Category Archives: Alberta
ATA President releases Op-Ed on provincial Enrollment Growth Funding
Alberta Teacher's Association (ATA) President Jason Schilling has released an opinion-editorial, on a "looming teacher shortage" and the underlying issues contributing to it. The Op-Ed is as follows:A...
Dec 4, 2023
Twin teenagers of Alberta MLA involved in car crash
Alberta cabinet minister Jason Nixon is taking some time to focus on family after his teenage twins were involved in a car crash. The 16-year-olds were travelling in a car that rolled on a rural road ...
Dec 4, 2023
Alberta seeks to prepare for another potential drought season
Alberta's government is issuing a request for proposal (RFP) to enhance drought modelling and help the province prepare for 2024.The announcement comes after the province had more than a dozen communi...
Dec 2, 2023
After tragedy, Red Deer family turns 2023 Christmas lights on at Ronald McDonald House
The Brittain family has been through a lot in 2023, spending 108 emotionally heavy days at Ronald McDonald House (RMHC) in Red Deer and Calgary.The family of five only recently went home on Oct. 29. I...
Dec 2, 2023
Province announces more money for planned expansion at the University of Calgary's veterinary medicine program
The province has announced another $11.2 million to support an expansion to the faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Calgary.The announcement was made Friday at a groundbreaking for a n...
Dec 1, 2023
Man with ties to Vancouver, Edmonton and Halifax killed in Calgary drive-by shooting
CALGARY - Police say a man with ties to Vancouver, Edmonton and Halifax has been killed in a drive-by shooting in Calgary. Officers responded to reports of gunshots in the Beltline neighbourhood, sout...
Dec 1, 2023
NDP host 200 at Red Deer CPP town hall, make appeal to younger people
Party Leader Rachel Notley and the Opposition Alberta NDP brought their Canada Pension Plan (CPP) town hall tour to Red Deer on Friday, hosting a crowd of at least 200 people at the Golden Circle.It w...
Dec 1, 2023
Province aiming to increase access to family justice services
Officials with the Alberta government say a new Family Justice Strategy will make it easier for Albertans to deal with family court matters.The government believes resolving family matters outside of ...
Dec 1, 2023
Provincial government investing in the Calgary Zoo
CALGARY, AB - The government of Alberta is investing $15.5 million to revitalize the Canada Wild habitats at the Calgary Zoo.Officials said the funding will go toward expanding the habitats that featu...
Dec 1, 2023
Suspect pleads guilty to one charge in Calgary terrorism case related to TikTok video
CALGARY - A 20-year-old Calgary man facing charges stemming from a TikTok video has pleaded guilty to one count of facilitating terrorist activity.Zakarya Rida Hussein was charged in June with two cou...
Dec 1, 2023