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Three construction associations created a worker-share program in a bid to encourage young construction workers to stay in rural Alberta — and so far it’s working. A variety of factors can impact the construction industry in rural Alberta, such as a project’s nature of work, an aging workforce and a limited number of …
Read More »Cree mother in Yellowknife not notified of son’s death in Alberta for 8 days
Sitting in her Yellowknife office last July, Yvette Schreder was given an odd message: someone from the Alberta Medical Examiner’s office was trying to reach her. Hours later, when the mother of four finally got through to someone, she was nonchalantly told the body of her 30-year-old son, Christopher was …
Read More »Rural Alberta struggling with shortage of veterinarians
Alberta is facing a significant shortage of veterinarians. According to the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association, there are more than 840 vacancies in the vet industry in Alberta — close to 20 per cent of all veterinarian jobs in the province. The situation is particularly tough in rural Alberta, where there is …
Read More »Data shows Alberta 911 call centres ‘in crisis mode,’ union says
Documents obtained by CBC News through a freedom of information (FOI) request show that more than 12 per cent of scheduled shifts at Alberta’s AHS-run 911 call centres went unfilled over the first four months of the year. The union representing workers in the centres says the data is representative of a system — …
Read More »CP Rail investigating after train carrying grain derails in southern Alberta
A train carrying grain has derailed in southern Alberta, Canadian Pacific Railway confirmed Wednesday. Wednesday afternoon a CP train derailed in Bassano, Alta., approximately 140 kilometres southeast of Calgary. A CP spokesperson said there were no injuries, and the incident is under investigation. Bassano resident Thomas McPhail said he’s happy …
Read More »Court documents allege MLA conducted ‘brute force attack’ on Alberta vaccine records site
Court documents obtained by CBC News show that at least until March 31, 2022, the RCMP were pursuing a criminal charge against MLA Thomas Dang. Dang was the target of a months-long investigation conducted by the RCMP cybercrime investigation team after police were alerted to a September 2021 attempt to hack into …
Read More »Her political career died with Alberta floor-crossing. Meet Danielle Smith, resurrected
This column is an opinion by James Johnson, a former researcher for Alberta’s Wildrose and United Conservative parties. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ. Danielle Smith’s return shocks many Albertans. It shouldn’t. Many think she made the unforgivable sin in 2014 when as Wildrose leader she crossed the …
Read More »Alberta set to ease COVID rules for continuing care homes, but some remain
Alberta’s continuing care homes are preparing for a further easing of restrictions as the province lifts public health orders related to COVID-19 for the sector at the end of the June. And while the overarching orders — put in place by Alberta’s chief medical officer of health — will be rescinded, …
Read More »Getting to the root of it: How an Alberta scientist is changing the way farmers see soil
In a nondescript building tucked away in northeast Red Deer, the phone is ringing off the hook. At least that’s how Melissa Werkema, an upstart young scientist trained in Israel, describes how business has been since word spread about her new soil testing lab, which gives farmers from Alberta and …
Read More »Winter protests in Ottawa and Alberta cost RCMP millions, documents show
The RCMP spent more than $1.6 million during the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa, according to a CBC access to information request. Documents also revealed the force spent another $1.2 million on policing protests in Alberta, the majority at the U.S. border in Coutts, Alta. In total, the RCMP spent nearly $3 million policing the …
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