Category Archives: Alberta
Cooper elected new Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Nathan Cooper, a member of the United Conservative caucus, will preside over and keep order on debates in the house.Cooper is a second-term member representing the riding of Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills....
May 21, 2019
Woman injured in ATV crash, driver charged
Mounties believe alcohol may have been a factor in an ATV crash in northern Alberta that sent a 23-year-old woman to hospital.Boyle/Athabasca RCMP officers and Alberta Fish and Wildlife were patrollin...
May 21, 2019
Natural gas blast rips apart Alberta workshop
DE WINTON, Alta. - A man is being treated for serious injuries after a natural gas explosion that tore apart a workshop on a rural property just south of Calgary.Witnesses report seeing chunks of debr...
May 21, 2019 Google Maps
Alberta legislature session to begin under new Premier Jason Kenney
EDMONTON - The Alberta legislature is to start a new session today with a lot of new faces and a new government in charge. Premier Jason Kenney and the 63 members of his United Conservative caucu...
May 21, 2019
Alberta Health Services confirms measles case in Edmonton area
A case of measles has been confirmed by Alberta Health Services in the EdmontoN region.An individual with lab-confirmed measles has been in public settings in Sherwood Park, Nisku and Edmonton while i...
May 20, 2019
Carbon tax, desk-thumping on agenda in upcoming Alberta legislature session
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's government heads to the legislature this week to make noise with an ambitious legislative agenda while trying to keep a hush on daily affairs. ...
May 20, 2019
LaGrange reiterates UCP commitment to Education Act
Some teachers who believe the Alberta UCP's Education Act will hurt gay-straight alliances waved Pride flags as the new minister took the stage at the Alberta Teachers' Association convention. Adriana...
May 19, 2019
'Rope-a-dope': Environmentalists say Alberta war room threat won't distract them
EDMONTON - Environmental groups targeted by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney are shrugging off the new government's promised $30-million "war room" to fight criticisms of the province's energy industry. "...
May 19, 2019
Senate committee approves dozens of energy-industry-friendly amendments to C-69
OTTAWA - A Senate committee has approved dozens of amendments - primarily aimed at mollifying the energy industry - to the Liberal government's controversial environmental assessment legislation. Bill...
May 18, 2019
Killer of missing Alberta seniors loses appeal of manslaughter convictions
EDMONTON - An appeal from the killer of two Edmonton-area seniors has been dismissed. Travis Vader asked the Alberta Court of Appeal for a new trial or for his manslaughter ch...
May 17, 2019