Alberta

Drought conditions having impact on farmers’ mental health, says advocacy group

MEDICINE HAT, AB - Harold Fieldberg stands on land that once grew organic hemp. This time of year it is supposed to be lush and green, but much of his dryland crop has been ruined by drought. For Fiel...

Aug 03, 2021

Alberta becoming major film & TV hub, province cites tax credit

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta is getting the attention from large television and movie production companies to film in its landscape.With the Film and Television Tax Credit, major productions have been mov...

Aug 03, 2021

AHS launches webpage to provide information on bed reductions throughout Alberta

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has launched its new webpage, which provides information to Albertans on short-term and temporary bed reductions in their community. According to AHS, the vast majority o...

Jul 30, 2021

Michèle Audette, commissioner of MMIWG inquiry, among five named to Senate

OTTAWA - Michle Audette, one of the commissioners for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, is among the five newest members of the Senate.Audette was named as a s...

Jul 29, 2021

Seven post-secondary institutions create ag and food research collaboration

Several Alberta colleges and polytechnics have created a new Agriculture and Food Research Collaborative.The joint effort is between Olds College, Lethbridge College, Medicine Hat College, Grande Prai...

Jul 29, 2021

Calgary mayor says lifting remaining COVID-19 health orders 'height of insanity'

Calgary's mayor says it's the "height of insanity" that Alberta is moving ahead with removing almost all of its remaining COVID-19 public health orders.As of today, close contacts of people who test p...

Jul 29, 2021

Calgary mayor says lifting remaining COVID-19 health orders 'height of insanity'

Calgary's mayor says it's the "height of insanity" that Alberta is moving ahead with removing almost all of its remaining COVID-19 public health orders. As of today, close contacts of people who test ...

Jul 29, 2021

UCP backbencher fined $15K by Elections Alberta for funding violations

EDMONTON - A United Conservative backbencher has been fined $15,000 by Elections Alberta for a variety of offences including filing false financial statements.Devinder Toor, the legislature member for...

Jul 29, 2021

Cold Lake man wins $1-million on Lotto Max

Brian Hayes of Cold Lake, Alberta, has won $1,000,000 with Lotto Max.Speaking with the Western Canadian Lottery Corporation (WCLC), Hayes said he was shocked to discover he had won."It took a little w...

Jul 28, 2021

Officials say 71 cases of COVID 'likely acquired' at Calgary Stampede

CALGARY, AB - Alberta Health says 71 cases of COVID-19 were likely acquired at the Calgary Stampede, where hundreds of thousands attended the 10-day rodeo and festival.Government officials say so far ...

Jul 28, 2021