3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (316+ words) The new provincial tariff cabinet committee is committed to making decisions that will protect Alberta families and businesses, says Alberta Finance Minister Jason Nixon who is also the Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre MLA. Announced by Premier Danielle Smith last week, the…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (575+ words) An attentive group of prominent business leaders looked on as Premier Danielle Smith touched on a variety of topics related to industries fuelling Alberta's and Canada's economies on Thursday. Smith was in Edmonton for the Alberta Industrial Heartland Association conference,…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (619+ words) Close-by doctors, specialists and technology make health care more accessible for urban patients than it is for their rural and remote counterparts — no secret there. But Justin Wright, Alberta’s minister of primary and preventative health services, hopes to help counterbalance…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (796+ words) OTTAWA — Canada's pivot away from the United States will "come at a cost" but the alternative would be far worse, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday. Carney made the remarks in a video released just hours after his government made…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (543+ words) This isn’t Kathie Zalasky’s first electoral rodeo. The longtime St. Albert resident has been the St. Albert district’s returning officer for five provincial elections, and has taken up the task once again for this fall’s referendum. But there’s a lot…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (497+ words) Alberta’s iconic bighorn sheep officially hit the road this month, thanks to a fundraising licence plate that features the work of a renowned Grande Prairie artist. Three rams backdropped by Mount Lougheed are highlighted in a design that celebrates Alberta…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (1709+ words) Wood, metal, concrete and mesh have transformed a 10-kilometre stretch of the open road in southern Alberta into a protective passageway for the motoring public. Strategically placed along a scenic foothills route to prevent the kind of wildlife encounter drivers…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (515+ words) A local organization is organizing a protest against the dual practice healthcare model in St. Albert, with demonstrations extending across Canada. Alyssa Aco, co-chair for the Friends of Medicare St. Albert chapter said a Sept. 1 protest is meant to raise…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (498+ words) New documentation requirements to renew an Alberta Driver’s Licence or identification card are causing delays for people whose names have changed, especially women. Cathy Olliffe-Webster has been a resident of Cold Lake for the last 13 years and needs to renew…...