Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta offering career-focused 'collegiate' programs at seven schools
High school students in parts of Alberta will be able to get practical, career-focused education.The Government of Alberta has announced that seven new collegiate schools will open across the province...
Sep 03, 2024
Federal health spending has outpaced provinces, analysis shows
OTTAWA - Despite castigation from provincial premiers over lagging federal contributions to health spending, an analysis of 20 years of health funding data shows that federal transfers have mostly out...
Sep 02, 2024
Two new senate appointments for Alberta include critic of school pronoun policy
A corporate lawyer and a professor who has been a vocal critic of Alberta's planned legislation on pronouns in schools are both now senators representing the province. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau an...
Aug 31, 2024
New health agency 'Recovery Alberta' begins operations Sept. 1
A major milestone in the Government of Alberta's efforts to restructure the healthcare system is just around the corner.They say Recovery Alberta officially begins operations as of September 1, 2024.I...
Aug 30, 2024
Former Calgary Flames superstar Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew tragically pass away, Blue Jackets confirm
Hockey fans are waking up to the unimaginable news that superstar Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew have tragically died.A report from WPVI (ABC 6) appears to confirm the brothers were cyclists ...
Aug 30, 2024
New justice appointed to central division of Alberta
Central Alberta has just been appointed a new justice, Gina Toni, who will serve the Alberta Court of Justice in Red Deer, Camrose, and Wetaskiwin.Toni received her bachelor of laws from the Universit...
Aug 29, 2024
Alberta government expecting a boost in its 2024-25 surplus largely due to oil prices
Alberta's first-quarter fiscal update shows the government expects a surplus of $2.9 billion but won't have surplus cash this year and will need to borrow hundreds of millions of dollars.Finance Minis...
Aug 29, 2024
Farmers projected to grow more wheat, canola, oats and soybeans in 2024
It has been a mixed year for Canadian agriculture with much higher expected yields for some types of crops and lower for others.Statistics Canada says a range of weather-related challenges resulted in...
Aug 29, 2024
Saskatchewan schools making sure pronoun law followed as kids head back to class
REGINA - Saskatchewan's two largest school divisions say they've addressed concerns from teachers and are enforcing the province's pronoun law as children head back to classrooms next week. Jason Cole...
Aug 29, 2024
Wildfire Recovery Actions: August 28
Recovery efforts continue to support the return of Jasper residents.Recovery task force actionsThe Jasper Recovery Task Force continues to support the development of interim housing options for displa...
Aug 28, 2024