Category Archives: Alberta
Twelve Alberta casinos part of 24-hour liquor license pilot
A new Alberta Gaming Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) pilot project has extended serving hours to match those of gaming operations at twelve Alberta casinos.As of July 1, a dozen casinos began this 24-hour ...
Jul 22, 2025
Two Canadian soldiers stabbed during brawl in Alberta, RCMP investigating
Two Canadian soldiers posted to a base in eastern Alberta are expected to recover after a stabbing.RCMP say officers were called Friday to a disturbance at a home in Wainwright, west of the Alberta-Sa...
Jul 22, 2025
Jasper marks one year since thousands flee wildfire on one road out in dark of night
Residents and first responders gathered today in the Rocky Mountain town of Jasper to mark one year since a rampaging wildfire forced thousands to jump in their cars in the dark of night to flee to sa...
Jul 22, 2025
Environmental group seeks ethics investigation into Alberta Premier Smith adviser
Environmental lawyers are asking Alberta's ethics commissioner to investigate an energy regulator board member and adviser to Premier Danielle Smith for conflicts of interest.Susanne Calabrese, a lawy...
Jul 22, 2025
Premiers of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario sign MOU to build pipelines and trade infrastructure
Before meeting with the Prime Minister on Tuesday, July 22, the premiers of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario sat down in Huntsville to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the three provinces ...
Jul 22, 2025
Poilievre calls for law to block long ballot protests ahead of Alberta byelection
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the long list of names lining up to flood the ballot in his upcoming federal byelection amounts to a ``blatant abuse'' of democracy and he wants the governmen...
Jul 22, 2025
Danielle Smith backs 'better way' than cull at B.C. ostrich farm hit by avian flu
HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith thinks authorities should be looking for a "better way" than a mass cull to deal with a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an outb...
Jul 22, 2025
Longest Ballot Committee adds 132 names onto candidates list for Battle River-Crowfoot byelection
An advocacy-protest group that broke its own record last week for putting the most candidates on an election ballot has now registered 132 for the federal Battle River-Crowfoot byelection in Alberta.E...
Jul 22, 2025
Solemn events planned to mark one year since 25,000 fled Jasper wildfire
JASPER, ALTA. - Today marks one year since roughly 25,000 tourists and residents of Jasper, Alta., were forced to flee on a single highway, after several runaway fires were discovered in Jasper Nation...
Jul 22, 2025
Alberta releases 2025 Trail Guide
The Government of Alberta has released its 2025 Trail Guide, a comprehensive document aimed at helping Albertans plan their next outdoor adventure."Public land use trails are a big part of what makes ...
Jul 21, 2025