Raymond, a close-knit agricultural community about 250 kilometres southeast of Calgary, has been dry since it was founded in 1903. These days, you can drink in town, but you just can’t purchase alcohol there — yet.Sheva Whitehead, left, lives in Raymond and wants to see it grow to embrace serving alcohol in restaurants in town. Raymond…
Alberta’s tech sector is slowly recovering from mostly self-inflicted wounds that threatened to leave the fledgling industry behind Canada’s tech leaders in B.C., Ontario and Quebec.Alina Martin, CEO of Waitwell, makes a pitch to investors at a recent Startup TNT event in Calgary. Martin is seeking $1.3 million in its first round of funding to…
Despite the rhetoric around diversification and prudent fiscal planning, Alberta remains firmly on the resource revenue roller-coaster (wheee!) with no clear plan (or even a sketch of one) to get off, writes economist Trevor Tombe.Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Alberta Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board Travis Toews walk into the Alberta…
Snow fell on devastated dryland farms in southern Alberta on Friday. It was welcome moisture after a summer of extremely challenging weather conditions. But on the province’s dryland farms, farmers say they’re unsure if they could take another year like this one.Lee Markert, director of operations for Markert Seeds in Vulcan, Alta., says the summer…
Alberta’s northern health zone, which encompasses regions where vaccination uptake is well below the provincial average, is operating at over 100 per cent of its intensive care capacity.Alberta’s North health zone has 15 intensive care spaces, located at hospitals in Grande Prairie and Fort McMurray. (hxdbzxy/Shutterstock)Alberta’s northern health zone, which encompasses regions where vaccination uptake…
Chief medical officers of health across Canada say they’ll be closely watching Alberta’s move to end COVID-19 public health measures — but many suggest they’ll be proceeding more cautiously.Public health officers across Canada are remaining fairly tight-lipped about a decision by Dr. Deena Hinshaw, centre, to remove most COVID-19 restrictions in Alberta. Canada’s Chief Public…
Alberta’s plans to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to about 15,000 workers at meat-packing plants across the province will start this week, provincial Health Minister Tyler Shandro said Monday.Cargill’s meat-processing facility in High River, Alta., is seen on Jan. 8, 2021. Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro said Monday that COVID-19 vaccinations for essential workers at the plant that…
Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Thursday said she feels personally betrayed after CBC News reported the contents of secret recordings that revealed disagreements and, at times, political interference in the province’s pandemic response.Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said she has always been treated respectfully by politicians and her advice has…
The UCP government’s controversial Canadian Energy Centre has been scolded by Auditor General Doug Wylie for financial oversight issues, including the awarding of $1.3 million in sole-sourced contracts without adequate justification or documentation.Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, centre, addresses attendees at a press conference to announce the launch of the Canadian Energy Centre in 2019. The…
COVID-19 cases are rising in Alberta, and there are concerns that difficulties involved in contact tracing — both manual and digital — could hamper the province’s ability to slow the spread. A public health nurse conducts a contact-tracing phone call in Wyoming in July. As Alberta’s COVID-19 numbers continue to surge, concerns are growing about contact tracing…