Alberta

Alberta provincial park camping reservations open March 4

Alberta Parks says online reservations for individual campsites at provincial parks will open on Thursday, March 4 for the 2021 camping season.Reservations can be made for up to 90 days in advance of ...

Feb 18, 2021

Unpaid oilpatch property taxes triple in two years, say rural municipalities

EDMONTON - Alberta's rural municipalities say property taxes that have gone unpaid by the province's struggling oilpatch have tripled in two years.A survey released by the Rural Municipalities of Albe...

Feb 18, 2021

Business Council advocates for creating sales and carbon taxes to bring down Alberta's debt

A report by an organization that represents more than 90 chief executives says a harmonized sales tax and a carbon tax could help provide Alberta with the revenue it needs to handle its growing debt.T...

Feb 18, 2021

TC Energy expects 'substantive' charge related to Keystone XL permit revocation

CALGARY - TC Energy Corp. says it expects to take a "substantive" charge when it reports its first-quarter results for 2021 due to the decision by U.S. President Biden to revoke the presidential permi...

Feb 18, 2021

RCMP charge Alberta man accused of threatening Conservative MP David Yurdiga

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - RCMP in Fort McMurray, Alta., say they have arrested a man accused of threatening Conservative member of Parliament David Yurdiga.Police say they took action after receiving a c...

Feb 18, 2021

Alberta extends COVID-19 financial aid program for small, medium-sized businesses

An extra $10,000 will be available to small- and medium-sized businesses in Alberta that have seen significant drops in revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The money is being made available through t...

Feb 17, 2021

RCMP open naming contest for police pups

The next generation of canine cops are here... they just need to know what their names are.The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are asking young Albertans and Canadians to give names to their 13 German S...

Feb 17, 2021

Benchmark lumber prices jump to a record US$1,000 despite slowdown in sales volumes

CALGARY - Homebuyers and renovators hoping for a mid-winter price slump are instead being greeted with new all-time record high prices for lumber and oriented strandboard (OSB) building panels.CIBC an...

Feb 17, 2021

Olymel temporarily closing Red Deer pork plant due to COVID-19 outbreak

Olymel is temporarily shutting down its Red Deer pork processing plant due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak."Despite the testing protocols and sanitary measures already in place, as well as the close ...

Feb 16, 2021

Police "furthering investigation" into Alberta restriction-defiant church

EDMONTON - RCMP say a church whose pastor was charged last week with violating Alberta's health rules was not complying with COVID-19 restrictions during Sunday morning's service.Police say in a news ...

Feb 16, 2021