Category Archives: Alberta

Alberta accelerating 11 new schools across province with $8.6B funding
Alberta's government has sped up 11 previously announced school projects in the Calgary Metropolitan Region and Edmonton from the design stage to full construction funding.-READ: Alberta premier calls...
Feb 15, 2025
60th anniversary for the Canadian flag on February 15
The Canadian flag is making a milestone this year. This Flag Day, February 15, will mark 60 years since the Maple Leaf flag first flew on Parliament Hill. According to the federal government's website...
Feb 15, 2025

Alberta cabinet minister calls for health minister to be removed amid scandal
One of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's cabinet ministers is calling for Health Minister Adriana LaGrange to be moved out after allegations of high-level corruption surrounding contracts.Infrastructur...
Feb 14, 2025

Two Alberta private surgery clinic contracts in limbo amid allegations in scandal
Alberta's health ministry says two proposed private surgery clinics at the centre of allegations of high-level government corruption remain in limbo."At this time, no agreements have been finalized fo...
Feb 14, 2025

Alberta rolls out additional one-time payment for women's shelters
The Central Alberta Women's Emergency Shelter (CAWES) is set to receive a one-time infusion of $70,166 from the provincial government, which announced an additional $3 million to be distributed to she...
Feb 14, 2025

Alberta car theft trends suggest organized crime, say police
Police in Alberta say car theft trends show sophisticated organized crime operations have moved from east to west in recent years.quit (ek-wit-AY') Association says Alberta has the highest per capita ...
Feb 14, 2025
Alberta Energy Regulator names former oil and gas CEO as top executive
Alberta's energy watchdog has chosen a former oil and gas company CEO as its new boss.Rob Morgan, who most recently led Strathcona Resources Ltd., is to take the helm starting Tuesday, the Alberta Ene...
Feb 13, 2025

Health Minister Adriana LaGrange named in $1.7 million lawsuit by former AHS CEO
Former Alberta Health Services CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos is suing the province, as well as health minister Adriana LaGrange. In the statement of claim filed in court by Mentzelopoulos, she alleges she...
Feb 13, 2025 (Canadian Press)

New farm crisis line now available
The National Farmer Wellness Network Crisis Line is now available to producers who may be struggling with their mental health.The initiative from the Canadian Centre for Agricultural Wellbeing officia...
Feb 12, 2025

Premier Smith defends health minister amid scandal on health purchases
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Health Minister Adriana LaGrange has her full support as they navigate allegations of high-level government corruption in medical contracts.Smith made the comment i...
Feb 12, 2025