Category Archives: Alberta
More Albertans to get $1,200 Critical Worker Benefit
EDMONTON, AB - 76,500 more workers in Alberta are set to receive a one-time payment of $1,200.The joint federal-provincial Critical Worker Benefit program was launched to recognize the hard work of wo...
Jun 23, 2021
Government releases report on Helicopter Emergency Medical Services
MEDICINE HAT, AB -A long-awaited report on Helicopter Emergency Medical Services in Alberta has finally been released.The report looked at existing services, gaps in coverage, best practices and proce...
Jun 23, 2021
Alberta Crown stays charges against parents in toddler's death
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Crown prosecutors have stayed charges against parents who were facing a third trial in the death of their toddler in southern Alberta. Shawn Buckley, a lawyer for David and Collet ...
Jun 22, 2021
Alberta taking on 'new kind of challenge' reopening from COVID: Hinshaw
Alberta's number of active COVID-19 cases has dipped below 2,000 and is at its lowest since early October.The number of daily new cases has also dropped again, its lowest number since the fall."Our nu...
Jun 22, 2021
Alberta moving forward on two new plans to maintain river water quality
Alberta is proposing two new plans to monitor water quality on the North Saskatchewan, Battle and Upper Athabasca rivers.Environment Minister Jason Nixon says clear objectives to monitor and maintain ...
Jun 22, 2021
Metis Albertans to receive free five-year Parks Canada passes
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Citizens of the Metis Nation of Alberta (MNA) will be able to enjoy national parks for free.The MNA and Parks Canada are launching a custom MNA Park Pass in time for the 2021 summer s...
Jun 22, 2021
Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for June 22
Coming up at 3:30 this afternoon...Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, will share the latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province. You can watch her news conferen...
Jun 22, 2021
Coal companies hope to move forward with mines in Alberta despite roadblocks
Two coal companies planning to develop mines in Alberta's Rocky Mountains say they hope to move forward despite new regulatory and political roadblocks. Riversdale Resources, which had its proposed Be...
Jun 22, 2021
UNESCO says industry, poor governance "likely" endanger Canadian World Heritage site
A United Nations agency says Canada's largest national park is now so threatened that it could likely be placed on the list of World Heritage sites in danger. UNESCO released the finding on Alberta's ...
Jun 22, 2021
A for Quebec, F for Alberta: Study rates Canadian governments on conservation
A new report grades Canadian governments in how they responded to the country's international promise to conserve at least 17 per cent of its land mass and 10 per cent of its oceans by 2020. The repor...
Jun 22, 2021