Category Archives: Alberta

Red Deer housing up 115 per cent in 2024
The province has continued its progress in keeping up with the demand for housing in Alberta in 2024.In Red Deer, the community saw a 115 per cent increase from 146 to 314 homes this year, according t...
Oct 17, 2024

Third annual Premier's Summit on Fairness for Newcomers continues progress
The third annual Premier's Summit on Fairness for Newcomers took place in Calgary on Wednesday with this year's theme in mind of "celebrating trades and professions in Alberta." The provincial governm...
Oct 17, 2024

UCP announces structure changes for continuing care to mixed reactions
The Government of Alberta has announced the next steps it will take to update continuing care, which will include severing it into a separate healthcare pillar to be run under Minister of Seniors, Com...
Oct 16, 2024

AHS workshops offer tips and tricks for banishing mealtime struggles for kids
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is offering virtual workshops for parents and other caregivers designed to make snacks and mealtimes for children easier for all parties involved. The following two works...
Oct 16, 2024

Province funding two pilots to reduce emissions and industrial waste
The Alberta government is launching two new pilot programs looking to help industry cut back on emissions, find new ways to reuse waste, and decrease costs. Lafarge Canada will be working in partnersh...
Oct 16, 2024

Feds, provinces must work together to tackle productivity crisis: Alberta premier
CALGARY - Canada's economic productivity crisis can only be solved if the federal and provincial governments come together to address issues like major project approvals and inter-provincial trade bar...
Oct 16, 2024

Promoting Alberta's environmental leadership at the 2024 Arctic Circle Assembly
In an effort to amplify Alberta's reputation as a responsible energy leader, Parliamentary Secretary for Economic Corridor Development Shane Getson is attending the 2024 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reyl...
Oct 16, 2024

Former Alberta justice minister Kaycee Madu to be sanctioned by law society
A former Alberta justice minister is to be sanctioned after the provincial law society determined he "undermined respect for the administration of justice" when he phoned Edmonton's police chief after...
Oct 16, 2024

Public trail maintenance grant program getting provincial boost
The Government of Alberta is investing $1 million through the Public Land Trails Grant program in an effort to enhance recreational opportunities and improve access and safety on non-motorized trail s...
Oct 15, 2024

Alberta government proposing additional restrictions on wind and solar energy
The Alberta government is proposing additional restrictions on wind and solar farms that conservationists think are more about limiting renewable energy than protecting the environment.Last year the A...
Oct 15, 2024