Category Archives: Alberta
Camping season underway in Alberta
Get ready to pitch your tents as the May long weekend marks the start of camping season in Alberta.There are more than 470 provincial parks and recreation areas, including 250 campgrounds, which can a...
May 17, 2024
Alberta RCMP promoting safe driving over long weekend
As part of Canada Road Safety Week (May 14-20), Alberta RCMP will be conducting targeted enforcement over the Victoria Day long weekend. This year, RCMP across the country has partnered with the Canad...
May 17, 2024
Farm commodity groups worried about railway strike, send letter to two provincial ministers
The commodity groups that make up Team Alberta Crops have wrote to two provincial ministers outlining concerns over a possible railway strike.The letter to Minister of Transport and Economic Corridors...
May 17, 2024
Provincial government hoping to prevent gender-based violence in Alberta
Alberta's government says it is supporting organizations across the province to target the roots of gender-based violence and prevent it before it begins.Government officials say all Albertans should ...
May 16, 2024
Alberta NDP says UCP’S Bill 22 offers more power for premier’s cabinet and nothing for health care workers
Alberta's NDP says the UCP's latest piece of legislation aims to rip apart Alberta's health care system, injecting more chaos for Albertans, more uncertainty for frontline workers, and grabs more powe...
May 16, 2024
Rural Municipalities of Alberta fears trio of provincial bills are a power grab
Alberta's rural municipalities are teeing off on a trilogy of provincial bills they say erode trust and attack local authority.Paul McLauchlin, head of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta, says propos...
May 16, 2024
Alberta RCMP prepared to protect properties during wildfire season
While last year's wildfire season had no credible reports of looting and below average break and enter instances, the Alberta RCMP says they will employ a number of strategies to make sure communities...
May 16, 2024
Pat King trial to delve into controversial social media posts from 'Freedom Convoy'
OTTAWA - The criminal trial of "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King is expected to delve into some of the social media posts he made during the massive protest that gridlocked Ottawa in 2022. King has ...
May 16, 2024
Over $25 million in contraband tobacco seized in Alberta so far this year
Officials say a series of investigations into contraband tobacco has lead to several major seizures in 2024, including two that are among the largest in the province's history.The Alberta Gaming Liquo...
May 16, 2024
Fire officials learn from past in responding to this year's Fort McMurray wildfire
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Bright red hoses thicker than a thigh snake along the highways near Fort McMurray, studded with cannons that can blast enough water into fire-threatened ditches to fill an Olymp...
May 16, 2024