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Alberta

ENERGY
Pathways seeking bids for part of its proposed carbon capture network: Imperial
The Pathways Alliance group of oilsands companies has issued a request for proposals to pipe manufacturers for the massive carbon capture and storage network it wants to build in northern Alberta.The CEO of Imperial Oil Ltd., one of the six oilsands majors behind the proposed $16.5-billion project, provided the update ...
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Alberta Appeal Court upholds sentence for Ontario trucker in Edmonton hotel killing
EDMONTON - Alberta's top court has dismissed a Crown appeal of the sentence handed to an Ontario truck driver convicted in the 2011 death of a woman found in an Edmonton hotel bathtub. Cindy Gladue, a 36-year-old Métis and Cree woman, bled to death in the tub in 2011. A jury found Bradley Barton not guilty in 20...
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Crucial vote
Premier Smith faces important vote at UCP AGM in Red Deer
The United Conservative Party of Alberta will take centre stage at their Annual General Meeting in Red Deer this weekend.The convention, that begins on Friday and runs through Saturday at Westerner Park, is claimed by the party to be "the largest political convention in Canadian history," with at least 5,500 ...
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AMENDMENTS PROPOSED
Alberta taking steps toward better protecting children in child care
The provincial government is proposing changes to the Early Learning and Child Care Amendment Act, 2024, designed to help ensure child safety by strengthening its ability to hold non-compliant providers accountable and speed up its ability to address issues in care.The amendments would also allow the child-care licensi...
Oct 30, 2024
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Alberta

FROM $10K MAX TO $100K
Alberta government proposes larger fines for selling uninspected meat
Through the Meat Inspection Amendment Act, the Government of Alberta is proposing increased fines for selling uninspected meat in response to increasing counts of the offence in the province. Selling uninspected meat is illegal in Alberta as unregulated slaughter and food safety non-compliance can pose a risk to human ...
Oct 30, 2024
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B.C. judge halts the medically assisted death of Alberta woman
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia judge has granted an injunction stopping a woman's medically assisted death, the day before it was scheduled to take place in Vancouver. The injunction granted on Saturday to the woman's common-law partner prevents Dr. Ellen Wiebe or any other medical professional from helping end the lif...
Oct 30, 2024
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DECADES OF PUBLIC SERVICE EXPERIENCE
Committee recommends Gordon McClure as Alberta's next Chief Electoral Officer
Gordon McClure has been awarded the recommendation to serve as Alberta's eighth Chief Electoral Officer. The recommendation comes from the Select Special Ethics Commissioner and Chief Electoral Officer Search Committee, which were both mandated with selecting someone for the role. "On behalf of the committee I wou...
Oct 30, 2024
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Provincial Politics
Ottawa fires back at Alberta's application for judicial review of carbon price
The federal government says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's application for a judicial review of Ottawa's carbon levy is nothing more than political posturing.Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault and Justice Minister Arif Virani say it's disappointing, but not surprising, that Smith is engaging in a ``political stun...
Oct 30, 2024
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Halloween Safety
Alberta RCMP ask drivers to be cautious of "goblins, monsters & superheroes" in the street
Halloween night is fast approaching and Alberta RCMP has provided a list of safety tips for "all the ghouls and ghosts."A list of safety tips for both adults and youth was put together by RCMP; "whether you're going from house to house, driving to a fellow ghoul's for a ghastly get-together, or staying i...
Oct 30, 2024
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$4.9 MILLION
Alberta invests in dual credit programming
In an effort to help Alberta's youth get a head start on the future, the Government of Alberta is investing almost $4.9 million into dual credit grants to support 55 new and enhance 22 existing programs for the 2024-25 school year. These programs are available to students in 58 school authorities across the province.&q...
Oct 29, 2024
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HEALTHY SMALL BUSINESS SECTOR
Business booming in Alberta, province says
The Government of Alberta says the province is attracting more and more new business, with an average of 1,945 more active business from January-July when compared to the same period last year. This marked an increase of 1.6 per cent while Canada's average was 0.6 per cent. "Alberta is the economic engine of Canad...
Oct 29, 2024
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Wildfires
2024 wildfire season recap
As October comes to an end, so does the wildfire season in Alberta.Alberta Wildfire says 2024 was busier than the average season, but not as severe as the record-breaking season in 2023. 1,217 wildfires have been responded to provincially by Alberta Wildfire so far this year, with over 741,000 hectares burned. At the s...
Oct 29, 2024
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Provincial Politics
Alberta Premier Smith says lower-than-forecast oil prices could mean budget deficit
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says a potential budget deficit next year is not off the table.Her government's 2024 budget initially projected a surplus of $367 million when it was tabled in February.Smith says that surplus was dependent on West Texas Intermediate oil prices averaging US$74 per barrel, but the price to...
Oct 29, 2024
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Chilly weather
Farmers Almanac predicts colder than normal winter in Alberta
Well, there's good news and bad news.According to the 2024-25 Farmers Almanac winter weather forecast, this winter will be colder than normal throughout the prairies.They predict it will be the coldest in early and late December followed by early and late January, and late February.Farmers Almanac also suggests precipi...
