Category Archives: Alberta

Carney promises home building program, Poilievre pitches national energy corridor
Liberal Leader Mark Carney promised Monday to get the federal government back into the business of home building, while Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives pitched a national energy corridor to fast-trac...
Apr 1, 2025
Alberta Health Services pauses planned changes to food policy in emergency departments
Alberta Health Services president Andre Tremblay announced Tuesday that AHS will no longer move forward with changes concerning the way food is supplied in emergency departments other non-inpatient ar...
Apr 1, 2025
Premier Smith expects key industries to escape fresh U.S. tariffs, Democrats move to block levies
Premier Danielle Smith says she expects some major industries, including those in her province, won't face new tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump.Smith says things could change, but she thinks f...
Apr 1, 2025

Host farms invited to sign up for Alberta Open Farm Days
Registration is now open for any place that wants to be a host farm for Alberta Open Farm Days.This year's edition is set for August 16 and 17.The weekend gives people a chance to visit farms and ranc...
Apr 1, 2025

Brooks food plant receives $1.8M from Alberta government for new access road
One of Alberta's biggest food plants will receive a new access road built with $1.8 million in provincial funding part of a broader strategy to support the agrifood sector.---The planned route connect...
Apr 1, 2025

New registry to improve transparency in private career college options
Alberta is launching a Private Career College Registry to increase transparency about compliance actions taken against private career colleges, following increased student complaints about the sector....
Apr 1, 2025

Commercial truck driving sees updates to licensing process
Following changes made to Class One drivers' licensing and training in March last year, as of April 1, drivers will need to complete that training through the new made-in-Alberta Class One Learning Pa...
Apr 1, 2025

Rural health care facilities see investments in Budget 2025
The provincial government says twenty rural health care facilities could be improved through their new Rural Hospital Enhancement Program.Health Minister Adriana LaGrange announced Monday that $15 mil...
Mar 31, 2025

Extended Producer Responsibility launches in Alberta
As April 1 dawns, Alberta's new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program will come into effect, shifting the onus of recycling single-use products from municipalities to producers. By making pro...
Mar 31, 2025

Electoral boundary review process begins
The province's electoral divisions are due for review, and the newly named Electoral Boundaries Commission is set to begin consultations on the matter this spring. Government officials say constituenc...
Mar 31, 2025