Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta NDP calling for military help with COVID contact tracing in schools
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition is urging Premier Jason Kenney to use the military to do contact tracing for COVID-19 in schools.NDP education critic Sarah Hoffman says positive cases are increasing a...
Oct 05, 2021
Canada invokes pipeline treaty with U.S. in dispute over Line 5 pipeline
OTTAWA - Canada is formally invoking a 1977 pipeline treaty with the United States in a bid to prevent Michigan from turning off the taps to Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline.The dispute stems from a nearly ...
Oct 05, 2021
Oil prices could hit US$100 per barrel this winter: experts
CALGARY - Experts say the price of crude oil could hit US$100 per barrel this winter.The return of travel and the easing of pandemic restrictions around the globe has sent demand for oil skyrocketing....
Oct 05, 2021
No need for federal involvement in Alberta coal mine review, First Nation says
An Alberta First Nation says it continues to doubt the need for a federal environmental review of a proposed thermal coal mine expansion in the province. And the Ermineskin band from central Alberta s...
Oct 04, 2021
Defence minister says Operation LASER nurses will help Alberta battle COVID
EDMONTON - A military contingent is expected to be in position today to decide where to deploy eight critical care nurses who will help Alberta fight COVID-19. Public Safety Canada says the Canadian R...
Oct 04, 2021
'Doing what I want': Injured Humboldt Bronco achieving independence in his recovery
CALGARY - Three years after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash claimed the lives of 11 of his teammates, Ryan Straschnitzki is well on his way to reaching a major goal - the ability to live an independent...
Oct 04, 2021
Alberta elk ranchers want province to OK hunt farms despite disease, ethical concerns
Alberta game ranchers are lobbying governments in the province in a renewed attempt to legalize hunt farms. They say it's an industry that could bring millions of dollars to rural communities, but the...
Oct 03, 2021
'Run everywhere': Fledgling Maverick Party intends to up its game after poor results
CALGARY - The interim leader of the fledgling Maverick Party says it will be making some key changes after a disappointing result in last month's federal election. Formerly known as Wexit Canada, the ...
Oct 02, 2021
Province announces $5M to get 500 unemployed Albertans Class 1 licences
The Government of Alberta says it is "driving" unemployed Albertans back to work.As part of the second phase of the Driving Back to Work program, $5-million will be spent in 2021-22 to help those curr...
Oct 01, 2021
Final $1 million vaccine lottery prize winner announced
SHERWOOD PARK, AB - A Sherwood Park woman is the final recipient of Alberta's $1 million COVID-19 vaccine lottery.Hayley Hauck's name was drawn from over 1,935,000 entries that were received between J...
Oct 01, 2021