Alberta has been basking in some serious warmth for the past week, and you'll want to soak it in because a big weather change is on the way.
The last clipper to impact the Prairies in recent days will be hitting Alberta the hardest on Sunday, bringing intense wind gusts for southern areas and snow to the foothills and communities such as Edmonton.
Re. “Latest budget aimed squarely at generating votes in Edmonton,” Don Braid, March 1 Don Braid laments the current Alberta budget as a “galling” attempt to curry favour with Edmonton voters. A cursory glance at the budget reveals the contrary.
Province announced it will spend $18.2 million over five years to expand its aquatic invasive species inspection, detection and rapid response programs.
New funding for some major projects in Calgary was announced on Thursday as Alberta’s UCP government released its 2025 budget.
Premier Danielle Smith announced restrictions Wednesday on booze, gambling machines and government purchasing to fight back against the U.S. tariffs, echoing comments from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that the levies imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump are the vanguard of a plan to crater Canada’s economy in a takeover bid.
U.S. President Donald Trump says economywide tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico will start Tuesday, threatening a trade war expected to significantly harm Alberta’s economy and broader business relations. “No room left for Mexico or for Canada (to make a deal),” Trump said Monday at the White House.
Drivers across Alberta are renewing their auto insurance this year, only to find they're being dealt higher bills than in previous years.
A Calgary mother convicted of assaulting her two-year-old daughter, causing broken bones and leaving the child with untreated burns has had her appeal dismissed.
The latest numbers from Statistics Canada show Calgary's unemployment rate dropped significantly last month, while Red Deer's remains the highest of any major city in Canada.