Category Archives: Alberta
Health Minister LaGrange reveals plan with AMA for new compensation model for rural and family doctors
The provincial government has unveiled plans with the Alberta Medical Association on a new compensation model for rural generalist practicians and family physicians. Minister of Health Adriana LaGrang...
Apr 17, 2024
Nominations open for Alberta Community Justice Awards
Officials with the provincial government say nominations for Alberta Community Justice Awards are now open to recognize individuals and organizations that are making communities safer. The Province sa...
Apr 17, 2024
Government documents confirm coal lobbying on Rockies mining, show months of planning
Documents released under Alberta Freedom of Information laws confirm the United Conservative government was talking with the coal industry for years about relaxing a policy that protected the Rocky Mo...
Apr 16, 2024
Alberta municipal affairs minister considers council code changes, warns against weaponizing rules
Municipal affairs minister Ric McIver said Alberta's required council code of conduct bylaws are not meant to be weaponized as he confirmed Tuesday his ministry is considering changes."We'll try to im...
Apr 16, 2024
Province to commit $8 million to help Albertans resolve family law issues, including $3 million for Red Deer
The Alberta government says it will be investing $8 million in a program to help Albertans access justice services. Officials say the Family Justice Strategy, which was first introduced in Edmonton an...
Apr 15, 2024 Mickey Amery, Minister of Justice and Attorney General for the Province of Alberta speaks in Red Deer on April 15, 2024. (rdnewsNOW/Jordan Rein)
Alberta tourism rebounds to pre-pandemic levels
The tourism industry is back and better than ever.Travel Alberta reports that international visitors spent $2.53 billion in the province in just the first three quarters of 2023. In the last year befo...
Apr 15, 2024
Judge orders Alberta to produce massive trove of coal documents after four-year fight
EDMONTON - A judge is ordering the Alberta government to produce a massive trove of documents concerning its efforts to encourage coal mining in the province's Rocky Mountains. The ruling comes in res...
Apr 15, 2024
First 2024 Canada carbon rebates will be deposited today for some Canadians
OTTAWA - The first instalment of the 2024 Canada carbon rebate will be delivered to some Canadians today as long as they filed their taxes by the middle of March. Canadians living in Alberta, Saskatch...
Apr 15, 2024
Alberta's population growth is breaking records, but signs of strain are showing
At Calgary's Centre for Newcomers, where Kelly Ernst is chief program officer, staff have been - in Ernst's words - "run off their feet."The non-profit organization, which offers services and language...
Apr 14, 2024
Lethbridge Green Acres Foundation wins Seniors Service Award
A non-profit in Lethbridge is being recognized for its work with seniors.Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services Jason Nixon has announced this year's recipients of the Minister's Seniors S...
Apr 13, 2024