Category Archives: Alberta
Reservations for Whistlers Campground in Jasper National Park open June 24
Parks Canada says Whistlers Campground in Jasper National Park will officially reopen to the public on July 12, after being shuttered for the past two years due to renovations.Officials say bookings a...
Jun 18, 2021
All Albertans aged 12+ now eligible for second doses of COVID vaccine
Effective immediately, the provincial government says Albertans who received their first mRNA (Pfizer or Moderna) dose in May or earlier can book their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Anyone who rece...
Jun 18, 2021
Alberta moving to Stage 3 of reopening July 1, lifting nearly all public health measures
Alberta is lifting most all of its public health restrictions in time for Canada Day.Premier Jason Kenney announced Friday that the province had delivered the needed first shots of COVID-19 vaccine to...
Jun 18, 2021
Kenney to share COVID update with Alberta on verge of reopening
It appears today could be the day Albertans have long been waiting for when it comes to reopening from the COVID-19 pandemic.Premier Jason Kenney and Health Minister Tyler Shandro are scheduled to upd...
Jun 18, 2021
Alberta confirms two patient deaths from COVID-19 Delta variant at Calgary hospital
EDMONTON - A health official says two patients at Calgary's Foothills hospital have died from the Delta variant of COVID-19 and one had been fully immunized.Kerry Williamson with Alberta Health Servic...
Jun 18, 2021
Panel says Grassy Mountain coal mine in Alberta Rockies not in public interest
A joint federal-provincial review has denied an application for an open-pit coal mine in Alberta's Rocky Mountains, saying its impacts on the environment and Indigenous rights aren't worth the economi...
Jun 17, 2021
Pembina and TC Energy team up for carbon transportation and sequestration project
CALGARY - Pembina Pipeline Corp. and TC Energy Corp. have announced a plan to develop a carbon transportation and sequestration system in Alberta.The companies say the project will form the backbone o...
Jun 17, 2021
'Sacred country': Singer-songwriter Corb Lund holds coal mining protest concert
LIVINGSTONE RANGE, ALBERTA - Two mountain goats stubbornly refused to get up from their resting spot Wednesday in the middle of a gravel road heading into the eastern slopes of Alberta's Rocky Mountai...
Jun 16, 2021
Travel prizes added to Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine lottery
The pot for Alberta's Open for Summer vaccine lottery has officially been sweetened.Last weekend, the province announced it would give away three separate $1 million prizes to Albertans who've receive...
Jun 16, 2021
'Appropriate': Ottawa to review new steelmaking coal projects over selenium concerns
The federal government will step in to conduct an environmental review of any new coal project that could possibly release the contaminant selenium. The decision, announced Wednesday, will capture any...
Jun 16, 2021