Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta legislature to resume Tuesday; focus to be on economic recovery
EDMONTON - Alberta politicians are to return to the legislature Tuesday with a plan to discuss up to 20 new bills many of which are focused on the province's economic recovery.Government house leader ...
Oct 19, 2020
All reasonable COVID-19 precautions taken during livestream with O’Toole: Kenney
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he and the federal Conservative leader did everything reasonable to respect COVID-19 guidelines during a livestream meeting this weekend.Kenney and Erin O'T...
Oct 19, 2020
Province offers tax exemption on new wells, pipelines
Alberta is exempting energy companies from paying property taxes on new wells and pipelines for three years as it attempts to strike a balance between industry and municipalities on linear tax assessm...
Oct 19, 2020
Sundre hospital renamed in honour of Myron Thompson
Sundre's hospital has been renamed in honour of one of the town's most prominent citizens who served the public for over 50 years.Officials say the Myron Thompson Health Centre commemorates someone wh...
Oct 19, 2020
UCP members pass resolution at AGM calling for privately funded health care option
EDMONTON - Members of Alberta's governing United Conservative Party have narrowly endorsed a resolution at their party's annual general meeting that supports the option of a privately funded and priva...
Oct 19, 2020
Flu shots available across Alberta starting October 19
Flu shots will be available to all Albertans at no charge starting on October 19.With the COVID-19 pandemic hanging around, health officials across Canada are recommending that everyone gets their flu...
Oct 17, 2020
Saskatchewan’s Scott Moe concerned about Biden’s opposition to Keystone XL
SASKATOON, Sask, - Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe says if the Democrats win next month's U.S. election, he has concerns about the future of the Keystone XL pipeline.Moe is himself running for re-...
Oct 16, 2020
UCP government staff hit with seven per cent pay cut: Kenney
AIRDRIE, Alta. - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says his government's political staffers have taken a seven per cent pay cut and he's using that as a warning to the province's public-sector unions.A num...
Oct 15, 2020
Kenney optimistic for Keystone XL should Biden win U.S. presidency
AIRDRIE, Alta. - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he is still hopeful about the future of the Keystone XL pipeline, even if the Democrats win the White House next month.Democratic candidate Joe Biden...
Oct 15, 2020
'Discovery by little Nathan:' 12-year-old makes fossil find in southern Alberta
Aspiring paleontologist Nathan Hrushkin speaks with pride about his "killer resume." The Grade 7 student from Calgary discovered a rare dinosaur skeleton earlier this year at Horseshoe Canyon in the B...
Oct 15, 2020