Rural Alberta

• Alberta premier addresses rural municipalities’ concerns over back taxes, oil well cleanup

  Premier Danielle Smith said Wednesday the province is looking into a program for dealing with oil well cleanup. The province is also demanding oil companies pay their back taxes.

  Politics

  Mar 22
  
• Alberta announces funding for economic growth in rural municipalities

  The province has allocated $1.125 million to the nine regional economic development alliances to drive economic growth and development in rural Alberta.

  Economy

  Mar 22
  
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• ASIRT investigating after man shot by police during altercation at Vermilion hospital

  Alberta's police watchdog has been asked to investigate after a man under police supervision at a rural Alberta hospital was shot and had to be airlifted to Edmonton.

  Crime

  Mar 3
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• Arrest made after Sturgeon County man watches his house get robbed via surveillance video

  A month after a man watched helplessly as his home on an acreage near Redwater was robbed on live video, a suspect from Edmonton has been arrested and charged.

  Crime

  Feb 2
• Alberta landowners fear repeat of orphan well crisis as renewable energy booms

  Landowners who experienced the first fast wave of renewable energy infrastructure in Alberta are still waiting for the cleanup.

  Economy

  Jan 29
• Rural Alberta homeowner left ‘helpless’ after New Year’s Day robbery

  Surveillance footage from the owner's home showed four men on his property near Redwater, three of whom broke into his home and stole computers, firearms and other possessions.

  Crime

  Jan 3
• Provincial plan announced to drive economic growth in rural Alberta

  The provincial government has unveiled a five-year plan to help with economic growth in rural areas. Small communities in southern Alberta say this is the driving force needed.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2022
• ASIRT investigating after man shot, critically injured by RCMP in Maskwacis

  Alberta's police watchdog is investigating after a man was critically injured when he was shot by an RCMP officer in Maskwacis, Alta., on Thursday.

  Crime

  Dec 1, 2022
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• Bambi on ice: Deer sneaks into hockey arena outside Edmonton

  An arena worker at a Strathcona County recreation centre got a very Canadian surprise visitor while performing ice maintenance last week.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2022
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• Driver found dead after semi truck crashes into house near Onoway, Alta.

  The driver of the semi truck was found dead inside the vehicle when emergency crews were able to get to him. 

  Traffic

  Nov 21, 2022