Category Archives: Alberta
Wetland Replacement Program taking applications for 2025
Applications are open for Alberta's Wetland Replacement Program, an $8.7 million fund for constructing new wetlands and repairing damage to existing ones.Wetlands act like sponges, soaking up water du...
May 08, 2025
Alberta legislature speaker to resign seat, become rep to United States
The Speaker of the Alberta legislature is to resign his seat in the assembly and become the province's representative to the United States.Nathan Cooper says serving as the Speaker has been the honour...
May 07, 2025
Former Alberta premier David Hancock given new post as assistant justice
A former Alberta premier has a new job in the provincial courts.The provincial government says David Hancock has been named assistant chief justice of the Alberta Court of Justice in the Edmonton Fami...
May 07, 2025
Alberta Interim Chief Medical Officer shares Measles Op-Ed
An opinionated editorial (Op-Ed) has been published by Alberta's Interim Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Sunil Sookram, regarding the recent Measles outbreak in Alberta; Measles is spreading-not just in ot...
May 07, 2025
Province-wide Alberta Emergency Alert system test
A province-wide Alberta Emergency Alert system test will be conducted today at 1:55 p.m. (Wednesday, May 7). The Alberta government says this is being done as part of Emergency Preparedness Week, and ...
May 07, 2025
Reduce your risk of auto-related theft this summer
The Alberta RCMP are sharing tips to help residents prevent theft of, and from, their vehicles this summer. In 2024, police recorded 8,272 auto thefts in Alberta RCMP jurisdiction, plus 5,998 thefts f...
May 06, 2025
Alberta RCMP works with partners to introduce new community response teams to fight drug crimes
The Alberta RCMP has introduced new community response teams in an effort to tackle drug crimes.To address the concerns of fentanyl, the RCMP has implemented quick response crime reduction teams desig...
May 06, 2025
Danielle Smith dismisses Doug Ford's warning against separatist threats from Alberta
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging her Ontario counterpart Doug Ford to mind his own business when it comes to talk of separating from Canada. Smith announced this week that she doesn...
May 06, 2025
Alberta teachers reject proposed agreement
Educators in Alberta could be in a position to potentially strike in the weeks ahead.The Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) says voter turnout for a new proposed deal with the province and school boa...
May 06, 2025
Alberta's Republican and Independence parties join forces, react to Smith and separatism
The Republican Party of Alberta and The Independence Party of Alberta (TIP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in an effort to advance and unify an independence movement in Alberta. Repre...
May 06, 2025