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Hockey, table tennis to go ahead in Alberta after figure skating out over trans law
The bodies that govern hockey and table tennis in Canada say their events in Alberta are going ahead despite the province's law banning transgender athletes from female amateur sports.Hockey Canada an...
Dec 18, 2025
Town of Coaldale extends contract of CAO Kalen Hastings
A Coaldale man will continue to be a key player in the municipal office for the next five years.The Town of Coaldale has announced that it has extended the contract of Chief Administrative Officer (CA...
Dec 18, 2025
Alberta increases referendum petition fees to $25,000 a 5,000 per cent hike
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government is hiking the cost to apply for a citizen-initiated referendum by 5,000 per cent, saying it's about making sure applicants are serious.A cabinet order relea...
Dec 18, 2025
'Substantial damage' after explosion in Taber's Community Centre
The Town of Taber is continuing to provide updates following a serious incident at the Community Centre.They say, late Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 17, an explosion occurred in the area of the small ice ...
Dec 18, 2025
Milk River emergency department temporarily closed
Residents of Milk River will need to look elsewhere if they are having a medical emergency.Alberta Health Services says the emergency department at the town's health centre closed Thursday morning, an...
Dec 18, 2025
Lethbridge doctor appointed Alberta's new chief medical officer of health
Her name should be familiar to most who have worked in healthcare in Alberta's South Zone over the last several years.Dr. Vivien Suttorp has been selected as Alberta's new, permanent Chief Medical Off...
Dec 18, 2025
Alberta Court of Appeal finds oath to reigning monarch unconstitutional
Alberta's top court has ruled that requiring to-be lawyers in the province to take an oath of allegiance to the reigning monarch is unconstitutional.Unlike some other provinces where the Oath is optio...
Dec 18, 2025
Alberta drug treatment courts mark 20 years of work
The provincial government is marking 20 years of Alberta's various drug treatment courts.The first one opened in 2005, in Edmonton, followed by Calgary two years later.Since, others have opened in Let...
Dec 17, 2025
Alberta to test 120 km/h on certain stretches of highway, following survey
The Government of Alberta is moving ahead with testing higher speed limits on the highways.Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors Devin Dreeshen says a public survey which ran Nov. 7 to Dec...
Dec 17, 2025
Alberta sets new record for electricity use
Albertans used more energy during a particular day last week than at any other point.The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) says a new peak load of 12,785 MW was reached on Thursday, Dec. 11.The ...
Dec 17, 2025