Canada's dental plan eligibility expands to children, people with disabilities
Jun 29, 2024, at 04:25 am
Ottawa/IBNS: With Canada's reported plans to expand the federal dental program eligibility to include children under 18 and people who receive a disability tax credit.
Indo-Canadian Shuvaloy Majumdar wins crucial Canadian House of Commons seat
Jul 26, 2023, at 09:56 pm
Indian-origin Conservative candidate Shuvaloy Majumdar, better known as Shuv, won a prestigious seat in the House of Commons that was once represented by former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Canada: Alberta reports dead birds found at Suncor oil sands tailings ponds sites
May 18, 2023, at 02:36 am
Calgary/IBNS: At least 32 dead waterfowl were found at two separate oil sands tailings ponds in Canada's Alberta operated by Suncor Energy Inc.
Calgary to host 2024 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games
Jun 29, 2022, at 04:50 am
Calgary/IBNS: Calgary has been selected to host the 2024 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games, Mayor Jyoti Gondek said in a release.
Canada: Alberta to lift remaining COVID-19 restrictions
Jun 15, 2022, at 03:15 am
Alberta/IBNS: The province of Alberta in Canada is lifting all the remaining COVID-19 public health restrictions including mandatory masking on public transit and isolation.
Canada: Alberta to pause provincial fuel tax collection amid high prices of gas
Mar 09, 2022, at 05:59 am
Calgary (AB)/IBNS: In the wake of the skyrocketing price of gas in Canada, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Monday that his government would help the hard-hit consumers by pausing the collection of its 13-cent per litre provincial fuel tax on April 1.
Canada: RCMP investigates COVID-19 related massive death in Alberta meat plant outbreak
Jan 12, 2021, at 03:49 am
Alberta/IBNS: A criminal investigation has been launched by the RCMP in Canada's Alberta into a COVID-19 death due to a massive meat plant outbreak in the province, media reports said.
Canada: Alberta plans to send COVID-19 teams to hard-hit areas in Edmonton, Calgary
Dec 17, 2020, at 04:20 am
Alberta/IBNS: Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said that its government is planning to send COVID-19 teams into the 11 hardest-hit neighbourhoods in Edmonton and Calgary to offer masks, hand sanitizer and to provide free hotel rooms to allow people in those areas to self-isolate if necessary.
Canada: Alberta records alarming surge in Covid-19 cases
Dec 10, 2020, at 05:52 am
Alberta (Canada)/IBNS: An alarming surge in the coronavirus infection cases and deaths has been reported among Albertans in the age range of 80 and above compared to the entire rest of the pandemic period, media reports said.
Canada’s Alberta bans outdoor gatherings, mandates telecommuting as COVID spikes: Premier
Dec 09, 2020, at 02:38 pm
Toronto/Sputnik: The Canadian province of Alberta is introducing a ban on outdoor gatherings in concurrence with other measures to stem the tide of COVID-19 cases in the province, Premier Jason Kenney said during a press briefing.
Alberta Health Services' proposal to lay off about 11,000 staff revolted by AUPE and UNA
Oct 15, 2020, at 04:53 am
Alberta/IBNS: Tyler Shandro, Alberta Health Minister, has announced that Alberta Health Services (AHS) plans to lay off between 9,700 and 11,000 employees, mostly working in laboratory, linen, cleaning, and in-patient food services, by outsourcing these jobs to the private companies.
Alberta's last two weeks' COVID-19 new cases are maximum per capita of all provinces: Federal data
Jul 24, 2020, at 05:30 am
Alberta/IBNS: Alberta's new cases of COVID-19 from July 7 to 21 are maximum per capita, of all provinces, according to federally compiled data, media reports said.
Canada: Witness amazed how anyone could survive Alberta bus crash that killed 3, injured 24
Jul 21, 2020, at 05:07 am
Alberta/IBNS: A witness, Vanja Krtolica, to a Jul 18 fatal bus crash in Jasper National Park, Alberta that killed three and injured 24, expressed surprise how anyone could survive after the glacier sightseeing bus rolled four or five times in the Alberta park, reported CBC News.
Jul 09, 2020, at 05:42 am
Alberta/IBNS: Alberta's delayed dispersal of funds to oil and gas workers to clean up oil wells to keep oilfield service companies afloat has resulted in the slow recovery of the oil and gas industry sectors, media reports said.
