A clean energy think tank says Alberta's pause on approvals for new renewable energy projects is affecting 118 projects worth $33 billion of investment. In a new report, the Pembina Institute says those projects would create enough jobs to keep 24,000 people working for a year. Earlier this month, the province's United Conservative government said it would pause all renewable energy approvals until February as it considers issues such as land use and reclamation. The move has stunned Alberta's booming renewables industry, with several companies with projects in the works saying the uncertainty

The Edmonton Transit Service is starting 'super express' bus service this fall from the Leger Transit Centre near the Terwillegar Community Recreation Centre to the University of Alberta. "Students can get on this bus and get to university in 20, 25 minutes and from there connect to the LRT to go wherever they want to go," Mayor Amarjeet Sohi said while riding the new Route 31 during a media demonstration on Thursday promoting the new seasonal service, which will begin Sept. 5. Construction to turn Terwillegar Drive into an expressway began two years ago. Crews are adding bus lanes, a shared-u

Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has been fined $273 for speeding.Freeland was speeding in Grand Prairie and Peace River, Alberta, when she was stopped and issued a $273 ticket.However, Freeland spokeswoman Katherine Cuplinskas said Freeland has paid the full amount of the fine.Freeland was driving at a speed of 132 km per hour in a 110 km per hour zone.It is worth noting that Chrystia Freeland claimed last month that she does not even have a car and travels by train while her children walk, cycle and use the subway.

A reception centre for Yellowknife wildfire evacuees opens today in Edmonton.The Edmonton EXPO Centre is expected to start accepting evacuees at noon.It is to provide temporary lodging, food, clothing, pet daycare and health care.Some 20,000 residents of the capital of the Northwest Territories have been ordered to leave by noon today as a wildfire threatens the main highway out of the city.

A Calgary teacher has been charged after a sexually motivated offence at a school in late May.Police say administrators from Chinook Winds Adventist Academy reported that a teacher had engaged in an inappropriate sexual act while allegedly watching students through a window.Detectives conducted an investigation, which included speaking to several witnesses and analyzing evidence.Police say they arrested a man on Tuesday.Nathanial Arthur Gordon, who is 41, has been charged with one count of voyeurism and is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 28.Police say it's believed it was a sexually moti

Alberta drivers will be expected to stop and slow down when stopped by roadside workers, or face a $243 fine and points against their license.From the beginning of September, the Traffic Safety Act will be expanded to include protecting roadside workers from injuries and collisions while on the job.Drivers in the lane closest to the roadside worker will have to do 60 km/h when the lights flash.Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors Minister Devin Dreeshen said the government wants to protect police, paramedics, maintenance workers and tow truck drivers so they can get home safely at the

About 300 tourists were stuck in the gondola overnight due to technical issues at the Banff Gondola on Monday.According to the RCMP, several people trapped in the gondola called them and informed them about their situation.It is believed that the gondola got stuck due to a power outage.Fortis Alberta is also considering power outage as the reason behind the incident, but this has not been confirmed yet.According to the police, Parks Canada officials and independent contractors are trying to bring the trapped people down from the mountain.There are currently no reports of any injuries.

A southern Alberta man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for the horrific attack on his own daughter.The 50-year-old from Lethbridge was also charged with physical abuse, although the Crown dropped those charges in June due to a lack of medical evidence.Provincial Court Justice Christine Ailsby said the girl's injuries were so severe that doctors did not expect her to survive.The girl's mother has also pleaded guilty to not providing her daughter with basic needs.The 8-month-old girl has now been sent to a foster home from a Calgary hospital.

Alberta's United Conservative government is announcing a pause on all approvals of large renewable energy projects.In a statement this morning, the government says it will stop approving all wind and solar power projects greater than one megawatt, effective immediately.Nathan Neudorf, minister of affordability and utilities, says the move is in response to rural concerns about development on agricultural land, the effect on scenery, reclamation security and system reliability.Pau McLaughlin of Rural Municipalities Alberta is welcoming the move, saying his group wants to see an approval process