Category Archives: Alberta

Camp Alexo receives $50,000 boost from provincial grant
The Boys and Girls Club and Youth HQ in Red Deer are celebrating $50,000 in provincial funding support for facility costs at Camp Alexo. "The support from the Community Initiatives Program will enable...
Nov 27, 2020

Alberta seeking input on outdoor recreation and trails
Albertans are invited to share ideas about outdoor recreation and trails in the province.The provincial government says input will help shape future policy and legislation for Crown land, including pa...
Nov 27, 2020

Province improves access to trucking jobs
The provincial government has established a grant program and a training program to get more truck drivers behind the wheel.In a release, the government says a $3-million Driving Back to Work grant pr...
Nov 26, 2020

Alberta to pilot rapid COVID-19 testing program
Alberta will soon begin piloting point-of-care rapid testing for COVID-19 at select sites across the province.The government says in a release that over the last two months, Alberta Health Services (A...
Nov 26, 2020

Hinshaw says she doesn't dictate policy decisions
EDMONTON - Alberta's chief medical officer of health says she does not dictate public health decisions, nor should she, because she is not an elected official.Dr. Deena Hinshaw says she's "profoundly ...
Nov 26, 2020

Hinshaw to address reports of political interference, tension over Alberta’s COVID-19 response
Alberta's chief medical officer of health says she will address reports of political interference and tension over the province's COVID-19 response when she delivers her latest update this afternoon. ...
Nov 26, 2020

Alberta chops fee for harvesting Christmas trees from Crown land
EDMONTON - The provincial government has removed the $5 fee for harvesting up to three Christmas trees from Crown land for personal use.The province says the move save Albertans almost $100,000 and ma...
Nov 26, 2020

Province updates adoption process to simplify, remove barriers
EDMONTON, AB. -- As Alberta marks Adoption Awareness Month, the provincial government says it is taking action to make the process easier to navigate. Right now, the province has a complex process for...
Nov 26, 2020

Alberta announces new acute care measures for visitors
Effective Nov. 25, Alberta Health Services (AHS) is introducing temporary measures for visitor access to AHS acute care sites that have an outbreak or are in communities where COVID-19 transmission is...
Nov 26, 2020

Guns, drugs, stolen items seized in central Alberta crime bust
A month-long RCMP initiative focused on removing guns and drugs from the streets of rural central Alberta has been deemed a success.The project dubbed 'Project K CAD CDSA' ran from Oct. 20 through Nov...
Nov 25, 2020