Alberta

Alberta, Ottawa agree on one-year child care deal with some COVID money

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals and Alberta's United Conservatives have agreed on a one-year extension to child-care funding that will also help offset costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. For Albert...

Dylan Payne Jul 23, 2020

Documents reveal doubts on Alberta plans to close, deregulate parks

EDMONTON - Top advisers to Alberta's environment minister were cautious about the government's plans to shrink the province's parks system and made recommendations he didn't follow.An access-to-inform...

Jul 23, 2020

Precision Drilling Q2 loss surges as pandemic weakens demand for oil

CALGARY - Precision Drilling Corp. says its second-quarter loss surged while revenues plummeted as the COVID-19 pandemic caused demand and prices for oil to dwindle.The drilling company says it lost $...

Jul 23, 2020

Province announces grant to attract investment to Alberta's tech sector

Alberta's government is introducing the Innovation Employment Grant (IEG).This program is going to promote economic growth and job creation by supporting small and medium-sized businesses that invest ...

Jul 22, 2020

Lake Louise ski resort loses appeal of $2M fine for cutting endangered trees

CALGARY - An Alberta judge has upheld a $2.1 million fine against a world-renowned ski resort for cutting down endangered trees nearly seven years ago. Lake Louise Ski Resort pleaded guilty in 2017 to...

Dylan Payne Jul 22, 2020

Calgary man faces terrorism charges after allegedly joining Islamic State

CALGARY - RCMP have laid terrorism-related charges against a Calgary man following what they say is a seven year investigation. Hussein Sobhe Borhot, who is 34, is charged with participation in activi...

Dylan Payne Jul 22, 2020

UNA calls for municipal governments to create mandatory mask policies

The United Nurses of Alberta have sent letters to six Alberta city mayors, including the mayor of Grande Prairie, asking them to create mandatory mask policies to help slow the spread of COVID-19.The ...

Jul 22, 2020

Calgary makes masks mandatory in indoor public spaces as of Aug. 1

CALGARY- Calgary city council has voted in favour of making masks mandatory in indoor public spaces.The vote at yesterday's meeting was 12-to-three.Councillors Sean Chu, Jeromy Farkas and Joe Magliocc...

Jul 22, 2020

AMA calls for confidence vote on Tyler Shandro

EDMONTON- The Alberta Medical Association says it has taken the "extraordinary step" of calling for a confidence vote by doctors on Health Minister Tyler Shandro.It's the latest move in a bitter dispu...

Jul 22, 2020

Students returning to near-normal classes in September

Students in Alberta will be back in schools this fall.Alberta Education had been mulling three possible scenarios for how classes could be handled come September, and Premier Jason Kenney says they ha...

Jul 21, 2020