Alberta

Alberta minister, new permanent chief health officer eye renewed collaboration

Alberta's primary care minister and the first permanent chief medical officer of health since the last one was fired in 2022 say they are looking forward to working together as the province enters a n...

Dec 19, 2025

Judge grants Alberta government appeal to lift injunction on law preventing youth from accessing gender-affirming care

A judge has granted an Alberta government appeal to lift an injunction on a law preventing youth from accessing gender-affirming care.Two advocacy groups, Egale and Skipping Stone, launched earlier th...

Dec 19, 2025

Farm plastics recycling program extended

The provincial government has agreed to renew funding and extend by two years the Alberta Ag-Plastic Recycle It! pilot program.Drop-offs that collect things like twine and grain bags are set up around...

Dec 18, 2025

Alberta government and Avalanche Canada launch daily avalanche forecasts

As the winter solstice arrives, all backcountry users in Alberta have a responsibility to understand avalanche terrain, carry proper safety equipment, and know how to perform companion rescue. That, a...

Dec 18, 2025

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

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

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