Alberta

NDP calls for inquiry following report on province's first wave response

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition is repeating its call for a public inquiry following the release of an independent report into the United Conservative government's handling of the first wave of the CO...

Aug 08, 2021

Canadian track cyclist Kelsey Mitchell wins gold in women's sprint

IZU, Japan - Kelsey Mitchell didn't own a bike four years ago. The 27-year-old track cyclist from Sherwood, Park., Alta., nevertheless won Canada's final medal of Tokyo's Olympic Games with a gold in ...

Aug 07, 2021

Federal government says proposed coal mine in southwestern Alberta can't proceed

OTTAWA - The federal government says the proposed Grassy Mountain coal project in southwestern Alberta cannot proceed. Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson made the announcement ...

Aug 06, 2021

$136 million made available to drought-stricken Alberta livestock producers

With below-average rainfall for much of the spring and summer and continued hot temperatures in recent weeks, livestock producers have faced one of their toughest years in recent memory."We've already...

Aug 06, 2021

Alberta Premier says he won't 'take a lecture' from federal health minister on COVID

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he won't "take a lecture" from federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu on how to handle COVID-19. Hajdu earlier penned a letter to her Alberta counterpart sayin...

Aug 06, 2021

Opposition NDP calls on Alberta government to release internal COVID-19 modelling

CALGARY - Alberta's Opposition NDP is calling on Premier Jason Kenney to release internal modelling that the government says supported its decision to eliminate COVID-19 public heath measures.Dr. Deen...

Aug 06, 2021

Struggling to find workers, energy companies are facing a ‘labour crunch’

Market prices for oil and natural gas are rising and energy companies are eager to increase activity.That has oilfield services companies on a hiring binge for the first time in about six years, but t...

Aug 05, 2021

Hajdu pens letter to Alberta, asks for science behind plan to lift COVID rules

OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu has sent a letter to her Alberta counterpart saying she shares concerns about the province's plan to lift all of its COVID-19 health restrictions. In the l...

Aug 05, 2021

Federal government rejects Alberta’s request to allow pepper spray for self-defence

The federal government has axed Alberta's proposal to make pepper spray legal for self-defence.Last month, provincial Justice Minister Kaycee Madu issued a request for two changes to the Criminal Code...

Aug 04, 2021

Edmonton physicians call on Alberta government to reinstate COVID-19 safety measures

CALGARY - A group of Edmonton doctors is calling on the Alberta government to reinstate COVID-19 testing, tracing and isolation requirements to control viral spread.Ten physicians from the Edmonton Zo...

Aug 04, 2021