Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta orders reviews after non-profit ships stroke patient from hospital to motel
Alberta's minister for Seniors, Community and Social Services says there needs to be greater oversight of agencies that advertise non-medical supports to vulnerable people. Jason Nixon says the regula...
Mar 25, 2024
Alberta RCMP warning against mass marketing and phone scams
Alberta RCMP is participating in Alberta Community Crime Prevention Association's Fraud Prevention Month.Mounties are sharing information and resources to help you protect yourself from mass marketing...
Mar 25, 2024
59% of Albertans want carbon tax abolished: poll
A new survey suggests that the majority of Albertans want to completely eliminate the federal carbon tax.The Angus Reid Institute polled 1,602 Canadian adults, including 155 residents of Alberta betwe...
Mar 25, 2024
Alberta scientists band together to shift climate change focus to health impacts
EDMONTON - Bodies and minds are just as affected by climate change as sea ice and forests, says University of Alberta scientist Sherilee Harper. "Climate change impacts everything we care about," she ...
Mar 24, 2024
'She should resign': Experts weigh in, reaction continues after Medicine Hat mayor sanctioned
Medicine Hat Mayor Linnsie Clark has been stripped of her powers and half of her salary after council claimed she broke code of conduct rules in a tense exchange with the city manager last year.-Here'...
Mar 22, 2024
$1.9 billion for major highway and bridge projects in Alberta budget
The 2024 Alberta budget includes over $151 million over three years for 56 engineering projects across the province. Minister of Transportation on Economic Corridors Devin Dreeshen says $3.3 billion h...
Mar 22, 2024
Alberta fuel tax to rise four cents per litre in April
Drivers will soon find themselves paying a little bit more for gas.The Government of Alberta has confirmed that, on April 1, 2024, the provincial fuel tax will increase from nine cents per litre to 13...
Mar 21, 2024
Alberta health minister says non-profit that shipped stroke patient to motel off list
EDMONTON - Alberta's health minister says a non-profit that shipped a stroke patient to a motel for his long-term recovery will be taken off a roster of agencies offered to provide support after a hos...
Mar 21, 2024
Alberta government hosting more engagement sessions on health care
The Government of Alberta wants to hear residents' thoughts on health care.More engagement sessions have been announced to obtain feedback on the provincial health care system.In November, it was anno...
Mar 21, 2024
Premier names new parliamentary secretary for Health Minister Adriana LaGrange
Premier Danielle Smith has named a new parliamentary secretary to assist Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange. The provincial government says working to improve health outcomes for Albertans to ensure ...
Mar 21, 2024