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Alberta celebrates 75 years rat free

Alberta celebrates 75 years rat free

Alberta started a rat control program in 1950 and the province has lived without the pest since
Alberta Next panel set to begin hearings on public concerns with federal government

Alberta Next panel set to begin hearings on public concerns with federal government

On Tuesday, Smith and the 15 other members of the Alberta Next panel will be in Red Deer in the first stop on their tour.
Alberta surpasses U.S. in confirmed measles cases with more than 1,300 since March

Alberta surpasses U.S. in confirmed measles cases with more than 1,300 since March

Alberta reported Monday that it has seen 1,314 cases since the beginning of March.
New Alberta grant aims to enhance access to justice for gender-based violence survivors

New Alberta grant aims to enhance access to justice for gender-based violence survivors

The $1.25 million Community Pathways to Justice grant is a one-time funding model that will be available to community-based organizations and Indigenous communities.
Alberta singer's appetite for adventure prompts culinary road trip

Alberta singer's appetite for adventure prompts culinary road trip

Hailey Benedict goes off the beaten track to three southern Alberta restaurants in YouTube series
Hotter world means less milk, study finds

Hotter world means less milk, study finds

Researchers say extreme heat cuts daily production by 10 per cent
'Talk to each other': Alberta public art installation up for global award

'Talk to each other': Alberta public art installation up for global award

The installation consists of 13 pastel coloured, vintage-inspired telephones strewn throughout a park. Connected like an intercom, picking up one telephone causes another to ring on the other side of the park.
Horse euthanized after injury during chuckwagon race at Calgary Stampede

Horse euthanized after injury during chuckwagon race at Calgary Stampede

The horse is the first reported animal death at the 2025 Calgary Stampede, which wraps on July 13.
Alberta's transgender ban in women's sports exempts visiting out-of-province athletes

Alberta's transgender ban in women's sports exempts visiting out-of-province athletes

Tourism and Sport Minister Andrew Boitchenko said the discrepancy is out of his hands.
'Pornography is a problem': Smith defends new rules for Alberta school libraries

'Pornography is a problem': Smith defends new rules for Alberta school libraries

Danielle Smith was responding to criticism received via text on her province-wide phone-in radio program on Saturday that a lack of education funding and overcrowded classrooms were more important issues than library content.
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