Crime & Police
RCMP issue Bitcoin warning posters
The Alberta RCMP is launching a poster campaign to help prevent fraud, particularly victims making Bitcoin payments to scammers. The warning posters will be placed in rural locations.
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Province
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Province
Government begins 2020 budget consultations
The provincial government is holding two telephone town hall meetings on Jan. 27 and Jan. 28 as well as an online survey until Feb. 7 to get opinions and suggestions for the upcoming budget.
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People
Nominations open for Alberta Order of Excellence
Albertans are encouraged to nominate remarkable citizens, leaders, and innovators for membership in Alberta’s highest honour, the Alberta Order of Excellence.
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Province
Government seeking input on future of agriculture research
The provincial government is gathering feedback on the future of agriculture research in Alberta though engament sessions and an online survey, the latter open until Jan. 31. […]
Crime & Police
Alberta RCMP urging winter vacation planning in light of break-and-enters
There were more than 430 residential break-and-enters in Alberta RCMP jurisdictions in January of 2019, and more than 4,850 from January to November. Alberta RCMP are advising Albertans to add home and property security to their winter vacation planning this year.
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Local News
Funding province’s policing announcement met with mixed feelings
At a time of heightened concern about crime the Provincial Government’s recent move to put more 300 more police officers into rural Alberta has been welcomed. […]
Province
Province freezes new photo radar equipment and zones
The Government of Alberta will put a temporary freeze on new photo radar devices effective Dec. 1 as it begins a two-year consultation and review with municipalities and police on the future of photo radar in Alberta. […]
Province
Alberta’s justice system hiring an extra eight articling students
The Government of Alberta says it is strengthening the justice system by doubling the number of Crown articling students from eight to 16. Government articling students are law school graduates who gain practical experience performing some of the duties of Crown prosecutors. The province says it plans to increase the number to at least 20 by 2021. […]
Province
Provincial legislation aims to recover opioid costs
The UCP say new legislation would help Alberta hold opioid manufacturers and wholesalers accountable for opioid-related health-care costs and damages. The Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act would enable Alberta to participate in B.C.’s proposed national class action suit against these opioid companies. […]
Province
Government says Bill 27 creates more protection for rural property owners
The United Conservative Party’s Bill 27, the Trespass Statutes (Protecting Law-Abiding Property Owners) Amendment Act, received first reading in the legislature.
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Province
Government looking for input on daylight savings time
Two years after the NDP voted against scrapping daylight savings time, the United Conservative Party are taking another look at it. The government has launching an online survey to gather feedback about the observation of daylight saving time in Alberta.
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Business
Municipalities now able to tax Cannabis production facilities at commercial rates
The Government of Alberta is making changes to Alberta’s property tax rules it says will ensure cannabis-production facilities pay their fair share for municipal services. Buildings that house cannabis production will now be assessed at market value and taxed at non-residential rates. […]