Oct 29, 2024
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Alberta applying for a judicial review of federal carbon price, calling it unfair
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta has applied for a judicial review of Ottawa's exemption of the carbon levy on home heating oil. She says it's "blatantly" unfair to Albertans who rely on natural gas to heat their homes and that relief can't wait with cold winter weather coming. Alberta Justice M...
Oct 29, 2024
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PROVINCIAL POLITICS
Alberta legislature fall sitting kicks off with rights bill, transgender policy
Premier Danielle Smith's government is kicking off its fall sitting with a focus on bills that the Opposition NDP says are aimed at catering to "fringe" elements of Smith's United Conservative Party. The government wants to broaden property rights, reaffirm the ability to acquire firearms and prohibit coercin...
Oct 28, 2024
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PROVINCIAL POLITICS
Alberta legislature sitting to kick off with focus on rights bill, transgender policy
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government is set to start its fall sitting with a focus on bills that the Opposition NDP says are aimed at catering to "fringe" elements of Smith's United Conservative Party.Up first, a revamp of the Alberta Bill of Rights announced last month, and soon to follow restrictions...
Oct 28, 2024
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Provincial Politics
Alberta government publishes 2024 Accessibility Design Guide
Alberta has published a new guide to help architects, construction companies and the public understand what's needed to make buildings more accessible for those with mobility challenges.Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver says the guide features a number of new building code standards that the government implemented ...
Oct 25, 2024
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Provincial Politics
Alberta legislature sitting to kick off with focus on rights bill, transgender policy
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government is set to start its fall sitting with a focus on bills that the Opposition NDP says are aimed at catering to ``fringe'' elements of Smith's United Conservative Party.Some of the proposed legislation would impose restrictions on transgender people and revamp the Alberta Bill o...
Oct 25, 2024
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REQUESTING FLEXIBLE AND SPECIFIC LANGUAGE
Alberta pushes feds for amendments to pandemic preparedness bill, cites risks to agriculture
The Government of Alberta is asking for amendments to Canada's Bill C-293, citing that in its current state, it poses notable risks to the province's agriculture and food industries. Bill C-293, An Act respecting pandemic prevention and preparedness, is intended to mitigate the risk of and prepare for a potential futur...
Oct 25, 2024
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Coaldale A Permitted Municipality
Golf carts to ride roads in seven Alberta municipalities under pilot program
Alberta's golfers might be squeaking out their last rounds of the year before winter hits, but some might not have to put their golf carts away quite yet.The Alberta government says golf carts can be driven on roads in seven rural communities under new pilot programs.The government made changes to the Traffic Safety Ac...
Oct 24, 2024
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BREAKING: AGREEMENT REACHED
Homeless encampments at the centre of latest disagreement between Alberta and Ottawa
UPDATE (original story below): In a statement at 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 23, issued by the Ministry of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, it's said that Minister Sean Fraser spoke tonight with Alberta's Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services, Jason Nixon.The pair have come to an agreement on encampment fund...
Oct 23, 2024
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Alberta premier vows to review professional regulators, legislate limits
Premier Danielle Smith says her government will review professional regulatory bodies and introduce legislation next year to limit how they can police their own members.In a video released Wednesday, Smith said it's not appropriate for the government or any professional association to compel Albertans to "some off...
Oct 23, 2024
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SECURING CRYPTOCURRENCY, DIGITAL ASSETS
Alberta registers Balance as official trust corporation
Alberta investors should now have more options for securing cryptocurrency and other digital assets now that Balance Trust Company has officially been registered as an Alberta-based trust corporation under the Loan and Trust Corporations Act, The Government of Alberta issued the company's registration on Oct. 17, enabl...
Oct 22, 2024
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Environment
Tourmaline, Clean Energy open two new natural gas fuelling stations in Alberta
CALGARY - Two new compressed natural gas (CNG) fuelling stations have opened in Alberta to help heavy-haul trucks get off diesel.The new stations in Calgary and Grande Prairie join an Edmonton station that opened last year and together form the start of what is intended to be Western Canada's first commercial-grade pub...
Oct 22, 2024
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Alberta launches new grant to support communities facing rapid growth
The Alberta government has unveiled a new grant to help take some pressure off some of the province's fastest growing municipalities.Minister of Municipal Affairs Ric McIver was in Lethbridge on Tuesday, October 22 to announce the creation of the Local Growth and Sustainability Grant (LGSG). The grant will provide $60 ...
Oct 22, 2024
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CALLING FOR AMENDMENTS AND FUNDING
Assembly of First Nations and Alberta Premier make joint statement on Indigenous policing
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse and Premier Danielle Smith have released a joint statement urging the federal government to move forward in implementing amendments to the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program."We call on all levels of government to commit to equitable funding ...
Oct 22, 2024
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Winter driving
Alberta RCMP reminds public to use caution in winter driving conditions
The Alberta RCMP are reminding the public to take extra precautions while driving in winter weather conditions.Some parts of the province have already seen their first snowfall of the winter and police are asking to consider avoiding travel when there's ice on the roads and blowing snow.RCMP say before hitting the road...
Oct 22, 2024
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