Alberta

Students' Association for Red Deer Polytechnic joins call to province for increased funding

Post-secondary students across Alberta have made a collective call to the Government of Alberta to increase base funding, including the Students' Association of Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP), whose insti...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 18, 2025

Alberta to host three major international sport events and two national championships

Alberta's government announced that the province is hosting three major international sport events and two national championships over the next two months.-READ: Applications open for Major Sport Even...

Feb 18, 2025

Newborn bitten by dog in Alberta home dies in hospital: RCMP

ENTWISTLE, Alta. - RCMP say a two-week-old who was bitten by a dog at a home west of Edmonton has died in hospital. The baby was airlifted to the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton after the att...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 17, 2025

Extreme Cold Warnings in place for Family Day long-weekend

Environment Canada has issued extreme cold warnings for most of Alberta, including the Peace Country.Wind chills from -40 to -45 are expected overnight Saturday with a projected low of -31.These wind ...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 15, 2025

Alberta accelerating 11 new schools across province with $8.6B funding

Alberta's government has sped up 11 previously announced school projects in the Calgary Metropolitan Region and Edmonton from the design stage to full construction funding.-READ: Alberta premier calls...

Feb 15, 2025

Alberta cabinet minister calls for health minister to be removed amid scandal

One of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's cabinet ministers is calling for Health Minister Adriana LaGrange to be moved out after allegations of high-level corruption surrounding contracts.Infrastructur...

Feb 14, 2025

Alberta Caribou habitats near Grande Cache to be restored

The Alberta government is teaming up with the Aseniwuche Winewak Nation to restore caribou habitats in the province.The government says it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the First Natio...

Feb 14, 2025

Alberta car theft trends suggest organized crime, say police

Police in Alberta say car theft trends show sophisticated organized crime operations have moved from east to west in recent years.quit (ek-wit-AY') Association says Alberta has the highest per capita ...

Feb 14, 2025

Alberta Energy Regulator names former oil and gas CEO as top executive

Alberta's energy watchdog has chosen a former oil and gas company CEO as its new boss.Rob Morgan, who most recently led Strathcona Resources Ltd., is to take the helm starting Tuesday, the Alberta Ene...

Feb 13, 2025

Police arrest three men involved in alleged human trafficking operation across Canada

Three men from Montreal have been arrested and are facing charges in an alleged human trafficking operation that took place across Canada, including Red Deer.Clyde Elien-Abbot, Kevin Dorcelus-Cetoute,...

Feb 13, 2025