Alberta

AHS warning parents of button battery dangers during the holidays

With Christmas less than a week away, Alberta Health Services wants to remind parents about the dangers of button batteries, especially to children if they are swallowed.These types of batteries are c...

Dec 19, 2023

Inflation hits 2.5% in Alberta, below national average

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Prices continued to rise in Alberta, but at a slightly lower rate than in some other parts of Canada. Statistics Canada reports that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased on a year...

Tanner Smith Dec 19, 2023

Alberta lead Canada in population growth in Q3

LETHBRIDGE, AB - People continue to flock to Alberta, both from elsewhere in Canada and across the world.Statistics Canada has released its population estimates for the third quarter, covering the per...

Dec 19, 2023

Smith denies quashing Hinshaw hiring

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says it wasn't her decision to quash the hiring of the province's former chief medical health officer. Smith was responding to questions following a Globe and...

Dec 18, 2023

Bid to boost tax break for volunteer firefighters as brigades struggle with retention

Alberta volunteer firefighter Alison Archambault calls it her "soul work."But that doesn't mean some more help at tax time wouldn't be welcome too.A tax credit for volunteer firefighters currently sta...

Dec 18, 2023

Alberta’s renewable energy pause could become lingering stumble, observers say

EDMONTON, AB - It was just supposed to be a pause, a breather for an overburdened regulator and concerned public to catch up with an industry growing beyond expectations.But for those who study the re...

Dec 18, 2023

‘Simply outrageous’: Premier blasts organization for drug use how-to pamphlets in Medicine Hat

MEDICINE HAT, AB - Premier Danielle Smith has blasted the organization that distributed pamphlets to Medicine Hat High School students showing how to safely prepare illicit substances for consumption....

Dec 18, 2023

RCMP Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki announces retirement

Alberta RCMP Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki has announced his retirement.He released the following statement Monday to announce the news."After 34 years in a career that has given me more opportu...

Dec 18, 2023

'My way of giving back': Officer on Alberta First Nation force proud of community

TSUUT'INA FIRST NATION - Const. Kenny Big Plume knows the snow-covered roads running through the Tsuut'ina reserve like the back of his hand. Big Plume, 33, was raised by his grandparents on the First...

Curtis Galbraith Dec 18, 2023

'Ready to adapt and excel': New helium plant signals strong economic diversification as Alberta aims for climate targets, officials say

PRINCESS, AB - The unveiling of a groundbreaking net zero helium plant east of Brooks on Saturday is a big step forward for an underutilized industry that promises to play a large role in Alberta's ca...

Dec 16, 2023