Get ready to pitch your tents as the May long weekend marks the start of camping season in Alberta.There are more than 470 provincial parks and recreation areas, including 250 campgrounds, which can accommodate nearly 14,000 campsites. Alberta offers a variety of sites, including those that are reservable, available on...

The commodity groups that make up Team Alberta Crops have wrote to two provincial ministers outlining concerns over a possible railway strike.The letter to Minister of Transport and Economic Corridors, Devin Dreeshan and Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, RJ Sigurdson says a strike would be "a serious threat ...

Officials say a series of investigations into contraband tobacco has lead to several major seizures in 2024, including two that are among the largest in the province's history.The Alberta Gaming Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) says, between six separate incidents since the start of this year, they have confiscated 32,222,08...

Bright red hoses thicker than a thigh snake along the highways near Fort McMurray, studded with cannons that can blast enough water into fire-threatened ditches to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool every 90 minutes.The soakers help protect buildings, homes and vital routes into and out of the Alberta city against wil...

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's rural municipalities are teeing off on a trilogy of provincial bills they say erode trust and attack local authority.Paul McLauchlin, head of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta, says proposed legislation giving the province the ability to take control of local emergency responses isn't salvage...

The Government of Alberta has taken a major step in its efforts to restructure the health care system.The Health Statutes Amendment Act has been introduced into the legislature, which, if passed, would create an integrated system with four sector-based provincial health agencies.Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says th...

The government of Alberta is providing funding to help train teachers for rural schools in Alberta.The province has announced over $1.7 million to community-based Bachelor of Education programs at the University of Calgary (U of C) and University of Alberta (U of A). They say the money will support 59 students between ...

Road safety is at the forefront of an annual international campaign.Members of the Alberta Sheriffs Highway Patrol are joining fellow law enforcement across North America for the International Roadcheck campaign. The initiative is on today through to Thursday and is organized by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.O...

CALGARY, AB - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will ask the province's police watchdog to investigate how officers forcibly cleared out two pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses.Smith said reports of potential injuries prompted the move to ask the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team to ma...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta is supporting projects aimed at protecting Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirited people.On Monday, May 13, 2024, the provincial government announced that $4 million will go toward addressing and preventing violence through Indigenous-led actions funded by the Community Supp...