Alberta

Alberta announces $150M for broadband internet in rural & Indigenous communities

Premier Jason Kenney says more Albertans will soon be entering the modern digital economy.As technology becomes a bigger part of everyday life and business, he believes everyone must have access to be...

Jul 22, 2021

Piikani & Stoney Nakoda Nations want appeal of coal mine's rejection to go ahead

CROWSNEST PASS, AB - A second Alberta First Nation wants the courts to allow it to appeal a review board's decision that an open-pit coal mine in the Rocky Mountains isn't in the public interest.The S...

Jul 22, 2021

Province screening babies for spinal muscular atrophy

EDMONTON, AB - Muscular Dystrophy Canada is providing $366,000 to Alberta Precision Laboratories to implement the test through a one-year pilot program starting in early 2022. This will make Alberta t...

Jul 22, 2021

Nurses protest outside Minister Toews' Town Hall to voice concerns over recent bargaining negotiations

Several nurses gathered outside of the Sexsmith Community Hall Tuesday to greet Alberta Finance Minister and Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Travis Toews as he arrived for a Town Hall he was hosting.Members...

Jul 22, 2021

Justice Minister calls for pepper spray for self-defence, mandatory minimums for hate crimes

Alberta's Justice Minister wants to see two changes to the Criminal Code of Canada that he believes will help in mitigating violent and hate-motivated crimes.Kaycee Madu wrote to the federal Minister ...

Jul 22, 2021

Downtown Calgary office vacancy rate reaches record high

Calgary's downtown office vacancy rate hit an all-time high in the second quarter of 2021.Commercial real estate firm Avison Young says the office tower vacancy rate in downtown Calgary now sits at 29...

Jul 22, 2021

'Celebrating with sadness': Muslims mark sombre Eid, some without health restrictions

EDMONTON - Haseeb Azhar says it felt odd hugging a Muslim co-worker and friend in Edmonton as he wished him a happy Eid. "Some people were hesitating ... it felt very weird," said the manager at a ste...

Jul 22, 2021

Sadlier reaches Lacombe in Lethbridge-Edmonton "Walk to Breathe"

LACOMBE, AB - Chris Sadlier is about four-fifths of the way done his 500 km journey.He is walking from Lethbridge to Edmonton to raise awareness and funds for the Lung Association of Alberta & Nor...

Jul 21, 2021

Alberta to screen all newborn babies for Spinal Muscular Atrophy starting in 2022

Starting in early 2022 Alberta will begin a pilot project to screen all newborn babies for Spinal Muscular Atrophy.Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a rare neuromuscular disorder that results in the lo...

Jul 21, 2021

Medicine Hat first in line for expansion of youth mental health hub

MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Alberta government will provide up to $7.3 million over three years to support the expansion of youth mental health hubs to give young Albertans a one-stop shop for services to ...

Jul 20, 2021