Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta government launches $7M ad campaign against incoming federal emissions cap
Alberta's government has launched a national ad campaign targeting the federal government's incoming emissions cap for the oil and gas sector. Premier Danielle Smith says it's a de facto production ca...
Oct 15, 2024
Alberta reveals new primary care agency that will launch in the fall
The province's health care system restructuring continued on Tuesday as Health Minister Adriana LaGrange revealed Primary Care Alberta, an agency charged with ensuring all Albertans are supported in t...
Oct 15, 2024
Ministry of Health shares results of public engagement on health care refocusing
Alberta's health care system is in the midst of a restructuring journey, and as a part of that process, the Alberta government conducted public engagement activities, the results of which are now avai...
Oct 15, 2024
5-year-old tragically dies on Wabamun Lake over long weekend
A five-year-old girl has tragically passed away in a drowning accident on Wabamun Lake over the long weekend.Wabamun Lake is about 67 km west of Edmonton, just south of the Yellowhead Highway.Parkland...
Oct 15, 2024
Annual inflation falls to 1.6% in September, smallest yearly increase since 2021
Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate continued to slow in September as drivers paid lower prices for gasoline than they did last year.The agency said Tuesday its consumer price index for S...
Oct 15, 2024
Health Sciences Association of Alberta says AHS' monetary proposal is "insulting"
The Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) claims collective bargaining with Alberta Health Services (AHS) has broken down over the employer's refusal to negotiate wages.In a statement Friday, ...
Oct 11, 2024
Alberta opposing national pharmacare rollout
The Government of Alberta says there are better ways that drug coverage can be supported and expanded upon than what the federal government is offering.Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says she is wil...
Oct 11, 2024
Strong possibility of Northern Lights returning to Alberta Friday
People in many parts of Canada got to experience a powerful Aurora Borealis display on Thursday, October 10, and they might get another chance on Friday.The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin...
Oct 11, 2024
Alberta nurses to hold ratification vote on mediator-recommended agreement
Nurses in Alberta are set to vote later this month on a mediator's recommended settlement with their employers.The United Nurses of Alberta says an online ratification vote will take place on Oct. 30....
Oct 11, 2024
Economy adds 47,000 jobs in September, unemployment rate falls to 6.5 per cent
The economy added 47,000 jobs in September, while the unemployment rate declined for the first time since January to 6.5 per cent.Statistics Canada says youth and women aged 25 to 54 drove employment ...
Oct 11, 2024