Category Archives: Alberta

Battery recycling initiative launches in Alberta
Call2Recycle has launched a new program in Alberta to give residents more convenient options to recycle batteries.The program, "Recycle your Batteries, Canada!" officially began April 1 and operated u...
Apr 4, 2025

Surgical Prehabilitation Program expands referral eligibility
Referral eligibility for Alberta Health Services' (AHS) Prehabilitation Program has been expanded to include any adult in Alberta waiting for surgery. The program was launched at Edmonton hospitals in...
Apr 4, 2025

'Freedom Convoy' organizers Lich, Barber found guilty of mischief
"Freedom Convoy" organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber have been found guilty of mischief for their roles in the 2022 mass protest in Ottawa.Lich and Barber were key figures and organizers in the pr...
Apr 3, 2025

RCMP urge Alberta drivers to avoid speeding as weather warms up
As the weather warms up and roads become clear again, Alberta RCMP would like to remind motorists of the dangers of speeding. Even with improved driving conditions, RCMP say unsafe speeds increase the...
Apr 3, 2025

Alberta ranks number one in beverage container recycling
Alberta has risen through the ranks to be Canada's number one recycler, with residents returning more than two billion cans, bottles and other containers in 2024. This represents about 85 per cent of ...
Apr 3, 2025

Alberta nurses overwhelmingly ratify 4-year agreement
Alberta's nurses have ratified a four-year collective agreement paying them nearly a 20 per cent raise over the term of the deal.The new agreement, which nurses affirmed overwhelmingly, makes workers ...
Apr 3, 2025

Ex-MLA urges Premier Smith to lower referendum threshold
Former Medicine Hat-area legislator Drew Barnes says Premier Danielle Smith should lower the threshold for Albertans to force an independence referendum after Smith said she doesn't see herself puttin...
Apr 3, 2025

GGC launches own campaign related to the federal election
Grain Growers of Canada has launched a campaign of its own as part of the federal election campaign.Vote for Grain is a website where farmers can send an email to all the candidates in their riding. I...
Apr 2, 2025

Premier Smith says she's sticking to U.S. tariffs approach
Premier Danielle Smith says she'll stick to her contentious approach of trying to make the case against U.S. tariffs on Canada with right-wing media personalities and down-ballot Republicans as U.S. P...
Apr 2, 2025

From dirt to door: BILD Alberta demystifying homebuilding and its affordability
The Building Industry and Land Development Association Alberta (BILD Alberta) has launched a public awareness campaign, "Unlock Housing," to take Albertans behind the scenes on how homes and communiti...
Apr 1, 2025