Category Archives: Alberta
Newborn daughter's death inspires MP's bill on bereavement leave for parents
OTTAWA - For Conservative MP Tom Kmiec, his bill to give parents more time off after the death of a child is personal. Three years ago, Kmiec lost his newborn daughter Lucy-Rose after 39 days, and was...
Jun 11, 2021
Auditor scolds Alberta over mine cleanup fund, how province handles polluted sites
EDMONTON - Alberta's auditor general is criticizing the government for failing to fix problems pointed out six years ago in a program that's supposed to guarantee coal and oilsands mines clean up afte...
Jun 10, 2021
Alberta finance minister defends $1.3B loss on Keystone XL as 'calculated decision'
EDMONTON - Alberta's finance minister says the province's $1.3-billion investment of taxpayers money in the now-defunct Keystone XL pipeline project was a prudent gamble given the potential payoff in ...
Jun 10, 2021
Albertans vaccinated in April can now book second dose, earlier than expected
Effective immediately, every Albertan who received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in April or earlier can book a second dose. With 16.7 per cent of the province's eligible population already ful...
Jun 10, 2021
JBS confirms it paid US$11 million in cyberattack ransom
JBS Foods says it has paid the equivalent of $11 million U.S. in ransom in response to a cyberattack.On May 31, it was announced that the company was the victim of a ransomware attack. On June 9, JBS ...
Jun 10, 2021
ATB Financial raises outlook for economic growth in Alberta
CALGARY - ATB Financial is raising its outlook for economic growth in Alberta this year because of higher-than-expected oil prices, rising vaccination rates and a strong recovery in the U.S.It says it...
Jun 10, 2021
Former AHS North Zone top doctor charged with sex offences released on conditions
The former lead medical officer for the AHS North Zone, who has been charged with counts of sexual assault and sexual interference out of Grande Prairie, has been released from custody on conditions f...
Jun 9, 2021
Keystone XL pipeline project officially terminated
The Keystone XL pipeline project has officially been terminated.TC Energy and the provincial government confirmed the news in separate news releases Wednesday afternoon.The government release says the...
Jun 9, 2021
Nasal naloxone pilot project to launch in Edmonton this summer
The Alberta Government has announced plans to launch a pilot project that will see nasal naloxone kits distributed in Edmonton to help combat the opioid overdose epidemic.Nasal naloxone is a mist form...
Jun 9, 2021
Jason Kenney is Canada's least popular premier: Survey
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The popularity of Alberta's premier is about half of what it was when he was first sworn into office two years ago.A new study from polling agency Angus Reid Institute ranks the appro...
Jun 9, 2021