Alberta

Six First Nations in Alberta acquire equity stake in $1.5-billion power plant project

CALGARY - The Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (AIOC) has announced its first commitment to provide a loan guarantee to a consortium of six Alberta First Nations to enable their participat...

Sep 09, 2020

Alberta moves to improve palliative care

Alberta has announced $6 million for two palliative care groups to enhance care and the appointment of an MLA to consult with stakeholders to allocate another $14 million to palliative care over the n...

Sep 09, 2020

Alberta RCMP issue nearly 2,600 traffic tickets over Labour Day long weekend

EDMONTON - This Labour Day long weekend, as Albertans enjoyed the last of their summer holidays, RCMP conducted enforcement initiatives across the province, working to keep roadways safe. From Sept. 4...

Sep 09, 2020

Alberta adds 619 new COVID-19 cases over long weekend

Alberta recorded 619 new cases of COVID-19 over the Labour Day long weekend. Of them, 154 cases were recorded Friday, 171 Saturday, 137 Sunday and 157 more on Monday. The province has now seen a total...

Sep 08, 2020

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Sept. 8 as schools start reporting cases

Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on COVID-19 in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. You can watch th...

Sep 08, 2020

Lawyers hope to erase racist and misogynistic nickname of mountain landmark

Momentum is building to properly name a prominent landmark on a mountain in the Alberta Rockies because its commonly used nickname is racist and misogynistic. The feature, which has been known since t...

Sep 06, 2020

Record high lumber, panel prices drive Alberta stumpage fees to new heights

CALGARY, AB - Record high prices for lumber and construction panelling are creating a resource revenue boost for the coffers of the Alberta government, partly making up for huge declines in oil and ga...

Sep 05, 2020

Alberta hits 1 million COVID-19 tests completed

More than one million COVID-19 tests have now been completed in the province since the pandemic hit Alberta in March.To be exact, there have been 1,005,001 tests given to 792,965 individual Albertans....

Sep 04, 2020

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update heading into long weekend

Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on COVID-19 in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. You can watch th...

Sep 04, 2020

Two passengers fined $1,000 each after refusing to wear masks on WestJet flights

Two airline passengers each face fines of $1,000 for refusing to wear face masks on board a flight, the first time Transport Canada has imposed a financial penalty for violating rules meant to prevent...

Sep 04, 2020