Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta Health Minister says hospital transfer plan isn’t ‘hard and fast’
Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says a plan to offload underperforming hospitals from Alberta Health Services to third-party operators is still up for discussion.LaGrange says the province wo...
Sep 04, 2024
Province signs new five-year deal for legal aid services
Albertans with low incomes can rest assured that if they need a legal aid lawyer, they should be able to get one.The Government of Alberta has announced that it has signed a five-year governance agree...
Sep 04, 2024
Diet, demographics behind late-summer wasp outbreak on Prairies
EDMONTON - Audric Moses has seen a few late-summer wasp outbreaks around his Edmonton home over the past seven years, but nothing like what he saw last week. "My wife said, 'Hey, come on out here. You...
Sep 04, 2024
STARS seeks public assistance in safe drone and laser usage
As the public use of drones and laser pointers steadily increases, STARS officials are raising awareness to ensure these devices are used safely and responsibly for the safety of its aircraft, crew an...
Sep 03, 2024 (Photo by STARS Air Ambulance)
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