Category Archives: Alberta

'Safe enough:' Thousands gather at Calgary Stampede's live music venue
CALGARY - A bird's-eye view of a popular live music venue on its first night at the Calgary Stampede showed hundreds of people standing close together, waiting for a swab or to hand over proof of a CO...
Jul 10, 2021

'We're ready to go': Calgary Stampede to kick off with enhanced safety measures
CALGARY - The rides are up, the stuffed animals are displayed at the games tables and concession booths are loaded with supplies. Forced by the pandemic to cancel last year for the first time in its h...
Jul 9, 2021

Alberta diversifying agriculture through hemp fibre processing
DRAYTON VALLEY, AB. - The Alberta government is underscoring its focus on building a strong agriculture section, with an eye to creating jobs and attracting investment in value-added processing.To tha...
Jul 8, 2021

Calgary Green Line LRT awaits federal approval
Following a thorough provincial review, Alberta's government has approved the revised business case for the Calgary Green Line LRT.Provincial officials say the business case for the Green Line project...
Jul 8, 2021

Toews: Respect for nurses, but wage rollback proposal about economic realities
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Days after proposing a three per cent wage rollback for nurses in Alberta, Finance Minister Travis Toews says the government has to look at the realities of the province's economic ...
Jul 8, 2021

Expect Taber corn to be ready for supper in early August
BARNWELL, AB - The warm sun is shining on acres of lush corn crops at Johnson Fresh Farms just outside of Taber.It's a later start than normal as a frosty, cold spring stunted the growth of the crop.B...
Jul 8, 2021

Province says surgery volumes exceeding pre-pandemic levels
Officials with the Alberta government say the province is now exceeding 100 per cent capacity for surgical volumes and is leading the country in eliminating the COVID-19 surgical backlog.While all pro...
Jul 8, 2021

Province announces rent support for 35,500 Alberta households in need
The governments of Alberta and Canada will be providing rent support to 35,500 low-income Alberta households in need through the Canada-Alberta Housing Benefit.Josephine Pon, Alberta's Minister of Sen...
Jul 8, 2021

Calgary Zoo upgrading arctic habitats, aiming to save several species from extinction
CALGARY, AB - Alberta's largest zoo is undertaking a significant project that aims to protect numerous species that live in Canada's arctic.In total, $31.5 million will be spent on upgrading the Canad...
Jul 8, 2021

Province brings back Order of the Bighorn awards
To celebrate Environment and Parks' 50th anniversary, the province is bringing back the Order of the Bighorn awards.The awards recognize individuals for their outstanding volunteer environmental conse...
Jul 8, 2021