Alberta

ATB says it’ll be a few years before Alberta’s GDP is back to pre-pandemic levels

A new economic report forecasts Alberta's real GDP to grow by about 3.3 per cent in 2021, but that it will take a few years for it to return to pre-pandemic levels.ATB Financial's Alberta Economic Out...

Oct 08, 2020

Spruce Grove elevator named Provincial Historic Resource

The old Alberta Wheat Pool elevator in Spruce Grove has been designated a Provincial Historic Resource.The province says in a release it is being recognized for its importance in Alberta history as it...

Oct 08, 2020

Forest Products Association confident increased cut allowance will work

A spokesman for the Alberta Forest Products Association says it will be possible to meet higher allowable cut allowances set by the province.On Monday, the government announced it was increasing the a...

Oct 08, 2020

Penhold man charged for assault at Sept. 20 anti-racism event

RCMP say their investigation into altercations that broke out after an anti-racism demonstration last month in Red Deer was disrupted has determined that three separate assaults took place.The investi...

Oct 08, 2020

Calgary company hired to manufacture 40 million medical masks

CALGARY - The Alberta government has contracted a Calgary company to provide more than 40 million medical masks over the next two years.Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the $60-million agree...

Oct 07, 2020

Study into potential provincial police force moves forward

The Alberta Government is going forward with an independent assessment of a possible transition from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to an Alberta provincial police service.The study comes from reco...

Oct 07, 2020

Provincial government announces new natural gas strategy

The province has unveiled a new strategy it thinks will boost the natural gas industry.The plan has goals of exporting hydrogen and hydrogen products across Canada and around the world by 2040.The gov...

Oct 06, 2020

NDP wants province to stop oil and gas assessment changes

The Alberta NDP is calling on the provincial government to stop proposed oil and gas assessment changes that would reduce municipal taxes for those companies, and leader Rachel Notley says those chang...

Oct 06, 2020

Wildfire near Banff “out of control,” state of local emergency declared

BANFF, AB - A wildfire northeast of Banff is no longer classified as being held.Early Monday, the Devil's Head fire had only burned approximately 600 hectares of land and it was not expected to grow a...

Oct 06, 2020

Two oil spills in east-central Alberta

The Alberta Energy Regulator says 150,000 litres of crude oil have leaked from a pipeline near Hardisty southeast of Edmonton.It says the spill has been contained and has not affected wildlife or wate...

Oct 05, 2020