Etiket: Alberta
Clean electricity | No special treatment for Alberta, says Steven Guilbeault
(Ottawa) Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Alberta will not get preferential treatment when it comes to new regulations aimed at making electricity cleaner. Updated yesterday at 8:38 p.m. Mia Rabson…
Alberta rejects carbon neutrality by 2035
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she would use her province’s sovereignty law as a last resort to challenge any attempt by the federal government to impose a carbon-neutral electricity grid…
Former Nazi soldier in the Commons | University of Alberta returns donation in name of Yaroslav Hunka
(Ottawa) A $30,000 endowment fund bearing the name of Yaroslav Hunka, the former Nazi soldier who was applauded in the House of Commons, has been returned by the University of…
The University of Alberta will remove a new unilingual English sign
The University of Alberta announced Tuesday afternoon that the unilingual English sign installed at the entrance to the Saint-Jean campus “will be immediately removed” and replaced by a new one…
The University of Alberta will remove a new unilingual English sign
The University of Alberta announced Tuesday afternoon that the unilingual English sign installed at the entrance to Campus Saint-Jean “will be immediately removed” and replaced by a new one that…
Federal by-election in Alberta | Easy victory for the Conservatives in Calgary Heritage
(Calgary) The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) won Monday’s federal by-election in the riding of Calgary Heritage in southern Alberta. Posted at 6:34 a.m. Shuvaloy Majumdar, who was a political…
ON VIDEO | Powerful tornado hits Alberta
A powerful tornado hit central Alberta destroying several residences and tearing down trees in rural areas on Saturday. • Read also: Extreme weather: Canada Day celebrations resume in Ottawa The…
Possible 88 unmarked graves near former boarding school in Alberta
University of Alberta researchers say they have found evidence of 88 potential unmarked graves near a former Aboriginal residential school in northern Alberta. The DD Kisha Supernant, who led the…
Residential Schools | 88 unmarked graves may have been discovered in Alberta
(Joussard) University of Alberta researchers say they have found evidence of 88 potential unmarked graves near a former Aboriginal residential school in northern Alberta. Posted at 6:24 a.m. The DD…
Forest fires | Evacuation orders maintained in Alberta
(Edmonton) Wildfires that are still active in Yellowhead County, west of Edmonton, did not move closer to the evacuated municipalities on Sunday, but they are still keeping thousands of Albertans…
State of emergency ends in Alberta as wildfires recede
Alberta Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis announced that a province-wide state of emergency that was declared nearly a month ago to deal with wildfires unprecedented will end Saturday at midnight.…
Forest fires | End of the state of emergency in Alberta
(Edmonton) Alberta Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis announced that a province-wide state of emergency that was declared nearly a month ago to deal with Unprecedented forest fires will end Saturday…
Podcast – Picking up the headlines | As soon as elected in Alberta, Danielle Smith skins Ottawa
At the end of an acrimonious and controversial election campaign, Albertans went to vote on Monday to choose their premier. It was outgoing leader, conservative Danielle Smith, who secured a…
Danielle Smith’s Conservatives win Alberta election
The United Conservative Party (UCP) won a hard-fought provincial election in Alberta on Monday. Outgoing Premier Danielle Smith’s party dominated outside Alberta’s two largest cities while retaining enough support in…
Provincial Elections in Alberta | Danielle Smith’s PCU takes the lead over the NPD
(Montreal) The United Conservative Party (UCP) led the New Democratic Party (NDP) in the provincial elections in Alberta, but the results were slow to arrive Monday evening. Posted at 12:04…
Wildfires in Alberta | Oil companies resume interrupted production
(Calgary) Crescent Point Energy announced on Monday that it has resumed production at its operations that had been shut down due to the Alberta wildfires. Posted at 12:51 p.m. The…
Election Day in Alberta | The province torn between two parties
(Edmonton and Calgary) Albertans will go to the polls on Monday to choose whether the United Conservatives or the New Democrats will form their next government. Outgoing Prime Minister Danielle…
Forest fires | The return of dry conditions worries in Alberta
As more people evacuated by wildfires are allowed to return home to Alberta, provincial officials are warning that hot, dry conditions are returning this weekend in some areas. Posted at…
Election campaign enters final stretch in Alberta
The leaders of Alberta’s two main political parties adopted different strategies in the final weekend of campaigning before Monday’s election. While NDP Leader Rachel Notley held a large rally in…
Alberta | Campaign enters final stage ahead of Monday’s election
(Calgary) The leaders of Alberta’s two main political parties have adopted different strategies in this last weekend of campaigning before Monday’s election. Posted at 5:40 p.m. Colette Derworiz and Bill…