Alberta

Province seeking input on outdoor recreation and trails

Albertans are invited to share ideas about outdoor recreation and trails in the province.The provincial government says input will help shape future policy and legislation for Crown land, including pa...

Nov 27, 2020

Province grants more peace officers power to enforce COVID-19 rules

The province is granting approximately 700 more peace officers in Alberta the powers necessary to enforce new public health regulations, which were announced on Tuesday.Speaking at Friday's COVID-19 u...

Nov 27, 2020

Albertans encouraged to shop local for Black Friday sales

The Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Tourism is encouraging Albertans to use the unofficial beginning of the holiday shopping season to support local businesses.Martin Long asks that peo...

Nov 27, 2020

Province introduces programs to train more truckers

The Alberta government says two new programs will make it easier for drivers to get a Class 1 license and address a shortage of truckers.The province has set aside $3 million for its Driving Back to W...

Nov 27, 2020

Hinshaw: Release of secret recordings of cabinet committee a “personal betrayal”

Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health spoke out against an unnamed whistleblower who secretly took and released recordings of Alberta's emergency cabinet committee.CBC published an article Thursda...

Nov 26, 2020

Alberta to pilot rapid COVID-19 testing program

The province will soon begin piloting point-of-care rapid testing for COVID-19 at select sites around Alberta.The province says in a release that over the last two months, Alberta Health Services (AHS...

Nov 26, 2020

Province removes fee for harvesting Christmas trees from Crown land

The provincial government has removed the $5 fee for harvesting up to three Christmas trees from Crown land for personal use.The province says the move could make it easier for individuals to get thei...

Nov 26, 2020

Province updates adoption process to simplify, remove barriers

EDMONTON, AB. - As Alberta marks Adoption Awareness Month, the provincial government says it is taking action to make the process easier to navigate.Right now, the province has a complex process for a...

Nov 26, 2020

AHS announces new acute care measures for visitors

Effective November 25, Alberta Health Services (AHS) is introducing temporary measures for visitor access to AHS acute care sites that have an outbreak or are in communities where COVID-19 transmissio...

Nov 26, 2020

Crude by rail shipments bouncing back after big slump

CALGARY - Canadian exports of crude oil by rail are bouncing back after falling to an eight-year low in July.The Canada Energy Regulator says rail shipments of oil in September amounted to 94,440 barr...

Nov 26, 2020