Category Archives: Alberta
Jasper marks one year since thousands flee wildfire on one road out in dark of night
Residents and first responders gathered today in the Rocky Mountain town of Jasper to mark one year since a rampaging wildfire forced thousands to jump in their cars in the dark of night to flee to sa...
Jul 22, 2025
Environmental group seeks ethics investigation into Alberta Premier Smith adviser
Environmental lawyers are asking Alberta's ethics commissioner to investigate an energy regulator board member and adviser to Premier Danielle Smith for conflicts of interest.Susanne Calabrese, a lawy...
Jul 22, 2025
Poilievre calls for law to block long ballot protests ahead of Alberta byelection
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the long list of names lining up to flood the ballot in his upcoming federal byelection amounts to a ``blatant abuse'' of democracy and he wants the governmen...
Jul 22, 2025
Danielle Smith backs 'better way' than cull at B.C. ostrich farm hit by avian flu
HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith thinks authorities should be looking for a "better way" than a mass cull to deal with a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an outb...
Jul 22, 2025
Longest Ballot Committee adds 132 names onto candidates list for Battle River-Crowfoot byelection
An advocacy-protest group that broke its own record last week for putting the most candidates on an election ballot has now registered 132 for the federal Battle River-Crowfoot byelection in Alberta.E...
Jul 22, 2025
Solemn events planned to mark one year since 25,000 fled Jasper wildfire
JASPER, ALTA. - Today marks one year since roughly 25,000 tourists and residents of Jasper, Alta., were forced to flee on a single highway, after several runaway fires were discovered in Jasper Nation...
Jul 22, 2025
Alberta releases 2025 Trail Guide
The Government of Alberta has released its 2025 Trail Guide, a comprehensive document aimed at helping Albertans plan their next outdoor adventure."Public land use trails are a big part of what makes ...
Jul 21, 2025
Jasper mayor stands by critical wildfire report, expects no bad blood with province
The mayor of Jasper, Alta., says he stands by a report commissioned by his town that criticizes Premier Danielle Smith's government response to a wildfire that destroyed a third of the Rocky Mountain ...
Jul 21, 2025
Federal money provided to return unproductive farmland back to forest in Alberta
The federal government is providing over $100 million to help return unproductive Alberta farmland to its original forested state.Corey Hogan, parliamentary secretary to Canada's natural resources min...
Jul 21, 2025
Record amount in the Heritage Fund says provincial government
The Government of Alberta says there's now $30 billion in Alberta's Heritage Fund, a new record.In a news release issued Friday, the provincial government says it is contributing $2.8 billion from the...
Jul 18, 2025