Alberta

LGBTQ students look ahead after Alberta town bans Pride flags, rainbow crosswalks

WESTLOCK, Alta. - Shaylin Lussier went home and screamed after the student's town voted for a bylaw banning Pride flags and rainbow crosswalks from municipal property. Lussier, a member of the gay-str...

Mar 2, 2024

'Healthcare is doomed': Shannon Phillips reacts to Alberta budget

The MLA for Lethbridge-West does not have a lot of positive things to say about the new provincial budget, particularly when it comes to healthcare.Shannon Phillips said the overall problem with it is...

Mar 1, 2024

Alberta moving forward with regulation of counsellors

Alberta is working to improve access to mental health professionals.The province said in a news release on March 1, 2024 that they are working with counsellors and the College of Alberta Psychologists...

Mar 1, 2024

Budget 2024 provides funds for wildfire prevention

The provincial budget is allocating more funds to wildfire prevention efforts across Alberta. $151 million over the next three years will be used to continue prioritizing "new technologies and tactics...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 1, 2024

Obstruction charge withdrawn for Alberta reporter covering homeless camp clearing

EDMONTON - Crown prosecutors have withdrawn an obstruction charge against an Edmonton reporter. Brandi Morin was arrested in January while she was covering police clearing a homeless encampment in the...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 1, 2024

Alberta passes 'Sovereignty Act' motion to oppose net-zero electricity rules

The Government of Alberta is set to formally oppose federal legislation in a new way.On Thursday, February 29, 2024, the Legislative Assembly passed the first motion under the Alberta Sovereignty With...

Mar 1, 2024

NDP MLAs on the party's leadership race

The leadership race for Alberta's NDP continues.There are four candidates running, Calgary MLA Kathleen Ganley and Edmonton MLA's Sarah Hoffman, Rakhi Pancholi, and Jodi Calihoo Stonehouse.Edmonton So...

Mar 1, 2024

Alberta childcare providers to receive payments at the beginning of the month

The Government of Alberta said it is making a change that it hopes will help to stabilize the childcare sector.Starting on March 1, 2024, childcare providers will receive approximately 80 per cent of ...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 1, 2024

Former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney dies

Former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney has died. He was 84."He died peacefully, surrounded by family," his daughter and Ontario MPP Caroline said in a post to X on Thursday.Mulroney, Canada's 1...

Feb 29, 2024

Minister Glubish to attend global workshop on AI

Minister of Technology and Innovation Nate Glubish will travel to California this week to attend a global workshop centred on artificial intelligence.Provincial officials say Minister Glubish will par...

Feb 29, 2024