Alberta

Alberta delays ID requirements for supervised consumption sites

The Alberta government is delaying implementation of one of its new rules governing supervised drug-use sites amid a legal challenge.Under new regulations, service providers were to collect personal h...

Sep 08, 2021

Alberta ranchers can now access $340 million in drought relief

An AgriRecovery response to this summer`s drought, initially announced on August 6, is now available for provincial ranchers.The 2021 Canada-Alberta Livestock Feed Assistance Initiative is designed to...

Sep 08, 2021

Notley, Phillips blast new COVID measures, advocate for vaccine passports

Two prominent members of Alberta's NDP are calling out Premier Jason Kenney and his announcement of new COVID-19 restrictions.On Friday, Kenney announced the return of a province-wide mask mandate, ha...

Sep 07, 2021

Alberta to continue COVID-19 testing past Sept. 27 deadline

The Alberta government says COVID-19 testing for symptomatic people will continue past September 27.Back in late July, Alberta's chief medical officer of health announced a number of changes which wou...

Sep 07, 2021

Alberta announces $100 gift card as incentive to get fully vaccinated as cases surge

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney, two months after declaring victory over COVID-19, is now offering $100 to Albertans who aren't fully vaccinated to curb nation-leading cases of the illness that have a...

Sep 03, 2021

Mandatory masks indoors, $100 vaccine incentive among Alberta's measures to curb COVID-19's spread

Due to increasing COVID-19 transmission and sharply rising hospital admissions in Alberta, especially amongst the unvaccinated, the Alberta government is bringing in temporary measures aimed at reduci...

Sep 03, 2021

Coal committee hears Albertans want overall policy on Rocky Mountain development

EDMONTON - Albertans want to talk about a lot more than coal when it comes to development in their beloved Rocky Mountains, says the head of the committee charged with collecting public opinion on the...

Sep 03, 2021

Alberta to allow more logging in remnants of old-growth caribou habitat, groups say

Environmental groups say they have confirmed the Alberta government has directed a forestry company to harvest old-growth trees in caribou habitat where the province has already spent millions to help...

Sep 02, 2021

Pilot found dead following plane crash near Slave Lake

RCMP say an 84-year-old pilot was found dead Thursday after a reported plane crash near Slave Lake two days earlier.On August 31, Slave Lake RCMP say they responded to a distress beacon, which was rep...

Sep 02, 2021

Alberta Education Minister confident back to school plan prioritizes health, safety

Alberta's Minister of Education is confident in the health and safety guidance the province has laid out to keep students and staff safe as they return to the classroom for the 2021-22 school year.Alt...

Sep 01, 2021