Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta RCMP Roving Traffic Unit seizes over 50,000 doses of illicit drugs since start of 2021
Tens of thousands of doses of illicit drugs have been removed from Alberta communities this year, thanks to the efforts of the Alberta RCMP Roving Traffic Unit (RTU).Mounties say the unit works to com...
Jun 17, 2021
Panel says Grassy Mountain coal mine in Alberta Rockies not in public interest
A joint federal-provincial review has denied an application for an open-pit coal mine in Alberta's Rocky Mountains, saying its impacts on the environment and Indigenous rights aren't worth the economi...
Jun 17, 2021
Pembina and TC Energy team up for carbon transportation and sequestration project
CALGARY - Pembina Pipeline Corp. and TC Energy Corp. have announced a plan to develop a carbon transportation and sequestration system in Alberta.The companies say the project will form the backbone o...
Jun 17, 2021
'Sacred country': Singer-songwriter Corb Lund holds coal mining protest concert
LIVINGSTONE RANGE, ALBERTA - Two mountain goats stubbornly refused to get up from their resting spot Wednesday in the middle of a gravel road heading into the eastern slopes of Alberta's Rocky Mountai...
Jun 16, 2021
Province announces grant program to prevent youth involvement in gangs
Organizations looking to keep youth out of gangs can apply for up to $50,000.The Alberta Government announced the Community Mobilization Grant, which Justice Minister Kaycee Madu explains allows commu...
Jun 16, 2021
Seeding complete on major crop acres in Alberta
Warm weather the previous week followed by weekend precipitation, resulted in up to 40 mm of rain being reported across areas of central Alberta last week.However, hail was reported in the Acadia, and...
Jun 16, 2021
Travel prizes added to Alberta's COVID-19 vaccine lottery
The pot for Alberta's Open for Summer vaccine lottery has officially been sweetened.Last weekend, the province announced it would give away three separate $1 million prizes to Albertans who've receive...
Jun 16, 2021
Alberta nearing 70% first dose vaccination goal
The province is inching closer to the government's benchmark of 70 per cent of the eligible Albertans with at least their first dose of vaccine.Deputy chief medical officer of health Dr. Andre Corrive...
Jun 15, 2021
Western premiers call for clarity, timelines on international travel, reopening rules
Canada's western leaders say they plan to push Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week on a detailed plan and timeline to reopen international borders. "There's absolute consensus that we want to get ...
Jun 15, 2021
Kenney says money coming for Indigenous groups to identify residential school grave sites
Premier Jason Kenney says the province will support Indigenous communities in Alberta to identify potential unmarked graves at residential school sites. "Alberta will be announcing in the days to come...
Jun 15, 2021