Category Archives: Alberta

Thousands of Alberta government employees return to offices as hybrid work plan ends
Thousands of Alberta government workers are heading back to work in their offices full time. Sunday marked the official end of the province's hybrid-work option, which was implemented during the COVID...
Feb 02, 2026 AUPE (Image Credit: AUPE)

AUPE General Support Services and AHS reach tentative agreement
The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) has announced it has reached a tentative collective agreement with Alberta Health Services (AHS).According to a media release, AHS sent an offer to AUP...
Jan 30, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)

Independent Alberta legislature member says he isn't joining Progressive Tory party
A former United Conservative member of Alberta's legislature says he will remain an Independent MLA when the house reconvenes in February. Scott Sinclair, who represents the Lesser Slave Lake riding, ...
Jan 30, 2026 Alberta Legislature (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)

Government says economics not a reason why union ordered back
Alberta's 9-thousand unionized provincial employees are going back to the office full time in a few days. But their return is coming with a planned silent protest. Bobby-Joe Borodey, with the Alberta ...
Jan 30, 2026 AUPE (Image Credit: AUPE)

West Edmonton Mall locked down second time this week after shooting incident Thursday afternoon
The largest mall in Canada was placed on lockdown two times in less than a week after incidents involving firearms. Edmonton Police responded to a weapons complaint just before 12:30 p.m. on Thursday,...
Jan 30, 2026 (Image Credit: Dreamstime)

Alberta separatist says members of Smith's caucus have signed referendum petition
A leader of Alberta's separatist movement says some members of Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus have signed the petition looking to force a vote on the province quitting Canad...
Jan 30, 2026 Alberta Premier Danielle Smith provides an update on teacher bargaining in Calgary, on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)

Recipients announced for the 2025 FCC 4-H Club Fund
Recipients of the 2025 FCC 4-H Club Fund have been announced and several are from central Alberta. "FCC's long-standing partnership with 4-H Canada plays an important role in strengthening local clubs...
Jan 28, 2026 4-H Canada (Image Credit: 4-H Canada)

Get outside Feb. 4 to support active living during the winter
Albertans are encouraged to get outdoors on Feb. 4 for Alberta Blue Cross's Winter Walk Day.The event's purpose is to promote active living even through the coldest months, Alberta Blue Cross notes in...
Jan 28, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 2827441 © Oriontrail | Dreamstime.com)

Patients detail 'disaster' inside Alberta emergency departments
Sick with pneumonia and a blood infection, Paula Krawiec said her 77-year-old mother waited 24 hours to see a doctor in the emergency department at an Edmonton-area hospital last month.Over in Calgary...
Jan 28, 2026 Paula Krawiec, left, and her mother Dianne Fedec are shown in this handout photo, in Spruce Grove, Alta., in the summer of 2025. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Nick Krawiec )

Alberta RCMP and and Crime Stoppers launch 'Anti-Illicit Tobacco Campaign'
To mark the 50th anniversary of Crime Stoppers, the organization and Alberta RCMP are launching the Anti-Illicit Tobacco Campaign.The focus of the campaign is to curb the sales of illegal tobacco.In 2...
Jan 27, 2026 (Image Credit: Alberta RCMP/Crime Stoppers)