Alberta becomes Canada's top business destination due to its lowest national corporate tax rate
Jul 02, 2020, at 09:07 pm
Alberta/IBNS: Alberta's corporate tax rate has dropped to eight per cent, at least 30 per cent lower than any other Canadian provincial rate, making it Canada's top business destination, media reports said.
Alberta becomes first Canadian province to invest in serology testing of Covid-19
Jun 25, 2020, at 11:14 pm
Alberta/IBNS: Alberta has announced an investment of $10 million for targeted serology testing to help to track the spread of Covid-19 across the province, media reports said.
Canada: Alberta makes free non-medical masks to stem Covid-19 spread
Jun 23, 2020, at 06:58 pm
Alberta/IBNS: In a bid to stem the spread of Covid-19 during the first phase of its reopening, Canadian province Alberta distributed more than 14 million free non-medical masks at A&W, McDonald’s Canada, and Tim Hortons drive-thrus across the province, media reports said.
Canada: Alberta RCMP fines 7 Americans for stopping to sightsee in Banff National Park
Jun 23, 2020, at 12:06 am
Alberta/IBNS: Seven tickets were issued by Alberta Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to Americans who stopped in Banff National Park in Alberta to see the sights last week despite Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)'s current rules which bans non-essential travel between Canada and the United States till July 21, media reports said.
Canada: Assessment bill is a threat to the country's unity, says Alberta Premier
May 02, 2019, at 06:58 pm
Edmonton, May 2 (IBNS): Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has said the environment assessment bill, if passed, will be a threat to Canada's unity, media reports said.
Canada: Alberta's cannabis industry doing better than other provinces, says Premier Notley
Jan 02, 2019, at 10:17 pm
Edmonton, Jan 2 (IBNS): Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has said her province is well ahead in the country when it comes to cannabis industry.
Canada: New Royal Alberta Museum to foster curiosity, wonder & inclusivity
Sep 19, 2018, at 09:59 pm
Edmondon (AB), Sept 19 (IBNS): The new Royal Alberta Museum (RAM), the largest museum in Western Canada, in the heart of downtown Edmonton, is completing the final touches to open its doors on Oct 3, media reports said.
Canada: Six people dies in Alberta Highway crash
Aug 08, 2018, at 11:31 pm
Edmonton, Aug 8 (IBNS): Six people were killed in a collision on a highway in Alberta province of Canada on Tuesday, media reports said.
Canada: Police detain man, seize car in German tourist shooting case
Aug 04, 2018, at 09:57 pm
Edmonton, Aug 4 (IBNS): Alberta police have detained one man and seized a car while probing into the case in which a German tourist was shot at his head, media reports said.
Canada: German tourist shot in head in Alberta
Aug 03, 2018, at 02:47 pm
Edmonton, Aug 3 (IBNS): A German tourist was shot in head while driving in rural Alberta, media reports said.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle planning honeymoon in Canada
May 29, 2018, at 11:44 pm
London/Alberta, May 29 (IBNS): Newly-wed Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, are reportedly planning their honeymoon in Canada, media reports said.
Canada: Calgary boy falls into septic tank, dies
Apr 28, 2018, at 04:17 am
Calgary, Apr 27 (IBNS): A two-year old boy from Calgary in Alberta province has died after falling into a septic tank on Friday, media reports said.
Canada: Alberta suspends trucking company involved in Saskatchewan crash
Apr 11, 2018, at 07:52 pm
Edmonton, Apr 11 (IBNS): The provincial government of Alberta has suspended a Calgary trucking company in connection with the Friday's fatal crash with a bus carrying members of the hockey team Humboldt Broncos in Saskatchewan last Friday, media reports said.
Canada: Natural gas supply remains critical in Alberta's Mackenzie County
Jan 03, 2018, at 09:03 pm
Mackenzie/Edmonton, Jan 3 (IBNS): Natural gas supply remained at a critical condition amid the cold freezing temperatures in Mackenzie County of Alberta, a province in Western Canada.
Alberta family forced into car by naked kidnappers calls experience 'frightening'
Nov 12, 2017, at 03:00 am
Edmonton, Nov 11 (IBNS): An Alberta family, who were forcefully taken into a car by five naked kidnappers days ago, called the experience as "frightening", media reports said.
CN Rail to hire workers, Western Canada to be benefited most
Oct 25, 2017, at 10:14 pm
Ottawa, Oct 25 (IBMS): Benefiting western Canada the most, Canadian National Railways, country's largest railway, is eyeing on to hire workers, media reports said.