Alberta

Trial dates to be set for suspect in case of doctor's murder

RED DEER, Alta. - A trial date is to be set today for a man who wants to act as his own lawyer when he is tried in the killing of a family doctor at a medical clinic in central Alberta.Deng Mabiour (m...

Feb 01, 2021

Alberta promises close watch on new mines but cuts oversight of coal-polluted rivers

EDMONTON - Alberta government documents show repeated cuts to environmental monitoring despite contaminants in some waterways that exceed thresholds that are supposed to trigger increased scrutiny. Th...

Feb 01, 2021

'100 per cent Indigenous:' New mask factory on Alberta reserve to employ band members

EDMONTON - What business school teaches in four years, Jacob Faithful says he learned in four months. The Alberta man from the Frog Lake First Nations says he's worked through several headaches that c...

Dylan Payne Jan 30, 2021

Kenney upset with businesses who defied public health orders

Premier Jason Kenney is calling out restaurant owners who decided to defy public health orders and open up for business this past week.During his Friday news conference when announcing Alberta's new f...

Jan 29, 2021

NDP accuses Southern Alberta MLA of spreading “conspiracy theories” on COVID, calls for firing

Alberta's New Democrats say Premier Jason Kenney "must fire Drew Barnes" from the UCP caucus.The MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat was interviewed on the Western Standard on Thursday. In the 18-minute exch...

Jan 29, 2021

Unclear whether inquiry’s report into Alberta oil and gas foes will meet deadline

CALGARY - A spokesman for Alberta's inquiry into the funding of oil and gas industry critics is not confirming whether its report will be handed in by its Sunday deadline.Alan Boras says there will be...

Jan 29, 2021

Kenney lays out "path forward" as restrictions on in-person dining, indoor fitness to be eased Feb. 8

Premier Jason Kenney announced Friday that the Government of Alberta will ease some COVID-19 related public health restrictions, beginning on Monday, February 8.This comes as the Premier revealed the ...

Jan 29, 2021

Province creates own Alberta Parole Board

EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister says a provincial parole board is to start work Monday and will be chaired by former Calgary police chief Rick Hanson.Justice Minister Kaycee Madu says the board ...

Jan 28, 2021

Shandro slams Ottawa’s “failure” to secure COVID-19 vaccine supply

Alberta's Health Minister says the federal government has not done an adequate job to ensure that Canadians are able to get vaccinated against COVID-19, as his ministry has been informed of further cu...

Jan 28, 2021

PSAC forecasts increase in wells drilled in 2021

CALGARY - The association representing oilfield service companies is boosting its 2021 drilling forecast by 29 per cent thanks to a stronger commodity price outlook.The Petroleum Services Association ...

Jan 28, 2021