Category Archives: Alberta
Searchers say there is less than 5 per cent chance missing boy still alive in Alberta
Searchers looking for a six-year-old boy who went missing in mountainous terrain in Alberta a week ago say the likelihood he's still alive is less than five per cent, but they say the search has not b...
Sep 29, 2025
Alberta to legislate authority not to enforce international agreements Canada signs
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government says it is planning to introduce legislation that would allow it to ignore international agreements signed by Ottawa.Smith's office says it's an issue of du...
Sep 26, 2025
Alberta justice minister told to legislate new safeguards, oversight of MAID
Alberta's justice minister has been directed to introduce new legislation on Medical Assistance in Dying, or MAID, that would give the government greater control and oversight of the program. A new ma...
Sep 25, 2025 Mickey Amery (Government of Alberta)
RCMP clarify age of missing Alberta boy as search continues into day 5
Searchers in southern Alberta are hoping a familiar song will draw a six-year-old boy out of the woods after he vanished from a campground Sunday.Adam Kennedy from Alberta Search and Rescue says crews...
Sep 25, 2025
Tentative deal struck between Alberta government and teachers union
The Alberta government says it has struck a tentative deal with the union representing 51-thousand teachers provincewide, though the proposal is largely the same as its previous offer.A copy of the of...
Sep 25, 2025
Search for five-year-old in southern Alberta stretches into fourth day
Rescuers in southern Alberta are looking at bringing in reinforcements from the military in their search for a missing five-year-old boy.Adam Kennedy from Alberta Search and Rescue says talks with the...
Sep 24, 2025
Alberta Premier Smith dismisses critics who say she's misleading public on trans law
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says those who question her rationale for the government's law restricting health care for transgender youth need to read up on puberty.Smith has defended the law that p...
Sep 24, 2025
Winter tires required Oct. 1 on most B.C. highways
If you are heading to B.C. as of next week, make sure you have your winter tires on.British Columbia's winter tire regulations are set to take effect Oct. 1, and safety officials are warning drivers t...
Sep 24, 2025
Interim report on Alberta health contract scandal not finished, won't be made public
Alberta's government says it has yet to receive an interim report on the investigation into allegations of corruption over health contracts but it should be finished in the coming days.The government ...
Sep 24, 2025
Alberta's population growth slowed in second quarter, but still highest in Canada
Statistics Canada says growth in the country's population slowed down over the last quarter, including in Alberta.As of July 1, 2025, the province was home to 5,029,346 people. That is an increase of ...
Sep 24, 2025