Category Archives: Alberta
Opposition NDP seeking investigation into government's pension consultation process
Alberta's Opposition N-D-P finance critic is calling for an investigation into the province's pension consultation process.Shannon Phillips says she has written to the Alberta Ombudsman and that Alber...
Oct 19, 2023
Over half of Albertans $200 away from being unable to pay their bills: report
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report shows that a growing number of Albertans are struggling to make ends meet financially.MNP has released its Consumer Debt Index for October 2023.It states that Albertans w...
Oct 19, 2023
Alberta's Persons Case Scholarship now open for students advancing gender equality
The Government of Alberta has announced the "Persons Case Scholarship" is now open for those studying in fields that advance gender equality.In 1928, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that women were ...
Oct 18, 2023
Premier Smith calls Trudeau's Canadian Pension Plan letter 'inappropriate'
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Today, Premier Danielle Smith was asked about a letter she received from Prime Minister Trudeau stating Canada will do all it can to prevent Alberta from leaving the Canada Pension ...
Oct 18, 2023
Canadian privacy regulators issue companion pieces to resolution on best interests of young people
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) and privacy regulators from across Canada, including the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta, have released two compani...
Oct 18, 2023
Alberta government announces new funding to help businesses reduce energy costs
The Alberta government has announced a $40 million investment geared towards helping small and medium-sized businesses find new ways to lower emissions, reduce energy costs and grow the economy.Provin...
Oct 18, 2023
Province taking immediate action to improve access to primary health care in Alberta
EDMONTON - Alberta is making changes aimed at making it easier for family doctors and caregivers to see more patients. Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says $57 million will be spent over the next thr...
Oct 18, 2023
Trudeau chides Smith for pension exit debate, promises to defend stability of CPP
EDMONTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Liberal government would fight any actions that threaten the stability of the Canada Pension Plan. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservativ...
Oct 18, 2023
Criminal trial of convoy organizers moves from resident to police testimony
OTTAWA - A police liaison officer who communicated directly with "Freedom Convoy" protesters during the winter 2022 demonstrations is expected to testify today in the criminal trial of two of its orga...
Oct 18, 2023
Canada Pension Plan board says Alberta pension exit consults are biased, manipulative
EDMONTON - The board of the Canada Pension Plan says Alberta's consultation with its citizens on quitting the CPP is not a straightforward fact-finding exercise but rather a biased manipulation of pub...
Oct 17, 2023