Alberta

March 14-20 is Canadian Agricultural Safety Week

GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB. -- This is Canadian Agricultural Safety Week.Robin Anderson with the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association says in recent times, there has been a culture change where more peopl...

Mar 17, 2021

Province to address consumer waste reduction and job creation

EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government says it is taking action to better manage waste reduction.The province is going to be launching formal consultations to design a made-in-Alberta solution to plast...

Mar 17, 2021

AFSC streamling services, updates two programs

Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) has announced it will be streamlining its services by amalgamating five branches with neighbouring offices.Five one-employee branch offices - High Pra...

Mar 16, 2021

Albertans will be able to say no to coal during consultations, energy minister says

Alberta's energy minister says people in the province will be able to say "no'' to coal during upcoming consultations on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains.Critics have wondered if the consultations w...

Mar 16, 2021

Day camps not permitted for spring break, Hinshaw says

Parents and kids thinking that day camps will be open during the upcoming spring break had their hopes dashed this afternoon.Camps will not be allowed until Step 4 of the province's Path Forward. Albe...

Mar 16, 2021

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for March 16

Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province. Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 4 p.m. You ...

Andrew Snook Mar 16, 2021

Proposed ‘Citizen Initiative Act’ aims to get more Albertans involved in legislative process

EDMONTON, AB - The province wants more Albertans to be involved in the legislative process.The proposed Bill 51, the Citizen Initiative Act, would allow any resident in the province to bring forward a...

Mar 16, 2021

Alberta energy minister defends war room petition attack on children's Bigfoot movie

EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister is defending her government's attack on a children's movie about Bigfoot, calling its anti-oil message inaccurate and "quite offensive." Sonya Savage also says it'...

Mar 16, 2021

UK ''Meatless Farm'' company opens new Plant Protein Facility in Calgary

CALGARY, AB. -- It isn't the type of ranching the prairies are used to but, it's elbowing it's way into the market place.It's known as "meatless farming" and is based on farmed plant protein. The Unit...

Mar 16, 2021

Community physicians could be administering COVID-19 vaccines in April

The first community physicians are expected to begin administering COVID-19 vaccines in their clinics next month. The province says Alberta Health has been working with the Alberta Medical Association...

Mar 16, 2021