberta justice dismisses doctors’ requests to be exempt from vaccine policy
An Alberta judge has dismissed an application by four doctors who wanted to be exempt from an Alberta Health Services requirement that all health-care workers be vaccinated against COVID-19.Court of Q...
Dec 17, 2021
Free rapid COVID-19 test kits now available in Alberta
Rapid COVID-19 test kits are available for free to all Albertans as of today.Earlier this week, the province addressed the growing concern surrounding the Omicron variant of COVID-19. One of the new m...
Dec 17, 2021
N.W.T. replaces Alberta curriculum for junior kindergarten to Grade 12 with B.C.’s
The Northwest Territories says it will no longer teach Alberta's curriculum in its schools.The territory says it has signed an agreement with British Columbia to teach its junior kindergarten to Grade...
Dec 17, 2021
Governments commit up to $300M for high-speed internet in Alberta
Canadians across the country need access to reliable, high-speed Internet and the provincial and federal governments are helping residents out. Nate Glubish, Minister of Service Alberta and Strathcona...
Dec 16, 2021
1,650 AHS staff on unpaid leave due to vaccination status
Alberta Health Services says local breakdowns of numbers of how many staff are now on unpaid leave because they are not fully vaccinated for COVID-19 are not available.AHS does outline in a statement ...
Dec 16, 2021