Category Archives: Alberta
Experienced RCMP members now eligible for veterans’ licence plates in Alberta
EDMONTON, AB - The province has answered a call from the Royal Canadian Legion.Following the fatal shooting of three RCMP officers in Moncton, New Brunswick in 2014, the legion updated its definition ...
Nov 10, 2020
Province wants your say on federal 'assault-style' firearms ban
EDMONTON, AB - The Canadian government banned 1,500 types of "assault-style" firearms earlier this year, but the Alberta Government wants your feedback on firearms legislation.The Alberta Firearms Adv...
Nov 10, 2020
Alberta's GDP grew just 0.1 per cent in 2019
Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alberta's economy was struggling to grow.A new report from Stats Canada, real gross domestic product (GDP) nation-wide rose 1.9 per cent in 2019 with every provinc...
Nov 9, 2020
Province announces First Nations grant program to boost surgeries
The four Cree nations at Maskwacis are included in a new Indigenous stream grant program that allows it to develop a proposal to be a part of Alberta's plan to reduce surgical wait times in the provin...
Nov 8, 2020
Federal support for airlines to be contingent on refunds for passengers
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will make any new support for Canada's airline industry during the COVID-19 pandemic contingent on refunds for passengers whose flights were cancelled.Transport...
Nov 8, 2020
Hinshaw: Alberta at "critical juncture" with 727 new cases Sunday
Alberta is reporting another 727 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.That gives the province a weekend total of 1,646 new cases following a provincial record 919 new cases on Saturday.Today's ...
Nov 8, 2020
Leaders mark National Indigenous Veterans Day
Sunday, Nov. 8 is National Indigenous Veterans Day.More than 12,000 Indigenous people served in WWI, WWII and the Korean War."They left their homes and families for environments where they faced preju...
Nov 8, 2020
Alberta sets another record with 919 new COVID-19 cases
COVID numbers shared Saturday afternoon by Alberta Health show there were at least 919 new infections confirmed in the last 24 hours. That's a new daily record for Alberta, with the previous high bein...
Nov 7, 2020
Canadian politicians react to election of Joe Biden as 46th U.S. president
Provincial and national leaders are responding on Saturday to word that Joe Biden has secured the presidency of the United States.The news came down early Saturday morning that the ticket of Biden, an...
Nov 7, 2020
Alberta expands social gathering limit to all areas under COVID-19 Watch
With case numbers soaring, Alberta is expanding the 15-person limit for social gatherings to include all areas of the province currently under a COVID-19 Watch. Premier Jason Kenney made the announcem...
Nov 6, 2020