Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta launching advertising campaign on consumer electricity options
The Government of Alberta is launching an advertising campaign encouraging Albertans to explore their electricity options beyond the Rate of Last Resort. The Rate of Last Resort was announced in Septe...
Feb 5, 2025
Primary Care Alberta's Virtual MD service hits 100,000 callers milestone
Primary Care Alberta is celebrating a significant milestone with their Virtual MD service.Since its launch in 2022, the service has surpassed the 100,000-caller milestone, connecting Health Link 811 c...
Feb 5, 2025
Nearly 4,000 distracted drivers caught in Alberta last year
Alberta RCMP are wanting to remind motorists of how important it is to be driving distraction-free. They say while operating a motor vehicle on provincial roadways, one should always have complete att...
Feb 5, 2025
Alberta creating new social support program for people with disabilities able to work
Alberta's government says it's looking to help people with disabilities join and stay in the workforce without losing access to their existing benefits and governmental supports.To do this, the govern...
Feb 5, 2025
Third-party advertiser Take Back Alberta fined more than $100K by Elections Alberta
Take Back Alberta, the third-party advertiser that made headlines for its role in the high-profile ouster of former premier Jason Kenney, has been fined more than $100,000 by Elections Alberta.The bod...
Feb 4, 2025
Provincial budget release scheduled for Feb. 27
The Government of Alberta has scheduled the release of Budget 2025 for Thursday, Feb. 27, at the start of the new spring legislative session. The government says that over 2023 and 2024, Alberta's pop...
Feb 4, 2025
Bundle up for Winter Walk Day
Bundle up and get active this Winter Walk Day, on Feb. 5, to help promote movement even in the province's coldest months. Since 2006, on the first Wednesday of February, Albertans have donned their to...
Feb 4, 2025
New Alberta program will provide 'pathways to employment' for those with disabilities
Alberta's government will launch a new program for Albertans with disabilities in July 2026, so they can receive the support they need while pursuing meaningful careers.The province said that Albertan...
Feb 4, 2025
Naheed Nenshi addresses 2025 NDP Provincial Council
Naheed Nenshi, leader of Alberta's New Democrat Party (NDP), addressed party wins from the last year and priorities moving forward in a presentation to the 2025 NDP Provincial Council on Feb. 1, held ...
Feb 4, 2025
Premier Smith and NDP leader Naheed Nenshi release statements on tariff delay
Premier Danielle Smith is "greatly heartened" by U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to enact a 30-day pause on tariffs on Canadian goods, she said in a statement released Feb. 3. "Diplomacy has wo...
Feb 4, 2025