Category Archives: Alberta

Province announces Land Titles backlog eliminated
Alberta's government says it has eliminated the backlog in the Land Titles office, and for the first time in more than two years, processing times are back to normal.Between April 2021 and December 20...
Dec 05, 2023

Alberta RCMP remove 23 impaired drivers from roads on Dec. 2
On Dec. 2, what was the National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day, Alberta RCMP removed 23 impaired drivers from the roads. Of those, 17 received immediate roadside sanctions (IRS) fails, and four rec...
Dec 05, 2023

Province fires Chestermere mayor, some councillors and key staff
EDMONTON, AB - The mayor of a small city outside Edmonton has been removed along with three members of council and three administrators by a ministerial order Monday.The rare action by Municipal Affai...
Dec 04, 2023

Alberta Legislature lights up this week to celebrate the season
Speaker Nathan Cooper will host the annual Legislature Light Up ceremony on Violet King Henry Plaza on Thursday, December 7, at 5 p.m. "I invite all Albertans in the capital region to help us kick off...
Dec 04, 2023

Federal methane emissions targets: Joint statement
Premier Danielle Smith and Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Rebecca Schulz issued the following statement on the federal government's proposed methane emissions regulations:"The federal gov...
Dec 04, 2023

Twin teenagers of Alberta MLA involved in car crash
Alberta cabinet minister Jason Nixon is taking some time to focus on family after his teenage twins were involved in a car crash.The 16-year-olds were travelling in a car that rolled on a rural road n...
Dec 04, 2023

Canada proposes new methane emissions rules for oil-and-gas sector
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the controlled release or burning of methane from oil and gas production sites will be almost entirely barred by 2030. Guilbeault is in Dubai for t...
Dec 04, 2023

Alberta seeks to prepare for another potential drought season
Alberta's government is issuing a request for proposal (RFP) to enhance drought modelling and help the province prepare for 2024.The announcement comes after the province had more than a dozen communi...
Dec 02, 2023

After tragedy, Red Deer family turns 2023 Christmas lights on at Ronald McDonald House
The Brittain family has been through a lot in 2023, spending 108 emotionally heavy days at Ronald McDonald House (RMHC) in Red Deer and Calgary.The family of five only recently went home on Oct. 29. I...
Dec 02, 2023

Province announces more money for planned expansion at the University of Calgary's veterinary medicine program
The province has announced another $11.2 million to support an expansion to the faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Calgary.The announcement was made Friday at a groundbreaking for a n...
Dec 01, 2023