Category Archives: Alberta

Province funding two pilots to reduce emissions and industrial waste
The Alberta government is launching two new pilot programs looking to help industry cut back on emissions, find new ways to reuse waste, and decrease costs. Lafarge Canada will be working in partnersh...
Oct 16, 2024

Promoting Alberta's environmental leadership at the 2024 Arctic Circle Assembly
In an effort to amplify Alberta's reputation as a responsible energy leader, Parliamentary Secretary for Economic Corridor Development Shane Getson is attending the 2024 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reyl...
Oct 16, 2024

Public trail maintenance grant program getting provincial boost
The Government of Alberta is investing $1 million through the Public Land Trails Grant program in an effort to enhance recreational opportunities and improve access and safety on non-motorized trail s...
Oct 16, 2024

Former Alberta justice minister Kaycee Madu to be sanctioned by law society
A former Alberta justice minister is to be sanctioned after the provincial law society determined he "undermined respect for the administration of justice" when he phoned Edmonton's police chief after...
Oct 16, 2024

Ministry of Health shares results of public engagement on health care refocusing
Alberta's health care system is in the midst of a restructuring journey, and as a part of that process, the Alberta government conducted public engagement activities, the results of which are now avai...
Oct 15, 2024

Alberta government proposing additional restrictions on wind and solar energy
The Alberta government is proposing additional restrictions on wind and solar farms that conservationists think are more about limiting renewable energy than protecting the environment.Last year the A...
Oct 15, 2024

Alberta government launches $7M ad campaign against incoming federal emissions cap
Alberta's government has launched a national ad campaign targeting the federal government's incoming emissions cap for the oil and gas sector.Premier Danielle Smith says it's a de facto production cap...
Oct 15, 2024

Alberta reveals new primary care agency that will launch in the fall
The province's health care system restructuring continued on Tuesday as Health Minister Adriana LaGrange revealed Primary Care Alberta, an agency charged with ensuring all Albertans are supported in t...
Oct 15, 2024

5-year-old tragically dies on Wabamun Lake over long weekend
A five-year-old girl has tragically passed away in a drowning accident on Wabamun Lake over the long weekend.Wabamun Lake is about 67 km west of Edmonton, just south of the Yellowhead Highway.Parkland...
Oct 15, 2024

Annual inflation falls to 1.6% in September, smallest yearly increase since 2021
Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate continued to slow in September as drivers paid lower prices for gasoline than they did last year.The agency said Tuesday its consumer price index for S...
Oct 15, 2024