Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta K-6 schools to increase mandatory provincial testing this fall
Elementary students in Alberta could soon be subject to more testing than usual. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides has outlined to school officials in an email the new Enhanced Early Years Asses...
Jul 11, 2024
Province issues fire ban for the entire forest protection area
The Alberta government is implementing a province-wide fire ban for all Forest Protection Areas as of 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 10. This is being done due to the ongoing heatwave majority of the province...
Jul 10, 2024
More auto insurers could exit Alberta without system reforms; DBRS
CALGARY, AB - A major global credit rating agency says Alberta must come up with a ``clear long-term solution'' to its auto insurance woes or additional insurers will depart the province.DBRS Mornings...
Jul 10, 2024
Alberta sets new record for summer electricity use
More electricity was used on Tuesday than in any other day in the summer in Alberta.That is according to the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO), who says the province hit a new all-time summer pe...
Jul 10, 2024
Provincial government taking aim at problem wildlife
Alberta's government says it is taking action to protect Albertans lives and livelihoods from problem wildlife, including grizzly bears.So far in 2024, the Alberta government says there have been sign...
Jul 09, 2024
GPEN Sweep finds majority of websites and mobile apps use deceptive design to influence privacy choices
A global privacy sweep that examined more than 1,000 websites and mobile applications (apps) has found that nearly all of them employed one or more deceptive design patterns that made it difficult for...
Jul 09, 2024
Alberta man charged after teen shot, wounded on his rural property
An elderly Alberta man is in custody facing assault and weapons charges after a teen was shot on his rural property over the weekend.RCMP Cpl. Troy Savinkoff said two boys, aged 15 and 16, were on the...
Jul 09, 2024
Government says historic signing drives Alberta towards decarbonization
Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) in Alberta is taking a big step forward as the Atlas project signs a carbon sequestration agreement with Alberta's government.The Atlas carbon storage hu...
Jul 08, 2024
Heat warning issued for entirety of Alberta
Extreme heat is quickly on the way for all of Alberta.On Saturday afternoon, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued a heat warning for the entire province.It says that beginning Sunday, t...
Jul 08, 2024
RCMP investigate drowning of toddler in Wetaskiwin
RCMP say a 5-year-old has died by drowning at Lions Campground in Wetaskiwin.It was 4 p.m. on July 2 when RCMP were advised of the incident that had occurred earlier that day.Investigation determined ...
Jul 05, 2024