Alberta

Hard questions may need to be asked soon about possible Alberta pension plan says Premier Smith

EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith says if Ottawa comes back this fall with a lowball estimate on Alberta's share of the Canada Pension Plan, hard questions will have to be asked on next steps. Her gov...

Sep 12, 2024

Smith pushing back on federal plan to bring asylum seekers to Alberta

Premier Danielle Smith is pushing back against what she calls the federal government's plan to ship tens of thousands of asylum claimants to Alberta. Smith released a statement saying Alberta has alwa...

Sep 12, 2024

RCMP say three dead, suspects at large, in targeted attack at home in Lloydminster

RCMP said suspects were at large but the public was not at risk Thursday following a triple homicide at a home in Lloydminster, Sask.Staff Sgt. Brian Nicholl didn't give details about the victims.He t...

Sep 12, 2024

Alberta First Nation suing federal government over right to clean drinking water

EDMONTON - An Alberta First Nation has revived a lawsuit it launched 10 years ago in an effort to get the federal government to recognize its human right to clean, safe water.The Ermineskin Cree Natio...

Sep 12, 2024

‘Unprecedented’: Severe Calgary hail storm caused $2.8 billion in damage last month

The Insurance Bureau of Canada says a severe hail storm that battered Calgary last month is the second-costliest event in Canadian history.The bureau says the initial damage estimates come from Catast...

Sep 12, 2024

Wild horses advocacy group rescues foal after mother dies in Clearwater County

Volunteers with a central Alberta organization recently faced abominable sights and smells while rescuing a young, wild foal deep in the West Country.On Aug. 20, members of the Help Alberta Wildies So...

Sep 12, 2024

Alberta government announces Canada’s first industrial-scale waste-to-energy facility

The Alberta government has announced two-point-eight million dollars in funding toward a plant that would turn landfill waste into electricity, and capture the carbon it creates.The money is to go tow...

Sep 11, 2024

Alberta NDP Caucus shares leadership team and shadow minister shuffling

The Alberta NDP Caucus announced changes to its Shadow Minister roles and the Caucus Leadership Team on Wednesday.Leadership TeamNaheed K. Nenshi - LeaderRakhi Pancholl - Deputy LeaderChristina Gray -...

Sep 11, 2024

Province announces funding for up to 60 mental health classrooms

As part of a partnership with CASA Mental Health, the Government of Alberta is investing $70 million over three years for the creation of up to 60 new CASA Mental Health Classrooms across the province...

Sep 11, 2024

Smith defends making policy announcements at party events

EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith is defending making a string of policy announcements at private United Conservative Party events, saying Albertans shouldn't be surprised by her agenda. When asked wh...

Sep 10, 2024