Provincial News
Alberta to offer seniors 25 per cent discount for registry services
By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2024
EDMONTON – The Alberta government says it’s making good on its promise to offer seniors a 25 per cent discount for registry services. It says the move is expected to benefit more than 725,000 Albertans 65 and older. The discount can be applied to vehicle registration, driver’s licences, standard plates and marriage licences. The discount ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta premier says she’s hearing Edmonton is in rocky financial patch, offers help
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press on March 27th, 2024
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government won’t intervene but – if asked – would help the City of Edmonton navigate a reported rocky patch of financial and staffing dysfunction. “No one has stepped in. No one has intervened. No one is doing an audit,” Smith told reporters in Edmonton Wednesday at an unrelated news ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No charges against Alberta Mounties who arrested autistic teen at playground
By The Canadian Press on March 27th, 2024
ST. ALBERT, Alta. – Alberta’s police watchdog says there are grounds to believe Mounties may have broken the law when they arrested a non-verbal autistic teen at a playground. But it says Crown prosecutors have recommended against charges, as there must be a reasonable likelihood of a conviction and pursuing a case must be in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trial set for Alberta high school football players charged with sexual assault
By The Canadian Press on March 27th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Three members of an Alberta high school football team accused of sexually assaulting a teammate are scheduled to go to trial in the fall. The accused boys, who are 16 and 17, are charged with sexual assault with a weapon, assault with a weapon and forcible confinement. Police have said a 16-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta wants more control over immigration and more Ukrainian refugees to fill jobs
By The Canadian Press on March 27th, 2024
EDMONTON – The Alberta government is asking the federal government for more control over provincial immigration. Premier Danielle Smith has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking him to re-evaluate his government’s decision that places limits on the numbers for Alberta’s provincial nominee program in 2024. She says Alberta has been informed it ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta navigation centre to help Edmonton homeless now permanent; one more planned
By The Canadian Press on March 26th, 2024
EDMONTON – The Alberta government is making a navigation and support centre to provide safe shelter for the homeless in Edmonton permanent and has announced plans for a similar facility to be created in Calgary. The UCP government announced it was setting up the centre in mid-January, largely to deal with the hundreds of homeless ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta NDP leadership candidate Rakhi Pancholi quits bid, now backs Naheed Nenshi
By The Canadian Press on March 26th, 2024
EDMONTON – One of the candidates in the Alberta NDP leadership race is dropping out to support fellow contender Naheed Nenshi. Edmonton legislature member Rakhi Pancholi says she’s abandoning her bid because a recent update shows Nenshi has more than doubled the party’s membership totals in just a week. Pancholi says the numbers make it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two bridges in Edmonton to be named to honour two officers killed in line of duty
By The Canadian Press on March 25th, 2024
EDMONTON – Two bridges in Edmonton are being named to honour two police officers killed last year while responding to a call about a family dispute. Constables Brett Ryan and Travis Jordan were killed on March 16, 2023, by a teenage boy. The 16-year-old also shot and wounded his mother before killing himself. The bridges ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta judge urges cross-boundary alerts after Calgary teen died from neglect
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press on March 25th, 2024
CALGARY – A judge is recommending an alert information-sharing system among provinces for high-risk children to protect youth like 15-year-old Alexandru Radita of Calgary, who died weighing 37 pounds. Justice Sharon Van de Veen, in a fatality inquiry report released Monday, said such standardized cross-boundary communication”may very well have saved Alex’s life and (could) prevent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta orders reviews after non-profit ships stroke patient from hospital to motel
By The Canadian Press on March 25th, 2024
EDMONTON – Alberta’s minister for Seniors, Community and Social Services says there needs to be greater oversight of agencies that advertise non-medical supports to vulnerable people. Jason Nixon says the regulatory gap became apparent after CBC reported a partially paralyzed man had been discharged from an Edmonton hospital and taken to a Travelodge south of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta to review 30-hour Calgary police standoff that left barricaded man dead
By The Canadian Press on March 25th, 2024
CALGARY – An Alberta police oversight agency will investigate a 30-hour standoff in Calgary that left one person dead. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, known as ASIRT, is reviewing what happened after police tried to serve a warrant on a house in Calgary’s east end on March 14 and were met with gunfire. Nearby ... Read More »
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