Category Archives: Alberta

Strike of school support staff could spill into Calgary after vote for job action
Job action involving more than 4,000 school support workers is on track to grow into Calgary and other areas of Alberta after five union locals voted to strike.Staff in Edmonton, Sturgeon County and F...
Feb 12, 2025

Alberta calls on federal government to revive mandatory minimums for certain drug offences
Premier Danielle Smith and Mickey Amery, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, are calling on the federal government to repeal Bill C-5 in its entirety and reintroduce mandatory minimum jail sente...
Feb 12, 2025

As number of auto thefts drops nationally, Alberta logs highest per-capita theft rate
OTTAWA - Canada's auto theft rate for private passenger vehicles dropped by almost 19 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year - but the non-profit that collected the data says the number of sto...
Feb 12, 2025

Alberta's health minister says third party to help probe into lucrative health contracts
Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says an unnamed third-party has been called to help investigate reports of high-level government interference in medical contracts. The third party will assist...
Feb 11, 2025 (Photo credit: UCP)

Insurance costs for historic Calgary hailstorm climb to over $3B
The insurance costs for a record-breaking hailstorm that ravaged vehicles, homes and infrastructure in Calgary last summer is now estimated at $3.25 billion, a new report says.That's as auto claims wr...
Feb 11, 2025

RCMP warn public of fraudulent Peavey Mart websites
RCMP are warning the public of fraudulent websites and social media pages posing as the legitimate business, Peavey Mart. These websites claim to offer an online store for purchasing items, however, t...
Feb 11, 2025

Saint John, Calgary are the cities that would be hit hardest by U.S. tariffs: report
OTTAWA - Calgary, Saint John, N.B. and Windsor, Ont. are the Canadian cities that would be hit the hardest by U.S. tariffs, says new research by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Using Statistics Cana...
Feb 11, 2025

Forks up for Canada's Agriculture Day February 11
February 11 is Canada's Agriculture Day.People are being asked to "raise your forks and make some noise" for the ones that work so we can all have good food and for the contributions agriculture makes...
Feb 11, 2025
Premier Smith joining counterparts to advocate for Canada-U.S. relationship in Washington
Premier Danielle Smith, along with her counterparts across Canada, will visit the U.S. capital Monday to advocate for solutions that will repair the country's long-standing relationship with the Unite...
Feb 10, 2025

'I was not involved in any wrongdoing', says Alberta Premier in response to AHS allegations
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith issued a statement in response to allegations around Alberta Health Services procurement and contracting processes."They are troubling allegations and they should be rev...
Feb 8, 2025