Alberta

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...

Curtis Galbraith 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

NDP host 200 at Red Deer CPP town hall, make appeal to younger people

Party Leader Rachel Notley and the Opposition Alberta NDP brought their Canada Pension Plan (CPP) town hall tour to Red Deer on Friday, hosting a crowd of at least 200 people at the Golden Circle.It w...

Dec 01, 2023

Province aiming to increase access to family justice services

Officials with the Alberta government say a new Family Justice Strategy will make it easier for Albertans to deal with family court matters.The government believes resolving family matters outside of ...

Dec 01, 2023

Provincial government investing in the Calgary Zoo

CALGARY, AB - The government of Alberta is investing $15.5 million to revitalize the Canada Wild habitats at the Calgary Zoo.Officials said the funding will go toward expanding the habitats that featu...

Dec 01, 2023

Suspect pleads guilty to one charge in Calgary terrorism case related to TikTok video

CALGARY - A 20-year-old Calgary man facing charges stemming from a TikTok video has pleaded guilty to one count of facilitating terrorist activity.Zakarya Rida Hussein was charged in June with two cou...

Dec 01, 2023

Information and Privacy Commissioner advises on AI use to health custodians

Alberta's Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) is responding to the increased use of artificial intelligence (AI) by health information custodians."We are well aware that the use ...

Nov 30, 2023

Alberta forecasting $5.5 billion surplus in 2023-24

EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government has issued its mid-year fiscal update.The update presented by Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board Nate Horner noted that Alberta leads the ...

Nov 30, 2023