Alberta

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says that in her first face-to-face meeting with the new prime minister she gave him an earful on wildfires and oil sales and warned him national unity hangs in the balance. “I provided a specific list of demands the next prime minister, regardless of who that is, must address within the […]

The saying “just make eight” has been used all season long by the members of Team Brad Jacobs. The Alberta foursome did just that in the 10th end on Sunday night and it paid off with a Montana’s Brier title. Down one with hammer and a national crown on the line, Jacobs capped a run […]

The annual RCMP Name the Puppy Contest is back for another year as the national police force seek new names from Canadian kids for a number of future police dogs at the Police Dog Service Training Centre in Innisfail, Alberta. This year, the RCMP are looking for names that start with the letter “A” with […]

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — A bone-chilling incident in Fort McMurray has captured the attention of international media. Over the weekend, outlets ranging from TMZ in the United States to FHM in the United Kingdom and even Men’s Journal picked up a story and the viral video capturing a man who found himself in a perilous […]

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she received no indication from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump over the weekend that he plans to back down on implementing hefty tariffs on Canadian products. But Smith says cutting off oil and gas exports to the south in retaliation, which is something the federal government hasn’t ruled out, isn’t feasible. […]

As Jasper continues to recover from a wildfire that destroyed nearly a third of the townsite, Mayor Richard Ireland is optimistic about the New Year. Although having dealt with various challenges such as establishing local government, COVID-19 and the Chetamon wildfire, the last year had proven “without question” to be his most difficult one as […]

As the old Saskatchewan saying states “if you don’t like the weather, just wait five minutes,” and Canadians saw a lot of wild weather changes in 2024. Mother Nature appeared temperamental as she dropped tons of rain on BC, unseasonably cold on the prairies in the spring, and intense heat in July and August that […]

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is eager to show that her government can finally put the pieces of a dismantled provincial health-care system back together again in the new year. In a recent year-end interview, Smith said work that began in 2023 to create four new organizations in place of one health authority is almost complete, […]

Canada could be an important consensus builder at this year’s international climate negotiations, Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault said, while downplaying concerns that Donald Trump’s presidential election victory could hamper the talks.  “Our window to keep global average temperatures from surpassing 1.5 degrees Celsius is closing fast on us, so we need everyone […]

Oil and gas producers in Canada will be required to cut greenhouse gas emissions by about one-third over the next eight years under new regulations being published today by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. The regulations, still only in draft format and about two years behind schedule, could further strain relations between Ottawa and the Alberta […]