Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta coal policy panel accused of bias, U.S. influence in letters to ministers
A group of Albertans are attacking a panel charged with gathering public opinion on coal mining in the province, saying it's biased against industry and influenced by United States environmental group...
Nov 18, 2021
Province will not mandate COVID vaccines for K-12 students
Alberta's Minister of Education says, while COVID-19 vaccines will be highly encouraged for eligible youth, they will not be required to get them.Adriana LaGrange issued a letter to parents on Wednesd...
Nov 18, 2021
Province extending COVID supports in homeless & women's shelters
The Alberta Government made a multi-pronged announcement Wednesday that will benefit people accessing shelters.Premier Jason Kenney said $21.5 million will be utilized province-wide for these faciliti...
Nov 17, 2021
New legislation aims to improve Alberta’s waste management approach
New provincial legislation is aiming to strengthen Alberta's waste management approach to help create jobs and keep plastics in the economy instead of creating environmental waste.If passed, the Envir...
Nov 17, 2021
RCMP, PM recognize Métis Week, Louis Riel Day, as events happening all week
Alberta RCMP and others are recognizing Mtis Week, Nov. 14-20. A flag was raised this week at 'K' Division headquarters in honour of the week which celebrates Mtis, culture, history and people.The wee...
Nov 17, 2021
Red Deer Justice Film Festival partners virtually with Calgary
The Red Deer Justice Film Festival is once again going virtual this year, from Nov. 18 - 21, in partnership with the Calgary Justice Film Festival.The festival presents new documentaries each day, cho...
Nov 17, 2021
Emergency alert system test coming Wednesday in Alberta
Don't be alarmed - it's only a test.This as the province is advising the general public the National Public Alerting System, or Alert Ready, will be testing its emergency alert system across Canada on...
Nov 17, 2021
Hinshaw urges Albertans to stay vigilant against COVID-19 heading into winter
The province's chief medical officer of health says that Albertans need to remember past waves of COVID-19 to avoid that becoming our future."While over the past few weeks we have begun to come down t...
Nov 16, 2021
Proposed Act would allow parents to see if teachers have been professionally disciplined
The Alberta Government hopes to bring in better transparency for parents. Newly-proposed legislation, known as the Students First Act (Bill 85), would create a public online database of Alberta teache...
Nov 16, 2021
Dr. Hinshaw to provide update on COVID-19
Alberta's chief medical officer of health will provide an update on COVID-19 today and the ongoing work to protect public health.The press conference with Dr. Deena Hinshaw will begin at roughly 3:30 ...
Nov 16, 2021