Alberta

Kenney defends hiring ex-MLA for trade office who gave up seat for Kenney to run

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says hiring the former legislature member who gave up his constituency seat for Kenney was the right thing to do.Kenney dismissed a reporter's question on whether his a...

Jul 08, 2020

Canadians playing more golf in 2020 – once COVID-19 restrictions lifted

If it seems like it's been harder to get a tee time this summer, it's not just your imagination.Golf Canada reports that there were 17 per cent more scores registered with the national sport body this...

Jul 08, 2020

Two new COVID-19 cases in West Lethbridge Tuesday

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released its report on COVID-19 for Tuesday, July 7.47 new cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 8,436. Of those, 620 cases are...

Jul 07, 2020

Province proposes creation of investment-attraction agency

EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta looks to create a firm that will promote the province as a prime place to invest.Minister of Economic Development, Trade, and Tourism Tanya Fir has introduced ...

Jul 07, 2020

Bill proposed to support sand and gravel operators

EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government is clearing up the definition of minerals, sand and pits.Bill 31, the Environmental Protection Statutes Amendment Act, includes two amendments to definitions i...

Jul 07, 2020

New legislation aims to restore balance in Alberta’s workplaces

EDMONTON, AB - New legislation introduced by the province could save companies about $100 million per year.Bill 32, the Restoring Balance in Alberta's Workplaces Act, would support the reduction of re...

Jul 07, 2020

Bears trying to live with people, but it still isn’t enough: study

EDMONTON - Grizzly bears are doing their best to get along with people, but it still isn't enough.Newly published research assessing more than 40 years of data concludes that without large wilderness ...

Jul 07, 2020

Charities battered by COVID-19 say federal support desperately needed

OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is facing growing calls to provide direct support to Canada's charity and non-profit sector as some of the country's best-known and largest organizations say th...

Jul 07, 2020

Canadian airlines accused of ignoring COVID precautions, denying refunds

TORONTO - When Bobbi Jo Green booked a flight back in May for her, her husband, and her children to see two ailing family members, she was counting on the airline's physical distancing rules to still ...

Jul 07, 2020

Alberta RCMP detachments to resume limited front counter services

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Starting Thursday, July 9, RCMP detachments will once again welcome residents back into their officers.Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the force announced back in March that they would ...

Jul 07, 2020