Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta launches new wildfire mitigation strategy
As wildfire season begins, the province says it is launching a new mitigation strategy.A release notes the strategy aligns with the national Canadian Wildland Fire Prevention and Mitigation Strategy, ...
Mar 06, 2026 Fire activity on WWF023 (Whitecourt Forest Area) on May 13, 2023. (Image Credit: Alberta Wildfire)
Alberta announces new tools to clean up tailings ponds
Alberta's government says it is investing $46 million into cutting-edge technologies that will safely reduce oilsands mine water and reclaim tailings ponds.According to the government, Alberta's oilsa...
Mar 06, 2026 Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Grant Hunter announced new funding to help advance oilsands mine water management and tailings pond reclamation. (Image Credit: Government of Alberta)
Albertans asked to help shape future of Ghost-Kananaskis area
Albertans are being invited to help shape the future of the Ghost-Kananaskis region.According to a release from the provincial government, this is phase one of engagement on the draft vision and outco...
Mar 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Supplied)
Alberta government claims new condo rules have better protections
Strengthened governance, stronger protections and faster dispute resolutions are now in place for condo owners. That according to the Alberta government which says it is giving Albertans who own condo...
Mar 06, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 156369264 © Martinmark | Dreamstime.com)
B.C. border communities renew surgery care partnership with Alberta
British Columbia residents living next door to Alberta may now be able to get speedy surgical services again, after the renewal of a health care partnership between the two provinces.The partnership, ...
Mar 06, 2026 East Kootenay Regional Hospital in Cranbrook, B.C. (Image Credit: Interior Health)
Alberta joins interprovincial partnership to build national energy corridor
Several provincial and territorial governments are banding together to strengthen grid reliability and energy security.A first-of-its-kind Partnership Agreement on Transmission Interties has been sign...
Mar 06, 2026 Nathan Neudorf, Alberta's Minister of Affordability and Utilities, and Stephen Lecce, Ontario's Minister of Energy and Mines, sign the new Partnership Agreement on Transmission Interties. (Image Credit: Government of Alberta)
Albertans invited to share thoughts on nuclear energy in the province
The provincial government says Albertans have one more opportunity to share their thoughts on adding nuclear energy to Alberta's energy mix by completing an online survey.The Nuclear Energy Survey is ...
Mar 05, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 132117009 © Pop Nukoonrat | Dreamstime.com)
Skilled trades industry is on the rise in Alberta, according to Energy Job Shop
The part-owner of a company aimed at helping connect job seekers and employers in the skilled trades industry says workers are in high demand.Co-founder of the Energy Job Shop, Andrew Forster, said th...
Mar 05, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 30001626 © Matthew Benoit | Dreamstime.com)
Alberta announces incentive program to boost critical minerals sector
The Alberta government says it is developing a new incentive program to attract investment in the province's critical minerals sectors, as global demand continues to grow.Targeted for launch in 2027, ...
Mar 05, 2026 Minister Brian Jean announced the development of a new incentive program during his remarks at the PDAC 2026 'Powering the Future: SMRs, Critical Minerals, and Energy Security' session on March 2, 2026. (Image Credit: Government of Alberta)
Alberta's premier consulting on scrapping clock changes, prefers more light at night
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will consult on doing away with twice-a-year clock changes. And she says if a switch is made, she would prefer going to permanent daylight time. Smit...
Mar 05, 2026 Premier Danielle Smith and Minister of Education and Childcare Demetrios Nicolaides at a press conference in Cochrane on March 5, 2026. (Image Credit: Government of Alberta)