Nuclear power generation could become a possibility in two western Canadian provinces.The Governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance its development.Alberta's Minister of Affordability and Utilities Nathan Neudorf says this work will go a long way in supporting bo...

The Alberta government on Thursday outlined what it would take for it to active a never-before declared water emergency under the province's 2024 drought response plan.The province is currently at the drought plan's Stage 4 which includes the landmark water-sharing agreements signed in April.There are three triggers th...

The Alberta government is reversing its plan to axe a subsidy program that helps low-income people pay for transit passes.Social Services Minister Jason Nixon said the mayors of Edmonton and Calgary have made it clear the money is critical."The province does not want to see the low-income transit program in our tw...

Officials with the provincial government say Alberta's new $6-million program will help municipalities make energy-saving upgrades, reducing costs and emissions.Provincial officials note that arenas, community centres and other facilities consume large amounts of energy. The government says these facilities can be cost...

A non-profit group in Alberta is looking to build an international train route, connecting the prairie province and Montana.Integrated Travel Research and Development has released its Alberta-Montana Passenger Rail Feasibility Report.It proposed creating an 888.9 kilometre route between Calgary and Livingston, Montana....

Canada's energy sector as well as the country's main oil-producing province celebrated Wednesday as the long-awaited $34-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion officially came online.Crown corporation Trans Mountain Corp. issued a statement Wednesday confirming that oil is now moving on the expanded pipeline, which ...

The Alberta government is reversing its plan to axe a subsidy program that helps low-income people pay for transit passes.It comes after a day of backlash from the mayors of Edmonton and Calgary.The province's two largest cities were set to lose $12 million in funding from the province.Social Services Minister Jason Ni...

Parts of southern Alberta received around 1.5 feet of snowfall on Tuesday and a snowfall warning remains in effect.Environment Canada says heavy snow fell over sections of southwestern Alberta from Monday evening to Tuesday morning.The area southwest of Millarville, located in Foothills County south of Calgary, saw a t...

The province has launched the third phase of the Alberta is Calling campaign to attract skilled workers to Alberta.The campaign, which is now in-market in British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario, provides the Alberta is Calling Moving Bonus - a one time, $5,000 refundable tax credit aimed at enticing skilled trades worker...

The provincial government says an additional $3 million is included in the new budget for Alberta's sexual assault centres. The government says in a release that this means the 15 centres in Alberta will get a total of almost $17 million in the 2024-25 budget year. The province says there is another $3 million to be ad...