Alberta

Expect Taber corn to be ready for supper in early August

BARNWELL, AB - The warm sun is shining on acres of lush corn crops at Johnson Fresh Farms just outside of Taber.It's a later start than normal as a frosty, cold spring stunted the growth of the crop.B...

Jul 08, 2021

Kenney shuffles cabinet to renew focus on economic recovery

Premier Jason Kenney has added new MLAs to the provincial cabinet and moved others to different portfolios as the government shifts its focus to recovery coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic.Kenney sai...

Jul 08, 2021

Province brings back Order of the Bighorn awards

To celebrate Environment and Parks' 50th anniversary, the province is bringing back the Order of the Bighorn awards.The awards recognize individuals for their outstanding volunteer environmental conse...

Jul 08, 2021

United Nurses of Alberta president questions rollback rationale

The president of the United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) questions what rationale the UCP government is using to antagonize an "already exhausted and emotionally depleted workforce."Heather Smith alludes t...

Jul 08, 2021

Province asking Alberta’s nurses to take wage rollback

Alberta Minister of Finance and Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Travis Toews announced late Tuesday the province is looking to roll back the wages of nurses.A follow-up statement from the United Nurses of A...

Jul 07, 2021

Man begins Lethbridge-Edmonton walk to raise awareness & funds for lung disease

LETHBRIDGE, AB - "If I need to crawl across the finish line, I'm going to do it."An Alberta man is set to begin a 500-kilometre trek in support of a cause that has deeply affected himself and his fami...

Jul 07, 2021

A ‘river of ice’: Cardston hit with brief but intense hail storm Monday

CARDSTON, AB - Residents and business owners in Cardston are dealing with the aftermath of a severe hail storm.Public Works Foreman at the Town of Cardston LeNark Duce says the first hailstone dropped...

Jul 07, 2021

Feds, province invest $444M in rent support for low-income Albertans

Close to 35,500 Albertans will be helped by a provincial and federal government investment in rental assistance.The governments are providing $444 million to meet the significant housing needs of low-...

Jul 07, 2021

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to meet with premier Kenney, mayor Nenshi in Calgary

CALGARY - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to meet today with Premier Jason Kenney and Mayor Naheed Nenshi in Calgary. A spokeswoman for the premier's office says Kenney wants to discuss pipelines and...

Jul 07, 2021

'Replacing the money': public funds didn't increase oil well cleanups, study suggests

Much of the taxpayer money that has funded oil well cleanup in Alberta may have simply replaced money that energy companies would have spent anyway, according to a new analysis. That means the public ...

Jul 07, 2021