Alberta

UPDATE: Foremost water quality advisory rescinded

FOREMOST, AB - UPDATE (4:35 pm) The water quality advisory has been rescinded. Original Story: The Village of Foremost has issued a water quality advisory for the entire community, which is being broa...

Olivia Thorington Sep 10, 2019 Alberta Emergency Alert logo.

Trudeau to call election Wednesday with morning visit to Rideau Hall

OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to call the next federal election Wednesday morning.He's to visit Rideau Hall at 10 a.m. local time to ask Gov. Gen. Julie Payette to dissolve Parliament.By ...

Sep 10, 2019 Justin Trudeau -- The Canadian Press

Alberta opens public submissions for environmentalist foreign funding inquiry

EDMONTON -- The Alberta government has started a website to allow people to submit information to its inquiry into foreign funding of environmental groups.Inquiry commissioner Steve Allan says he is a...

Sep 10, 2019 Jason Kenney outside the Legislature - The Canadian Press

County of Newell withdraws from amalgamation plans over concerns of "losing their identity"

COUNTY OF NEWELL, AB - Plans to amalgamate the City of Brooks, Town of Bassano, and County of Newell appear to be off.Late last week, the County of Newell voted to end their participation in the Regio...

Sep 09, 2019 (Supplied by County of Newell)

Alberta Appeal Court says province can delay wage arbitration talks with unions

EDMONTON -- The Alberta Court of Appeal has set aside an injunction that stopped the government from delaying wage arbitration for thousands of public-sector employees.A judge granted the injunction i...

Sep 07, 2019 Courtroom gavel

Province to review energy regulator, replaces board members

CALGARY - The Alberta government has announced a review of the province's energy regulator.Energy Minister Sonya Savage says the review will look at overall changes to the Alberta Energy Regulatory's ...

Sep 07, 2019 Alberta Energy Regulator

Total ski areas at Lake Louise to be reduced by nearly 30%

LAKE LOUISE, AB - Parks Canada has announced several changes to the Lake Louise Ski Area in their new Long-Range Plan.The changes being announced are done in the name of conservation and enhancing vis...

Sep 07, 2019 (Supplied by Lake Louise Ski Resort)

Coalition pushing for maintained provincial funding for Alberta social services

MEDICINE HAT - With the risk of significant provincial budget cuts over the next four years, a coalition of groups from across Alberta has formed to urge the government to maintain funding to communit...

Sep 06, 2019 Alberta Legislature -- LNN

Ghostbusters crew returning to Fort Macleod Saturday for re-shooting

FORT MACLEOD, AB - After spending six days in the community in August, some members of the Ghostbusters 2020 production team are coming back to re-shoot parts of their scene.The Town of Fort Macleod h...

Olivia Thorington Sep 06, 2019 An image from the Ghostbusters 2020 trailer. (Supplied by Sony Pictures Entertainment)

Future of HALO Air Ambulance Program "bleak", officials call for funding

LETHBRIDGE COUNTY, AB - A group of mayors and reeves from Southern Alberta will be asking the provincial government to fund the HALO Air Ambulance program.A helicopter based out of Medicine Hat is use...

Sep 05, 2019 HALO Air Ambulance. (Supplied by HALO Rescue)