Category Archives: Alberta
Jobs, COVID-19 on the agenda as fall Alberta legislature sitting set to begin
EDMONTON - The fall sitting of the Alberta legislature begins today, and the government says jobs, diversifying the economy and fighting COVID-19 will be the focus.House leader Jason Nixon says the Un...
Oct 25, 2021
Starting Monday, two vaccine shots will be required for Restrictions Exemption Program
Anyone looking to attend a business, venue, or service provider that requires proof of vaccination will need to have both of their COVID-19 vaccinations.The Alberta Government says, starting October 2...
Oct 22, 2021
AHS extends mandatory COVID-19 immunization deadline
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has announced that 94 per cent of full-time and part-time AHS employees - and 94 per cent of AHS physicians - have submitted proof of having two doses of COVID-19 vaccine...
Oct 22, 2021
Earthquake near Rocky Mountain House upgraded to Magnitude 5.0
An earthquake which occurred at 9:23 p.m. on Oct. 20 has been upgraded from Magnitude 4.1 to 5.0.Andrew Schaeffer, research scientist with Geological Survey of Canada, tells rdnewsNOW the quake has be...
Oct 22, 2021
Opinions mixed on report investigating foreign funding to halt Alberta oil and gas development
EDMONTON, AB - Officials with the Alberta government say the public inquiry into anti-Alberta energy campaigns confirmed that hundreds of millions of foreign dollars were used to block the province's ...
Oct 22, 2021
Government to meet with rural Alberta leaders
The provincial government wants to hear what business and community leaders in rural Alberta need to promote economic development and prosperity in their communities.Nate Horner, the associate ministe...
Oct 22, 2021
Alberta country stars band together on song opposing Rockies coal mining
Alberta country singer Corb Lund has banded together with a few musical friends to re-release a 12-year-old song with a new focus on the possibility of open-pit coal mining in his beloved Rocky Mounta...
Oct 21, 2021
Proposed Crowsnest Pass coal mine could become renewable energy complex instead
CALGARY - An Australian company that had proposed a new coal mine for southern Alberta now says it may build a green hydrogen facility on the site instead.Montem Resources Ltd. says it is working on p...
Oct 20, 2021
New mayors of Edmonton & Calgary, Kenney prepared to work together
Edmonton's next mayor says his goal with Premier Jason Kenney will be to keep it respectful and get things done.Amarjeet Sohi says he's worked with Kenney before when Sohi was a cabinet minister in Pr...
Oct 20, 2021
New 368 area code coming to Alberta in 2022
Alberta is getting an additional area code next year, which will cover the entire province.Starting April 23, 2022, area code 368 will be added in areas currently served by codes 403, 587, 780 and 825...
Oct 20, 2021