Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Two fugitives wanted for financial crimes have been arrested in Ontario after nearly five years on the lam. Fernando Honorate de…
As extreme weather events become more frequent and destructive, Alberta homeowners are facing steep increases in insurance premiums, with experts warning the trend is unlikely to reverse without significant changes. Industry officials say the cost of home insurance in Alberta has surged dramatically over the past two decades, rising about 400 per cent as insurers…
There are all kinds of legitimate criticisms that could be leveled at Alberta’s premier for how she’s navigated the separation debate or the question she’s chosen to place on the October ballot. Read More
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The executive director of Premier Danielle Smith’s office says that instead of criticizing her, First Nations chiefs should fix their own…
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A judge has reserved her decision on whether to set aside a ruling that quashed an Alberta separatist group’s referendum petition,…
Amid calls for a grizzly bear hunting season in Alberta, the province says it’s not currently on the table. “We have no plans right now of doing anything,” Forestry and Parks Minister Todd Loewen said in an interview. “We’re looking at all the options that we have available to to us,” he said. “We want…
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The Alberta government says its new dual practice health model, which allows some physicians to practise in both the public and…
This is Part 1 of CBC Calgary’s coverage of the growing waitlist for kids with disabilities. An estimated 20,000 children are stuck on Alberta’s Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) waiting list, facing years of delays to get speech, behavioural and other treatment or therapy for autism and various disabilities. Caseworkers within the provincial…
The stakes have been raised ahead of Alberta’s scheduled referendum, as the ballot will now include a question on the province’s relationship with Canada and future in Confederation. In this interview with Rob Breakenridge, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith defends her decision to put this question on the ballot as well as her efforts to make…
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. High-tech surveillance cameras, police drones and AI analytics are changing how law enforcement responds to property crime at remote, hard-to-access industrial…