Alberta's Opposition NDP say Albertans will not be fooled by what it calls "last-minute, disingenuous town halls" on AI data centres. The government announced on Thursday that it would hold three in-person town halls, along with a virtual one. One of the in-person ones would be held in Grande Prairie on Sept....

If your plans this weekend include travelling west into B.C.'s southern Interior region, you may wish to postpone your trip for a day or two, after Environment & Climate Change Canada (ECCC) expanded an Orange Alert for air quality for a large section of southern B.C.The updated warning now includes the Kootenays, ...

Canada's Governor General will visit Medicine Hat next week to cheer on athletes competing at the 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games.Louise Arbour will be in the city from Aug. 10 to 13 for the event, marking her first visit to Medicine Hat and the first time a governor general has attended the Special Olympics ...

The provincial government says it is doing a couple of things to share information on AI data centres. A series of four town halls will be held. The first meeting will be held in Ponoka on August 19, followed by Sturgeon County on August 20, a virtual one on August 27, and another in-person get-together in Grande Prair...

Technicians who run diagnostic tests in Alberta's health system are wondering if they have enough people to accommodate changes to the program. Premier Danielle Smith's government now allows patients to book their own diagnostic tests without needing a doctor's referral. But they have to pay for the M-R-I, C-T scan or ...

Alberta's government is facing workplace safety related charges in the death of a firefighter who was struck by a tree about two years ago while tackling the massive wildfire in Jasper National Park. Alberta Occupational Health and Safety says the wildland firefighter was employed by the minister of forestry and parks ...

The federal government is advancing the process to designate a proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast as a "national interest" project.Naming a project in the national interest under the Building Canada Act allows the government to fast-track approvals and skirt some environmental laws.A notice published in ...

FORT VERMILION - A school supervisor in northern Alberta has been charged after a child was struck with a machine belt as part of the school discipline traditionally known as the ``strap.'' Investigators say they learned that the strap was being used at three schools Blumenort Mennonite School, Wilson Prairie Mennonite...

A grand total of 1,107 traffic-related tickets were given out by Alberta RCMP over the August long weekend.Of those, 513 were for speeding, 27 were for distracted driving, and 20 were for seatbelt infractions."Road safety is a shared responsibility," says Sgt. Darrin Turnbull, Alberta RCMP Traffic Services. &...

Sarah Batchelor says it started a few weeks ago when a large blue flag bearing Alberta's shield of arms appeared on her neighbour's window in Airdrie, a city north of Calgary.The 49-year-old music teacher, who has lived in the province for most of her life, says she would not have been bothered if her neighbour put it ...

The province's minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women is recognizing Heritage Day in Alberta."On Heritage Day, Albertans come together to celebrate the different cultures and traditions that have helped make our province the incredible place that it is today," said Tanya Fir in a prepared statement Mon...

Alberta RCMP Historical Homicide Unit is asking the public for information as they continue to investigate a homicide case that happened 50 years ago.It was on Aug. 2, 1976, when Marie Goudreau was on her way home to Beaumont after she dropped a friend off at the Edmonton International Airport. Police say she also visi...

Alberta RCMP are sending their condolences to the family and friends of an overdue B.C. hiker found deceased in Waterton Lakes National Park.On July 23, 2026, Pincher Creek RCMP received a report of an overdue hiker in the Waterton Lakes National Park. Mounties say an 81-year-old male resident of Golden, British Columb...

Alberta RCMP are reminding motorists to prioritize road safety ahead of the Heritage Day long weekend. Mounties say motor vehicle collisions are more common during the summer months due to factors such as increased traffic volumes, higher speeds, and a greater presence of vulnerable road users, including motorcyclists,...

The Alberta government has announced more than $107 million in scholarships, awards and bursaries are open for application starting Aug. 4 through Alberta Student Aid.The province says students can access more than $107 million in scholarship, award and bursary funding for the 2026-27 school year. Officials say this no...

Organizers of a petition to ban new coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rockies have filed for a judicial review, challenging Elections Alberta's decision that the petition failed. Earlier this month, the agency announced that the anti-coal petition led by country singer Corb Lund didn't gain enough verified signa...

Alberta's government is adding two more highly trained detection dogs to fight against invasive mussels across the province.According to provincial officials, conservation K-9s are a valuable part of Alberta's efforts to prevent invasive mussels from entering the province. Working alongside watercraft inspectors, the d...

The federal and Alberta governments have signed an agreement to accelerate homebuilding in the province by funding water and wastewater infrastructure. The agreement, announced by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith in Red Deer, allows Alberta municipalities to access more than $510 million in federal...

Statistics Canada is reporting a decrease in the Crime Severity Index in Alberta for 2025.The agency says the CSI tracks both the volume and seriousness of police-reported crime by assigning weights to different offences.In 2025, the CSI had a 10.4 per cent decrease compared to 2024, the lowest it has been since 2014.T...

Edmonton has broken a record for the wettest summer on record and it isn't even August. Brian Proctor, meteorologist at Environment and Climate Change Canada, says the wettest summer on record in the capital city was more than 70 years ago. In 1953, the city received 417 millimetres of rain from June through August. Th...

Beginning Friday, Albertans will be able to pay out-of-pocket to bypass medical referral for diagnostic screening tests like an MRI or an ultrasound. The announcement by Premier Danielle Smith follows up on legislation passed by her United Conservative government this spring. Patients will pay for the tests when they r...

A search is underway in Waterton Lakes National Park for an 81-year-old man who hasn't been seen or heard from since last Sunday, July 19.Bob Toothill, a resident of Golden, B.C., had said he was planning to hike Section A of the Great Divide Trail, eventually to arrive in Coleman, in the Crowsnest Pass, on July 22.Too...

MLAs Angela Pitt, Glenn van Dijken and Chelsae Petrovic will attend the National Conference of State Legislatures in Chicago this week.From July 25-30, they will meet with and attempt to advance trade priorities with U.S. state legislators, the Government of Alberta notes in a release.According to the province, the sum...

An online poll suggests support for a 13-billion-dollar Meta artificial intelligence data centre in Alberta differs significantly depending on gender and political tilt. The proposed project, set for Sturgeon County near Edmonton, would be the tech giant's first A-I data centre in Canada and its largest outside the U-S...

Parks Canada says charges have been laid against two hikers who, along with their off-leash dog, encountered a grizzly bear in Banff National Park. Video of the encounter on Taylor Lake trail was posted to Instagram, and Parks Canada wardens were able to identify the people involved. The regulatory charges under the Ca...

The Armed Forces says three members were injured last week after falling into a crevasse during a training exercise in Jasper National Park. Maj. Bradley Roy says the three-person rope team was performing a rescue exercise when they dropped about 20 metres into the crevasse on the Athabasca Glacier. Roy says the three ...

The latest Alberta Job Vacancy Report, for January to March 2026 (Q1 2026), has been published.'Job vacancy rate' (JVR) refers to the rate of job vacancies or vacant positions on the last business day of the month based on labour demand (occupied positions and vacant positions).Alberta's JVR in Q1 2026 was 2.9 per cent...

Alberta's Opposition says the cost of just getting the word out on the province's looming separation referendum is setting taxpayers back at least a third of a million dollars. NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says the new numbers come from a freedom of information request. He says contracts show about $365,000 in fees for a t...