Alberta

Alberta COVID panel chair urges federal Conservatives to weaponize his findings

EDMONTON - The chair of a taxpayer-funded panel reviewing Alberta's COVID-19 response is urging the federal Conservatives to weaponize his findings against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's governing co...

Curtis Galbraith Nov 20, 2023

Province announces funds for rural seniors to escape elder abuse

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta said more needs to be done to protect the victims of elder abuse.Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services Jason Nixon announced $3.3 million in add...

Nov 20, 2023

Study finds Alberta underestimates methane emissions by 50 per cent

A study from one of Canada's premiere climate labs says methane emissions from Alberta's energy industry are underestimated by almost 50 per cent. The study from Carleton University's Energy and Emiss...

Nov 17, 2023

‘No-brainer’: Alberta panel hears callers urge split from Canada Pension Plan

EDMONTON - The panel hearing feedback on whether Alberta should quit the Canada Pension Plan heard multiple callers tell them Thursday it's time to embrace a "no-brainer" provincial program."I think i...

Nov 17, 2023

Alberta tourism spending returns to pre-pandemic levels

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta's tourism spending levels have returned to pre-pandemic levels, two years ahead of schedule.The Bootstrap Plan was created in 2021 by Travel Alberta. It focuses on three main ...

Nov 17, 2023

Province announces funding to support Alberta trails

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The provincial government has announced funding to boost activity on non-motorized trails on public lands.Alberta is home to 4,219 kilometres of provincially-designated trails where r...

Nov 17, 2023

ABmunis encouraging Albertans to complete surveys and help shape local governments

Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis) is encouraging all eligible Albertans to take 20 minutes out of their busy lives in the next two weeks to have their say on how politics at the local level will be con...

Nov 16, 2023

Changes to Alberta Health Services executive team

Last week, the Government of Alberta announced a vision to refocus Alberta's public healthcare system. Alberta Health Services (AHS) says it is committed to supporting this change while continuing to ...

Nov 16, 2023

Premier Smith & Minister Schulz release statement on lifted plastics ban

The Federal Court has rejected a cabinet ruling that listed plastic-manufactured items as toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. As a result, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, and Minist...

Tanner Smith Nov 16, 2023

Federal court quashes cabinet order underlying single-use plastics ban

OTTAWA - The Federal Court has quashed a cabinet order that listed plastic manufactured items as toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.The court says in a decision released today that ...

Nov 16, 2023