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 ...

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...

Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA Danielle Smith faces a review of her leadership of the United Conservative party at a conference in Red Deer this weekend.The party's rules don't say what level of support in a leadership review is considered a passing grade but Premier Smith has said that she'd like to see a higher level of sup...

Alberta has introduced a trio of bills focusing on transgender people and students using preferred pronouns. Premier Danielle Smith's government proposed Thursday one bill that would require children under 16 to have parental consent if they want to change their names or pronouns at school. A similar law is on the book...

A member of the Lethbridge Police Service has been charged in connection with an off-duty incident.The constable, whose identity will not be released to protect the identity and privacy of the victim, was arrested on Tuesday by RCMP, who assisted with the investigation.He is charged with criminal harassment, mischief a...

Spooky season is officially here.There will be costume parties and trick or treating throughout the week with Halloween on Thursday.Trick or treatersStay bright, avoid masks and don't go inside the homes of strangers, the Alberta RCMP advises. Here's more tips:- Wear bright coloured costumes and use reflective tape or ...

The Alberta government has proposed changes to its child care legislation that it says will hold non-compliant providers accountable and speed up its ability to address issues in care, as part of a broader push for transparency and safety.The amendments will also allow the child-care licensing team to impose penalties ...

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...

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...

A frozen heart on ice, horror stop-motion shorts, eerie sculptures and more make up a Halloween-themed art show at Medicine Hat College that provides an opportunity for students to show off their work.---The annual show - dubbed "Lock Your Doors" for this year - is organized by the Visual Arts Student Society...

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 said Wednesday it's disappointing, but not surprising, that Smith is engaging in a &quo...

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. &...

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...

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...

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 start...

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 prec...

Premier Danielle Smith revealed Tuesday that Alberta is taking the federal government to court over what her administration sees as an unfair carbon tax exemption for heating oil in eastern Canada. Her government called the exemption a double standard because Albertans continue to pay carbon taxes to stay warm in the w...

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...

Albertans have overpaid $24 billion in electricity bills since the province deregulated the power generation industry in 2001, the Federation of Labour says. That claim is based on a report by regulatory economist Edgardo Sepulveda that will be released by the federation on Tuesday. The billions in extra costs are comp...

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 ...

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...

COALDALE, Alta. - 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 t...

Medicine Hat will not be among four Alberta cities primed to receive provincially cost-matched federal funding that officials have agreed will be worked out in the short-term to urgently address homelessness as temperatures drop. The federal government said Wednesday that Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan had not forma...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Alberta's municipalities can apply for a new provincial infrastructure grant, but Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver said Tuesday more funding is needed. The province aims to distribute a total of $20 million each year for the next three years. McIver said the program is meant to help fast growing mid-sized cities w...