Category Archives: Alberta
Red Deer-South MLA to lead new task force on cybercrime
Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan has been pegged to lead a new task force.Jason Stephan will serve as chair for the UCP government's new Cybercrime Task Force.In a release, the government explains tha...
Apr 15, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 106585777 © Aoleshko | Dreamstime.com)
Alberta looks to replace highway welcome signs with province-shaped placards
Travellers could soon be greeted by new Welcome to Alberta signs in the province. The government is planning to replace its nearly two dozen square signs with placards shaped like the province. A requ...
Apr 15, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 32295112 © Wellesenterprises | Dreamstime.com)
Alberta sticking to its gas tax formula as Ottawa announces cut amid high prices
The Alberta government says it won't axe its fuel tax yet, after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced federal measures to give Canadians relief at the pumps. Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner says ...
Apr 14, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 343418095 © Osa855 | Dreamstime.com)
Oil and gas industry leaders critical of the industrial carbon tax
Leaders in Canada's oil and gas industry say the industrial carbon levy would erode the country's competitive edge at a time the world is clamouring for stable energy supply. Canadian Association of P...
Apr 14, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 236697218 © Brandon Smith | Dreamstime.com)
Alberta eyes accelerated review system for major projects over $250 million
Alberta is proposing rule changes that would see Premier Danielle Smith's government become more involved in kick-starting potential big-ticket industrial projects. A bill introduced by Energy Ministe...
Apr 14, 2026 Energy and Minerals Minister Brian Jean introduced legislation to expedite the approval process for major projects in Alberta. (Image Credit: Government of Alberta-YouTube)
Alberta RCMP celebrating National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
Alberta RCMP is celebrating its Operational Communications Centres and their operators.Apr. 12-18 is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, and the RCMP are recognizing OCC operators for their...
Apr 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Alberta RCMP)
Alberta making tubeless insulin pump available on 5-year cycle
Alberta will now cover the cost of a tubeless insulin pump.Specifically, the provincial Insulin Pump Therapy Program (IPTP) now includes the Omnipod 5, which they note is a cutting-edge device designe...
Apr 13, 2026 (Image Credit: Omnipod)
Alberta government proposes legislation to expand access to testing and medications
Alberta is laying the groundwork to let more people pay in order to bypass their doctor to get faster access to everything from C-T scans to blood tests. Primary Health Minister Adriana LaGrange is pr...
Apr 13, 2026 Adriana LaGrange, Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services. (Image Credit: Government of Alberta-YouTube)
Ontario man convicted in immigration investigation into Banff-area hotels
CALGARY - A man from Ontario has pleaded guilty in Alberta to two counts of unauthorized employment of foreign nationals and fined $70,000 in case involving the hospitality industry in Banff National ...
Apr 13, 2026
Judge orders temporary pause on Alberta referendum separation bid
An Alberta judge has put up a roadblock on a petition drive to force a vote on the province quitting Canada. Justice Shaina Leonard says organizers can still collect signatures but says Elections Albe...
Apr 10, 2026 (Image Credit: Dreamstime)