Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta commission finds renewables pose little threat to agriculture, environment
EDMONTON - Alberta's utilities regulator has released a report saying the renewables industry poses little threat to agriculture or the environment. The Alberta Utilities Commission also says there's ...
Mar 13, 2024
Alberta introduces bill to create independent police agency
The Government of Alberta has taken a major step in its plans to create a new law enforcement agency.The Public Safety Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, was introduced into the legislature on Wednesday, M...
Mar 13, 2024
Ankle bracelet monitoring program for high-risk offenders proposed in Alberta
The Government of Alberta looks to create a new system that is aimed at better monitoring high-risk offenders who are out on bail.The Public Safety Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, was introduced into th...
Mar 13, 2024
Premier Smith says Alberta working with feds where it can after meeting with Trudeau
Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta is working closely with the federal government where it can but, in a rare meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, said she emphasized her concerns over the fed...
Mar 13, 2024
Alberta government building housing for the future
If Budget 2024 passes, the Alberta government says its capital plan would invest $840 million over three years to provide more than 5,000 affordable housing units and support more than 6,000 jobs.Acco...
Mar 12, 2024
Alberta RCMP gives tips to combat business fraud
This March, the Alberta RCMP will be sharing information and resources in support of the Alberta Community Crime Prevention Association's (ACCPA) Fraud Prevention Month campaign.Mounties say the campa...
Mar 12, 2024
Alberta government announces new rules for electricity generators
Alberta's government says it is updating its electricity market rules in order to help lower consumers' utility bills.Utilities Minister Nathan Neudorf says the UCP government is instituting two tempo...
Mar 12, 2024
Alberta invests $20M in grant programming for graduates creating new technologies
The Alberta government is investing $20 million in grant programming to support graduates that are creating new technologies.The funding will support graduates from science, technology, engineering an...
Mar 12, 2024
First Nations Chiefs call for leftover oil and gas reclamation funds to stay in Alberta
The Chiefs of several First Nations in Alberta are asking that millions of dollars in federal funds stay in the province.Since May 2020, Ottawa allocated $1 billion for its Site Rehabilitation Program...
Mar 12, 2024
Samaritan, 80, who died after pushing woman from path of vehicle always helpful: son
The son of an 80-year-old Alberta man who died on Vancouver Island after helping a woman involved in a crash says it was in his dad's nature to help others before "tragedy took him." Ronald Hare of Ca...
Mar 12, 2024