Category Archives: Alberta

Alberta Next panel announced with legislature members, academics and business leaders
Premier Danielle Smith says she'll be spending the summer touring the province with business leaders, backbenchers and an academic to find ways to protect Alberta from what she calls federal mistreatm...
Jun 24, 2025

Alberta's auditor general granted extra $1M for health procurement probe
Alberta's auditor general has been granted his request for nearly $1 million in extra funding to dig deeper into allegations of corruption in private health care contracts.Auditor general Doug Wylie s...
Jun 24, 2025

Alberta NDP Leader Nenshi wins seat in one of three byelections
Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi has held Edmonton-Strathcona for the New Democrats in one of three provincial byelections.Unofficial results from Elections Alberta put him well ahead of the nearest c...
Jun 24, 2025

Bill Yuill's foundation donates $5M to improve Medicine Hat's cardiac services
Medicine Hat's famous philanthropic family has donated millions of dollars to improve cardiac care in southern Alberta.The Yuill Family Foundation unveiled a $5 million cheque at the Medicine Hat Regi...
Jun 23, 2025

Province says strong support for school library policy
The Alberta government says recent survey results show strong public support for action to ensure children do not have access to age-inappropriate materials in Alberta school libraries.Following the d...
Jun 23, 2025

Parks Canada says site of fatal rockfall in Banff National Park remains closed
Parks Canada says the site remains closed where a rockfall killed two hikers and injured three more last week in Banff National Park.Spokeswoman Amy Krause says safety is the agency's top priority and...
Jun 23, 2025
Alberta voters to decide Monday if NDP's Nenshi, separatists to hold legislature seats
Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi is looking to finally win a seat in the legislature after a year of sitting on the sidelines. He's running in one of three provincial byelections today as a candidate ...
Jun 23, 2025

Man charged with murdering Alberta woman who hasn't been seen in nearly six years
WETASKIWIN - A murder charge has been laid in the disappearance of an Alberta woman who was last seen close to six years ago.RCMP say Twyla Evans, who was 39 when she was last seen alive in Wetaskiwin...
Jun 21, 2025

Update 6: Alberta wildfire update
Significant rain is expected in parts of Alberta this weekend, but northern areas will stay warm and dry, adding challenges to ongoing firefighting efforts.Current situation (as of 3:30 p.m., June 20)...
Jun 20, 2025

Province invests into collegiate schools to help meet need for in-demand jobs
The Government of Alberta has announced a total of 20 collegiate schools, 16 new and four improved, will prepare students with the needed training for in-demand jobs.Provincial officials say the deman...
Jun 20, 2025