Category Archives: Alberta

Alberta ban on school seclusion rooms comes with possible exemptions
EDMONTON — Alberta Education Minister David Eggen says schools and parents will be able to request exemptions to a ban on seclusion rooms that will take effect this fall. Eggen stresses that reg...
Mar 01, 2019

UPDATED: Source tells LNN large Fort Macleod RCMP presence may relate to group rivalry and the drug trade
LETHBRIDGE – UPDATE 8:35 P.M.: RCMP have released a statement, indicating that with the assistance of the RCMP Serious Crimes Branch and the Forensic Identification Section, they are continuing ...
Feb 28, 2019

Wilson-Raybould says she was pushed, got veiled threats on SNC-Lavalin
OTTAWA — Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould says she came under “consistent and sustained” pressure including veiled threats from the Prime Minister’s Office, the Pri...
Feb 27, 2019

Study says it makes sense to have mass transit to Banff National Park from Calgary
BANFF - A feasibility study released today says bus or passenger rail service between Calgary and Banff National Park would make sense. The study was commissioned by the towns of Banff, Canmore and Co...
Feb 27, 2019

With election looming, Alberta announces budget on track for $6.9B deficit
EDMONTON — Alberta is on track for a $6.9-billion budget deficit amid speculation voters will go to the polls this spring before a new budget is introduced. The budget had originally forecast a ...
Feb 27, 2019

Flu not hitting Alberta as hard this year
MEDICINE HAT - According to the numbers, influenza has not been hitting Alberta as hard this year as it did last year. According to the most recent report from Alberta Health Services on February 21, ...
Feb 26, 2019

Premier Rachel Notley to speak to Senate committee on energy projects
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is to make her case in person to a Senate committee studying proposed legislation that would change how major energy projects are approved. Notley is to appear...
Feb 26, 2019

Alberta immigration system not tangled in delays: Minister
EDMONTON – Alberta Labour Minister Christina Gray says Opposition Leader Jason Kenney is wrong in suggesting that the province’s immigrant nominee program is tangled in delays. Gray says p...
Feb 26, 2019

Alberta veterinarians vote to ban 'inhumane' procedures
MEDICINE HAT, AB – Alberta veterinarians have voted to ban unnecessary medical procedures across the province. The decision was announced Sunday, when members of the Alberta Veterinary Medical A...
Feb 26, 2019

Kenney unveils Alberta immigration recruitment plan with rural focus
CHESTERMERE, Alta. – Alberta Opposition Leader Jason Kenney says a UCP government would launch a new immigration strategy to attract more entrepreneurs and focus on rural communities. Kenney say...
Feb 25, 2019