Category Archives: Alberta
Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction receives mandate letter
Premier Danielle Smith has issued a mandate letter to Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Dale Nally calling on him to support business growth.In her letter, the Premier outlines her ex...
Jul 24, 2023
Alberta government checking medical clinic offering faster physician access for a fee
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it is checking into a Calgary clinic that is promising fast-track access to a family doctor along with other perks to patients who pay up to $4,800 a year. "The ...
Jul 24, 2023
Alberta takes home 26 gold medals at North American Indigenous Games
The 2023 North American Indigenous Games concluded on Sunday, July 23, 2023.Alberta finished in fourth place on the medal table, winning 81 total medals over the course of the July 15 to 23 competitio...
Jul 24, 2023
Province announces more affordable housing for Albertans
Officials with the Alberta government say the next round of funding for the Affordable Housing Partnership Program (AHPP) is open for applications from community partners to support innovative housing...
Jul 24, 2023
Premier says report on quitting Canada Pension Plan will be out in fall
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will release a long-promised third-party analysis of quitting the Canada Pension Plan this fall.Smith told her province-wide radio call-in show on Sa...
Jul 24, 2023
Edmonton man appears in U.K. court after terrorism investigation
An Edmonton man arrested in a terrorism investigation in the United Kingdom appeared in a London court today. Khaled Hussein, who is 28, was charged under the Terrorism Act for allegedly being a membe...
Jul 24, 2023
Criminal trial for 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King trial to begin in November
OTTAWA - "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King has been scheduled to stand trial beginning Nov. 27, and he says he wants to be judged by a jury of his peers. King was an influential figure in the convoy...
Jul 24, 2023
Ottawa reveals conditions for allowing future fossil fuel subsidies
MONTREAL - Ottawa is restricting the conditions under which it will allow subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. The federal government has released guidelines that will limit when public funds are us...
Jul 24, 2023
Alberta Metis settlement to get $9M in recovery fund: family services minister
EDMONTON - Alberta government says a northern Alberta Metis settlement is to receive a one-time payment of $9 million for recovery from a wildfire in May.Jason Nixon, minister of children and family s...
Jul 21, 2023
Auto insurance company leaving Alberta, nearly 16,000 to be affected
MEDICINE HAT, AB - An unnamed auto insurance agency was announced to be pulling out of Alberta on Thursday, the name of the organization has not been released. The decision will affect around 16,000 A...
Jul 21, 2023