Category Archives: Alberta
Province adds funding to support K-12 student enrolment
The Government of Alberta said it is taking steps to support schools.The province has announced an additional $30 million in funding for the 2023-24 school year for school authorities that are experie...
Nov 28, 2023
Ottawa was always flexible on clean-energy rules, despite Alberta concerns: Wilkinson
OTTAWA - Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the federal government is open to extending the deadline for existing natural gas plants to operate without emissions-trapping technology. He says that...
Nov 28, 2023
Alberta advocate's office reports highest number of youth deaths, injuries
EDMONTON, AB - Forty-one notifications of death and serious injury were concluded by the provincial child and youth advocate's office during the 2022-2023 report year - a record-breaking number. Forty...
Nov 28, 2023
HBO spent $141 million filming 'The Last of Us' in Alberta: report
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It was the biggest production in the history of TV in Canada, and Alberta stood to benefit greatly from it.The Motion Picture Association of Canada (MPA) has released a report, detail...
Nov 28, 2023
Defence lawyers for 'Freedom Convoy' organizers to continue laying out their case
OTTAWA - Defence lawyers representing two high-profile "Freedom Convoy" organizers are expected to present more new evidence today as they lay out their case. Eric Granger, a lawyer for Tamara Lich, s...
Nov 28, 2023
Alberta NDP calling for review of province's energy regulator
Alberta's New Democrat Opposition and a prominent First Nations leader are calling for a review of the province's energy regulator to be held in public, with public input. Opposition Environment criti...
Nov 27, 2023
Possible class-action lawsuit filed in Alberta over child special allowance payments
EDMONTON - The Alberta and federal governments are facing a potential class-action lawsuit over how the province handled payments for children in care. A statement of claim filed Friday alleges Albert...
Nov 27, 2023
Alberta government issues update on E. coli outbreak review panel
Officials with the Alberta government say work is ongoing by the Food Safety and Licensed Facility-based Child Care Review Panel to assess regulations governing food safety in child-care settings. Ear...
Nov 27, 2023
Alberta triggers Sovereignty Act in attempt to fight draft federal clean energy regulations
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government aims to shield its power companies from draft federal plans to mandate a clean electrical grid by invoking the contentious Sovereignty Act for the first time.The ...
Nov 27, 2023
Domestic abuse shelters in Alberta report 10-year high in number of calls for help
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta Council of Women's Shelters says domestic violence is on the rise in the province. A report called On the Front Lines compiled data from April 2022 to the end of March 2023 ...
Nov 27, 2023