Category Archives: Alberta
Carney to return to Ottawa after fruitful summit with G7 leaders in Alberta
KANANASKIS - Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading home to Ottawa today after hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta. He had been meeting with world leaders since Sunday to discuss topics such as U...
Jun 18, 2025
ALERT ICE warns public of growing deepfake trend
ALERT's (Alberta's Law Enforcement Team) Internet Child Exploitation unit is alerting the public and parents about the risks of the growing online trend of deepfakes involving artificial intelligence....
Jun 17, 2025
Alberta doctors association raises concerns over Smith limiting free COVID vaccines
The organization representing Alberta doctors is joining health-care worker unions in raising concerns over Premier Danielle Smith's decision to charge most Albertans for a COVID-19 vaccination this f...
Jun 17, 2025
Banff not as busy as anticipated despite nearby G7, say locals
The G-7 leaders' summit is nearby, but people in Banff, Alberta say they're not feeling the surge in activity they expected.Leaders from some of the world's largest economies are in Kananaskis this we...
Jun 17, 2025
Alberta RCMP warn of organized swarming-style jewellery scams
Alberta RCMP say they have received a number of reports related to gold and jewellery scams targeting people in parking lots across the province.Mounties say the scam follows a similar pattern or proc...
Jun 16, 2025
Alberta reports 53 more cases of measles, surpasses 900 total cases since March
Alberta has surpassed 900 cases of measles since the beginning of March.Data from the provincial government's dashboard shows 53 more cases were confirmed over the weekend, bringing Alberta's total to...
Jun 16, 2025
Health-care union calls for Alberta government to halt plan to limit free vaccines
A union representing 30,000 health-care workers in Alberta is calling on Premier Danielle Smith's government to reverse course and provide free COVID-19 vaccines to all front-line workers and any othe...
Jun 16, 2025
Chiefs of the Sovereign First Nations of Treaty No. 8 Condemn Bill C-5
The Chiefs of the Sovereign First Nations of Treaty 8 have released a statement condemning Bill C-5.Legislation introduced under the bill would allow for the fast-tracking of resource development proj...
Jun 16, 2025
'He was thrown out': Trump comes to Putin's defence at start of G7
Group of Seven (G7) negotiations are already off to a rocky start after a warm welcome quickly devolved into a tense public episode with US President Donald Trump complaining it was a 'mistake' to rem...
Jun 16, 2025
Update 4: Alberta wildfire update
Rain will help firefighting in parts of Alberta, but dry northern areas remain at risk. Crews from the U.S. and Australia have arrived to assist.Current situation (as of 3:30 p.m., June 13)There are 5...
Jun 13, 2025