Category Archives: Alberta

Alberta eases security payment burden for oilsands companies
EDMONTON - Alberta is changing how it calculates the payments oilsands mines make to ensure there's enough money to clean up the mess they leave behind. The province says the decision is in reaction t...
May 6, 2021

Government invests in Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services
The provincial government is investing another $50,000 to support sexual assault survivors in Alberta.The one-time investment is being made in the Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services (AASAS...
May 6, 2021

Alberta RCMP promotes motorcycle safety this May
EDMONTON- With warmer weather on its way, seasonal vehicles are starting to take to the streets and highways. This May, the Alberta RCMP is focussing on motorcycle safety, ensuring motorists are imple...
May 6, 2021

Kenney under fire during Commons emergency debate on Alberta's COVID-19 crisis
OTTAWA - Alberta's legislature may have been silenced but its partisan warfare relocated Wednesday to the House of Commons as MPs held an emergency debate on the province's soaring number of COVID-19 ...
May 5, 2021

'Like a flash fire:' Rabbit owners warned about outbreak of deadly disease in Alberta
CALGARY - Janice Romick could see it coming. The rabbit breeder for 40 years in Cold Lake, Alta., says she saw the writing on the wall before a deadly rabbit virus appeared last month in the southern ...
May 5, 2021

Madu promises enforcement against COVID-19 rule-breakers
Concrete action is needed to address public health threats and health system strain being caused by those who defy the efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19, says Justice Minister and Solicitor Gen...
May 5, 2021

All Albertans 12+ to be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine
All Albertans over the age of 12 will soon be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine.After offering vaccine to Albertans most at risk for severe outcomes, provincials officials say Alberta has now progressed t...
May 5, 2021

AHS closes down Whistle Stop Café
Alberta Health Services has closed down a central Alberta caf for repeatedly flaunting public health restrictions. A video livestreamed to the Whistle Stop Caf's Facebook page morning shows RCMP offic...
May 5, 2021

Alberta confirms blood clot disorder death linked to AstraZeneca vaccine
EDMONTON - An Alberta woman in her 50s has died from a rare blood clot disorder after receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The province's chief medical officer of health confirmed in a s...
May 4, 2021

Premier Kenney announces new COVID-19 restrictions
EDMONTON - Alberta will soon move all students to online learning and close restaurant patios, hair salons and tattoo parlours to combat an alarming surge in COVID-19 cases.Premier Jason Kenney says t...
May 4, 2021