Category Archives: Alberta
B.C. joins Alberta, Saskatchewan in barring out-of-province access to provincial campgrounds
Outdoor enthusiasts in Western Canada will have be camping closer to home this season - at least until further notice.Following similar decisions made by the Alberta and Saskatchewan governments, Brit...
May 22, 2020
Reverse job-killing oilpatch monitoring suspensions: Alberta Opposition leader
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition leader says Premier Jason Kenney should step in to reverse a decision by the province's energy regulator to suspend environmental monitoring. Rachel Notley says the dec...
May 22, 2020
Leaving hand sanitizer in hot vehicles a fire risk: Alberta doctors
EDMONTON - Doctors at Alberta Health Services say people using hand sanitizer when they are out shouldn't leave it in their cars for too long because it could lead to a fire. The advice comes in a dai...
May 22, 2020
Calgary and Brooks set for next phases of reopening on Monday
The provincial government provided a COVID-19 stage one update Friday morning.The update on Alberta's Relaunch Strategy focused on the cities of Calgary and Brooks. Ahead of stage one's May 14 start, ...
May 22, 2020
Province won't make COVID-19 vaccine mandatory: Kenney
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the provincial government has no intention of making a COVID-19 vaccine mandatory if one becomes available.The premier made the comment while answering questions duri...
May 21, 2020
Second active COVID-19 case identified in City of Grande Prairie
A new case of COVID-19 has been reported in the City of Grande Prairie in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of active cases in the city to two. One case was confirmed in Grande Prairie yest...
May 21, 2020
Alberta to change restrictions on foothills coal mining to ease development
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is changing coal policies to make it easier to develop open-pit mines in one of the province's most sensitive areas.Alberta says it will abolish land use zones in its...
May 21, 2020
STEP Energy Services reports wage, job, spending cuts with lower Q1 earnings
CALGARY - STEP Energy Services Ltd. is reporting job cuts, wage rollbacks, a reduction of manned equipment and reduced capital spending as it adjusts to lower oilfield activity during the COVID-19 pan...
May 21, 2020
Local school divisions to receive funding as part of stimulus plan for school upkeep
Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange announced on Wednesday that capital funding for school divisions has been increased by $250 million in a bid to boost the economy, while also accelerating i...
May 20, 2020
New case of COVID-19 in Grande Prairie
The City of Grande Prairie added a new case of COVID-19 on Wednesday, which was one of just 19 new cases identified in Alberta for May 20.There are now 970 active cases across Alberta as of Wednesday,...
May 20, 2020