Category Archives: Alberta
Public opposition growing: Petitions against Alberta coal mines top 100K signatures
Public opposition to the Alberta government's plan to expand coal mining in the Rocky Mountains is growing with tens of thousands of people signing petitions, writing letters and joining online groups...
Jan 18, 2021
Alberta pausing COVID-19 first dose appointments with supply set to run out
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province will run out of COVID-19 vaccine intended to be used in the first of two doses by the end of the day or early tomorrow. He says that's because of a disru...
Jan 18, 2021
Documents show Biden plans Day 1 order nixing Keystone XL
WASHINGTON - One of Joe Biden's first actions once he becomes U.S. president Wednesday will be to slam the door yet again on Canada's politically fraught Keystone XL pipeline expansion, transition doc...
Jan 17, 2021
'Morally and ethically wrong:' Court to hear challenge to Alberta coal policy removal
First Nations, ranchers, municipal officials and environmentalists hope to persuade a judge this week to force Alberta to revisit its decision to open one of the province's most important and best-lov...
Jan 17, 2021
AUPE calls pandemic job cuts an 'act of cruelty'
The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees is lambasting the provincial government for using the pandemic as a shield to lay off workers.According to the AUPE, four facilities where its employees work ...
Jan 16, 2021
UNA urges AHS to provide transparency in vaccine rollout
United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) President Heather Smith is urging Alberta Health Services (AHS) President and CEO Dr. Verna Yiu to provide immediate transparency on their vaccine rollout plan for healt...
Jan 15, 2021
WATCH: Shandro addresses COVID-19 vaccine shipment delay
Health Minister Tyler Shandro called Alberta a model for the rest of Canada for its COVID-19 vaccination rollout and said federal problems with vaccine procurement are hampering the province's efforts...
Jan 15, 2021
Camrose man arrested for child pornography offences
A Camrose man has been arrested for allegedly distributing child sexual abuse materials online. The arrest came as the result of a joint investigation between ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE)...
Jan 15, 2021
Alberta monolith comes with message to save eastern slopes of Rocky Mountains
A towering stainless steel monolith set up along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta comes with a message. The three-metre-tall structure, which reflects its surroundings, is one of m...
Jan 15, 2021
Alberta updates reporting for COVID-19 in schools
The provincial government says it is updating the language it uses for describing COVID-19 case numbers in Alberta schools, based on feedback from education partners including parents, schools and boa...
Jan 14, 2021