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RCMP nab 125 impaired drivers over long weekend
4+ day, 10+ min ago (159+ words) Alberta RCMP removed 125 impaired drivers from provincial roadways during enhanced enforcement over the Labour Day long weekend. Mounties issued 125 Immediate Roadside Sanctions, including 11 24-hour suspensions, 26 WARN sanctions and 85 FAIL sanctions. Three novice or commercial drivers were also removed from the…...
Forever Canadian sees ‘massive uptick’ as Unity Bus returns to Cochrane
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (848+ words) Forever Canadian organizer Thomas Lukaszuk says a growing sense of concern about Canada’s future is helping drive a “massive uptick” in support for his campaign as Alberta heads toward its Oct. 19 referendum. Lukaszuk said Forever Canadian has now distributed about…...
Special ballot requests surge ahead of Alberta referendum
1+ week, 5+ day ago (779+ words) Elections Alberta has received approximately 225,000 special ballot requests ahead of Alberta’s Oct. 19 referendum, nearly four times the 59,589 requests received for the 2023 provincial election. Average Alberta auto insurance premium rose 8.7% in 2025 Bighorn sheep hit Alberta roads on new specialty licence plate…...
Alberta easing wetland rules for farmers
2+ week, 2+ day ago (410+ words) The Alberta government says it is restoring property rights for farmers by removing Water Act approval requirements for certain agricultural activities involving ephemeral water bodies and temporary and seasonal wetlands on private cropland. The regulatory changes are expected to take…...
Future Alberta rebates could avoid separate application process
2+ week, 2+ day ago (557+ words) Finance Minister Jason Nixon says he has instructed his department to begin work toward a Canada Revenue Agency partnership for future rebate programs, with the goal of avoiding another separate provincial application process. Higher oil prices drive Alberta’s $2B surplus forecast…...
Higher oil prices drive Alberta’s $2B surplus forecast for 2026-27
2+ week, 2+ day ago (861+ words) Alberta is forecasting a $2-billion surplus for 2026-27, an $11.4-billion turnaround from the $9.4-billion deficit projected when the provincial budget was introduced in February. Total revenue is now expected to reach $86.3 billion, $11.7 billion above budget. Smith rejects cutting Alberta oil exports…...
Peter Guthrie asks what Albertans get from data-centre boom
3+ week, 1+ day ago (572+ words) Alberta Tory Party Leader and Airdrie-Cochrane MLA Peter Guthrie is questioning whether the province’s push to attract large-scale data centres will deliver enough benefits to Albertans. Guthrie says the province is promoting the sector as a multi-billion-dollar opportunity, but argues…...
Guthrie introduces Tory Party candidate for Calgary Shaw byelection race - CochraneNow: Cochrane, Alberta's latest news, sports, weather, community events.
3+ week, 3+ day ago (511+ words) The Calgary-Shaw byelection is shaping up as a four-way race, with Progressive Tory candidate Kyle Joseph becoming the latest entrant in the contest. Joseph, a Calgary teacher who grew up in the riding and now lives and teaches in the…...