Alberta

Alberta rules out Quebec pension model despite promise to wait for public feedback

CALGARY, AB - Finance Minister Nate Horner says if Alberta abandons the Canada Pension Plan to run its own stand-alone fund, it will not adopt Quebec's model, which mandates optimizing returns while a...

Sheldon Spackman Oct 13, 2023

Governments of Canada and Alberta sign bilateral agreement to end gender-based violence

The Governments of Canada and Alberta signed a bilateral agreement on Thursday to end gender-based violence (GBV). The province will receive $54 million in federal funding to develop and deploy a 10-y...

Oct 13, 2023

Nurse practitioners ratify first agreement with Alberta Health Services

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta Union of Nurse Practitioners (AUNP) said the first collective bargaining agreement between nurse practitioners (NPs), Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Covenant Health has...

Oct 13, 2023

Citizens invited to telephone town halls to discuss potential Alberta Pension Plan

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Albertans are invited to participate in a series of telephone town halls focused on a potential Alberta Pension Plan (APP).The sessions will occur in October and November and will be ...

Oct 12, 2023

RCMP encourage residents to squash seasonal crime this fall

With many Albertans closing up their seasonal properties for the year, Mounties remind residents that when winterizing your property, it's important to keep crime prevention in mind. In 2022, Alberta ...

Oct 12, 2023

Province boosting support for women in STEM

Women pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields can now apply for the Women in STEM Scholarship.Oct. 8-14 is Women in STEM Week and Alberta's government says i...

Oct 12, 2023

Ottawa locals to testify about 'Freedom Convoy' at organizers' criminal trial

OTTAWA - The court is expected to hear today from Ottawa locals who lived in the midst of the "Freedom Convoy", as part of the criminal trial of two of the protest's organizers. Tamara Lich and Chris ...

Sheldon Spackman Oct 12, 2023

Six of 15 aging healthy projects now operating in Alberta

Fifteen projects to help seniors maintain well-being, independence and safety in their homes and communities are now being funded by the provincial government, in collaboration with Healthy Aging Albe...

Oct 11, 2023

Alberta Health Services adopts enhanced masking directive for acute care sites

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has adopted an enhanced masking directive to help prevent transmission of COVID-19 within acute care facilities.The Use of Masks to Prevent Transmission of COVID-19 Direc...

Oct 11, 2023

Contractor killed at water storage pit in Northern Alberta

Calgary, AB--A contractor working at a water storage pit operated by Calgary based Birchcliff Energy has been killed on the job.The fatality happened south of Baytree, Alberta, about 100 kilometers we...

Oct 11, 2023