Alberta

Feds to fund urgent research into new coronavirus, including social impacts

OTTAWA - As governments and health agencies around the world race to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak, the federal funding agency for health research is set to back work aimed at b...

Feb 09, 2020 Coronavirus -- The Canadian Press

Alberta uninterested in federal ‘handout’ if Teck mine rejected: Nixon

CALGARY - Alberta's environment minister says the province is not interested in any federal handout if Ottawa rejects the proposed Frontier oilsands mine.A Reuters report, citing unidentified sources,...

Feb 08, 2020 Alberta Legislature -- LNN

Province asks for 1% wage cut for AUPE members & three-year wage freeze

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Tens of thousands of workers in Alberta could see a slight rollback in their paycheques if the provincial government gets their way.Bargaining between the Government of Alberta and th...

Feb 07, 2020 Union members protest outside of Chinook Regional Hospital in January 2020. (Lethbridge News Now)

Cost of Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion rises 70% to $12.6-billion

EDMONTON, AB - The cost to build the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has jumped by 70 per cent to $12.6 billion from a three-year-old estimate of $7.4 billion.President and CEO Ian Anderson says the...

Feb 07, 2020 (Supplied by The Canadian Press)

Unemployment rate jumps in Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region in January

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The jobless rate went up slightly in the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat economic region last month. In January, unemployment was at 4.5 percent in the area. That's up from 4.0 percent in Dec...

Feb 07, 2020 (Pexels)

Prison Needle Exchange Program coming to Bowden, union rep voices concerns

INNISFAIL, AB - The Prison Needle Exchange Program (PNEP) is headed to Bowden Institution in the Innisfail area next month, and not everyone is happy about it.The program has needles provided to inmat...

Feb 06, 2020 Bowden Institution (Photo courtesy rdnewsNOW)

Capital Power to donate $1 million to help renew STARS helicopters

EDMONTON, AB - The Capital Power company has made a commitment to help the STARS fleet with much needed upgrades.Back in June of 2018, STARS released information on a multi-year project to replace its...

Feb 05, 2020 News STARS chopper - Photo credit to Lyle Aspinall

Public feedback wanted on rules for municipal and school board elections

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta is launching public consultations on the Local Authorities Election Act.The Act governs elections for cities, towns, villages, summer villages, municipal dis...

Feb 04, 2020 Lethbridge City Hall. (Lethbridge News Now)

Alberta RCMP to play Cupid this month, attempting to 'shoot down' vehicle thefts

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta RCMP will play Cupid for the month of February - trying to protect Albertans' vehicles through social media with #VehicleValentines.The reason behind the effort is very simple! ...

Feb 04, 2020 RCMP #VehicleValentines

Vulcan County-area solar project finds investment partner

VULCAN COUNTY, AB - Greengate Power Corporation has found a new partner.They've entered into an agreement with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners for the Travers Solar project. Copenhagen will provide...

Feb 04, 2020 A rendered image of the Travers Solar project (Photo courtesy Greengate Power)