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When Prime Minister Mark Carney visited this year’s Calgary Stampede, he didn’t ditch his blazer, but he was wearing blue jeans and the requisite cowboy hat as he worked the crowds among revellers preparing to watch chuckwagon races on Saturday evening. “There he is!” Carney said, as he spotted billionaire …
Read More »Alberta government to announce details for West Coast pipeline proposal
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The Alberta government is expected to announce details on Thursday regarding its proposal to build a …
Read More »An estimated 20,000 Alberta kids face waiting years to get therapy for disabilities
This is Part 1 of CBC Calgary’s coverage of the growing waitlist for kids with disabilities. An estimated 20,000 children are stuck on Alberta’s Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) waiting list, facing years of delays to get speech, behavioural and other treatment or therapy for autism and various …
Read More »This Alberta village has an ambulance, but it’s out of town 96% of the time
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The Village of Linden has a fire engine, a waterpumper and a rescue truck parked and …
Read More »What happens to mortgages, banking if Alberta were to separate?
Say an independent Alberta becomes a reality. Aside from all the constitutional questions, not to mention questions around treaty rights, passports, and trade, it’s unclear what it would mean for day-to-day banking and the millions in the province who own a home. The Alberta Prosperity Project, which has advocated for …
Read More »Grizzly bear trapped, killed after trying to break into central Alberta chicken coop
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A grizzly bear was trapped and killed Saturday in central Alberta, provincial officials say. Alberta Fish …
Read More »Alberta trucking company at centre of fatal Manitoba crash has spotty history, records show
A trucking company at the centre of a deadly Brandon, Man., crash has a spotty record in Alberta, where it’s been registered since having its safety permit pulled in Manitoba over four years ago. Conquer Transportation Inc. was assessed as among the highest-risk transportation companies based in Alberta as of …
Read More »Facebook is paying people overseas promoting Alberta separatism
You might think, based on the volume of her Facebook posts, that Nieta Aqila is an Albertan who supports separation. “I signed the Alberta independence petition” because “Canada is not a great country anymore,” an account in her name wrote in a popular Facebook group called Alberta Independence that promotes …
Read More »Alberta students say changes to provincial loan program create ‘financial barrier’
Recent changes to Alberta’s student loan program could be problematic for many students in the province, advocates say. For the upcoming academic year, Alberta Student Aid recipients will have to contribute double the previous minimum — $3,000 per loan year, up from $1,500. Parental and spousal income will also be …
Read More »Western premiers to meet in Alberta amid pipeline tensions between Smith and Eby
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. It’s a meeting that both B.C. Premier David Eby and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith described as …
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