Alberta

Alberta Government encouraging residents "to get home safely during the holidays"

The provincial government is encouraging Albertans to plan a ride home from holiday get-togethers and celebrations to limit impaired driving this holiday season. In a release, the Alberta Government s...

Erika Rolling Dec 11, 2023

Alberta fuel tax to partially return in 2024

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Drivers could see themselves paying slightly more at the pump as of the new year.The Government of Alberta has confirmed to Pattison Media that it is set to "return to its permanent f...

Dec 11, 2023

University of Alberta makes top 30 for World's Sustainable Universities list

The University of Alberta is in the Top 30 for most sustainable universities in the world for 2024.The list was created by QS World University Rankings to uncover which of the world's universities are...

Dec 09, 2023

AHS encourages Albertans to know health care options through colder seasons

Fall and winter are traditionally busy times of year for healthcare services, with the potential for high demand in emergency departments and hospitals across Alberta.Alberta Health Services (AHS) is ...

Dec 09, 2023

New recall for fresh cut cantaloupe due to salmonella concerns

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a new cantaloupe-related recall due to salmonella concerns.The new recall, which is for fresh cut cantaloupe distributed nationally, comes just tw...

Dec 09, 2023

Fields of anxiety: Overcoming stigma to address mental health struggles of farmers

Christi Friesen remembers her husband saying he knew that the cloud of depression over her was finally lifting when he saw her smile at the end of the gruelling 2016 harvest season. That October had b...

Dec 09, 2023

Future consultations on Alberta leaving CPP on hold

EDMONTON - An Alberta government panel gathering feedback on whether the province should quit the Canada Pension Plan is putting future public consultations on hold. Engagement panel chair Jim Dinning...

Dec 08, 2023

Discharge request for Matthew de Grood denied

EDMONTON - An Alberta mental health review board has rejected a discharge request from a man who killed five people at a Calgary house party almost a decade ago. Matthew de Grood was found not crimina...

Dec 08, 2023

New recommendations for prescribed fires after review of blaze near Banff

BANFF, Alta. - An independent review into a prescribed fire that led to evacuations in a popular tourist town in Banff National Park has made a series of recommendations to try to prevent it from happ...

Dec 08, 2023

Funding announced to boost security for at-risk schools in Alberta

EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced increased funding to improve safety at Islamic and Jewish faith-based schools.The Alberta Security Infrastructure Program (ASIP) grant is being e...

Dec 08, 2023