Category Archives: Alberta
Newfoundland sending small team of health-care workers to help Alberta battle COVID-19
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Premier Andrew Furey says he's happy Newfoundland and Labrador will be sending a team of five or six health-care workers to Alberta, a province closely linked with his own.Furey twe...
Oct 01, 2021
Enbridge says still willing to talk on Line 5, despite Michigan’s frustration
WASHINGTON - Enbridge Inc. says it remains committed to a mediated settlement of its Line 5 dispute, even though the state of Michigan has given up on the talks. The Calgary-based pipeline giant says ...
Oct 01, 2021
Leduc RCMP investigating fatal pedestrian collision
Traffic flow has resumed on Highway 2 at Highway 2A near Leduc following a fatal collision involving a pedestrian Friday morning. Leduc RCMP say their preliminary investigation reveals a truck was dri...
Oct 01, 2021
Environment minister restores federal assessment of Alberta coal mine
Federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has reinstated his decision to subject a thermal coal mine expansion in Alberta to a federal review. Wilkinson said in July 2020 that the Vista project ...
Oct 01, 2021
Additional supports announced to alleviate strain on province's health care system
With Alberta hospitals under extreme stress during the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Premier Jason Kenney says health care workers from the Canadian Military, Canadian Red Cross, and province ...
Sep 30, 2021
Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Minister Wilson
Rick Wilson, Minister of Indigenous Relations, issued the following statement Thursday declaring Sept. 30 a Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Alberta. "The Day for Truth and Reconciliation honours F...
Sep 30, 2021
Cypress County Councillor elected to executive of national municipal lobbying group
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB- Councillor Robin Kurpjuweit has been elected Chair of the Rural Caucus for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. According to a press release issued by Cypress County Kurpjuwe...
Sep 30, 2021
Update on COVID-19 and the pandemic response
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Health Minister Jason Copping and officials will provide an update on Alberta's health system and the ongoing work to protect public health.The news conference starts at ...
Sep 30, 2021
Statement from Minister Copping in response to anti-vaccination letter
Minister of Health Jason Copping issued the following statement Wednesday on a recent letter sent to Alberta Health Services from a group called Health Professionals United:"A group of health-care wor...
Sep 30, 2021
Kenney & Trudeau meet to mainly discuss pandemic aid for Alberta
EDMONTON, AB - Canada's newly re-elected Prime Minister spoke with Alberta's Premier on Wednesday morning for the first time since the federal election.Officials with the Alberta Government confirmed ...
Sep 30, 2021