Alberta

Oil and gas industry applauds Supreme Court's dismissal of B.C. TMX case

OTTAWA - The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers says it is pleased, but not surprised, by the Supreme Court ruling that shut down British Columbia's attempt to regulate what can flow through ...

Dylan Payne Jan 17, 2020

STARS Lottery underway

Holiday packages, homes, cash and more are being given away in this year's STARS Lottery.Tickets are now available online for the 27th annual edition.Glenda Farnden, senior municipal relations liaison...

Jan 16, 2020 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Finance minister finds 'alignment' at pre-budget roundtable in Calgary

CALGARY - The president of the Business Council of Alberta says there was "more alignment" than expected with federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau in a pre-budget roundtable with his members in downt...

Jan 16, 2020

Province to extend some child-care programs longer than expected

The Alberta government says it is extending some 25-dollar-a-day child-care programs until June instead of ending them in March as expected.Some daycare operators say the decision still puts pressure ...

Jan 16, 2020

Alberta says universities over-budget; need to freeze travel, hiring, hosting

EDMONTON - Alberta's advanced education minister says post-secondary schools are going over their budgets and he's urging them to immediately freeze hiring and stop spending on travel and hosting.Deme...

Jan 16, 2020

Leduc RCMP respond to small plane crash

Fortunately there were no injuries following a small plane crash near Leduc on Monday.On Jan. 13 at approximately 5:09 p.m., Leduc RCMP responded to a call for service about a mayday received from an ...

Jan 16, 2020

Legislature to resume sitting February 25

EDMONTON- The Alberta legislature will resume sitting next month for the first time since wrapping up a fall sitting full of controversy.United Conservative government house leader Jason Nixon says th...

Jan 16, 2020

Nurses union, province far apart in early contract negotiations

EDMONTON - The union that represents registered nurses in Alberta says the government is demanding a four-year wage freeze and rollbacks to other payments.The United Nurses of Alberta says it began co...

Jan 16, 2020 Nurses in Canmore rallied outside the Canmore General Hospital on Tuesday (Photo: Facebook / UNA / Terry Inigo-Jones)

NDP Health Critic fights Alberta's switch to bio-similar medications

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition is urging the province not to force patients on certain drugs for rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and Crohn's disease to switch medications.NDP health critic David Sheph...

Jan 15, 2020

Province promises to crack down on rules regarding abandoned oil wells

The Alberta government is promising to update the province's rules for ensuring energy companies clean up their wells.A group tasked with cleaning up thousands of abandoned energy sites in Alberta has...

Jan 15, 2020