Alberta

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...

Andrew Snook 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 ...

Andrew Snook 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...

Andrew Snook Jun 15, 2021

Alberta COVID-19 update for June 15

Coming up at 3:30 p.m. Dr. Andr Corriveau, Alberta's deputy chief medical officer of health, will share the province's latest COVID-19 update. You can watch the news conference live here once it begin...

Jun 15, 2021

Alberta provides funding to address elder abuse

EDMONTON, AB - Organizations across Alberta are set to receive funding to help address elder abuse.June 15 marks World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Seniors and Housing Minister for Alberta, Josephine Po...

Jun 15, 2021