Category Archives: Alberta
Albertans invited to share thoughts for Budget 2021
EDMONTON, AB - Albertans have an opportunity to share their thoughts on the upcoming Budget 2021.Minister of Finance Travis Toews spoke Wednesday morning on how residents can have their say on the gov...
Oct 14, 2020
WestJet cutting flights to Atlantic Canada, laying off staff
CALGARY - WestJet says it is indefinitely suspending operations to Moncton, N.B, Fredericton, Sydney, N.S., and Charlottetown, while significantly reducing service to Halifax and St. John's, N.L.The a...
Oct 14, 2020
Notley: UCP health plans are cruel, irresponsible, stupid
NDP Leader Rachel Notley is blunt in her assessment of the health-care plan introduced by Health Minister Tyler Shandro on Tuesday morning. "These plans are cruel, they are irresponsible and they are ...
Oct 13, 2020
Alberta makes diploma exams optional for October, November
Alberta Education is making diploma exams optional for the months of October and November due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some school boards in the province have moved to a quarterly approach to the 202...
Oct 13, 2020
WATCH: Health minister to detail 11,000 job cuts at Alberta Health Services
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government is making major changes to Alberta Health Services.It was announced Tuesday morning that about 11,000 jobs will be cut at AHS. There will be no job losses for ...
Oct 13, 2020
Late Humboldt Broncos head coach, Darcy Haugan, honoured with statue in Peace River
For those who live in the Peace River area, the name Darcy Haugan is very well known.Haugan was born and raised in Peace River and was a main reason the North Peace Navigators became a franchise in th...
Oct 11, 2020
Alberta conducts record high number of tests as active cases rise
Active case numbers of COVID-19 in Alberta continued their rise on Friday.The province is reporting 277 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, with active cases rising by 128 to 2,225. The bulk of new activ...
Oct 9, 2020
Alberta gets $60M from Ottawa to battle Mountain Pine Beetle
The federal government is spending $68.4 million over three in the fight against the Mountain Pine Beetle. Seamus O'Regan, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, says $60 million of that funding is g...
Oct 8, 2020
Spruce Grove grain elevator designated Provincial Historic Resource
The grain elevator in Spruce Grove, Alberta is the latest property to be designated a Provincial Historic Resource.The wooden Alberta Wheat Pool grain elevator, an important part of the Spruce Grove s...
Oct 8, 2020
AHS launches free online mental health network
Albertans who are struggling with their mental health are encouraged to sign up for a new free mental health network.Alberta Health Services is partnering with Togetherall, an online network that offe...
Oct 8, 2020