Category Archives: Alberta
Province increasing supports for victims of domestic violence
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta said it is increasing funding for a variety of programs that help domestic violence victims. It will provide an additional $1.6 million to support prevention...
Apr 25, 2023
NDP make Red Deer schools announcement, slam Premier for health care comments
The Alberta NDP have announced the first two new schools they would build in Red Deer, if elected come the provincial election this May.They include a public junior school in Timberlands, and a K-5 Ca...
Apr 25, 2023
HSAA calls for DynaLIFE to commit to wage fairness and return to bargaining
Alberta health-care workers employed by DynaLIFE are asking their employer to put patients and wage fairness ahead of profits and return to the bargaining table. After a year of negotiations, official...
Apr 25, 2023
Smith declines to disavow comments urging out-of-pocket payments for health care
EDMONTON, AB - Premier Danielle Smith is declining to say whether she stands by or is disavowing earlier comments she made proposing Albertans pay out-of-pocket for medically insured services as a way...
Apr 25, 2023
Government aiming to help more children and youth get into sport
Alberta's government says it is investing $8 million to help make sport, physical activity and recreation more accessible through the new Every Kid Can Play program Government officials say the Every ...
Apr 24, 2023
$12 million to add more seats and staff to children's hospitals in Calgary and Edmonton
CALGARY, AB - Alberta's two children's hospitals will be able to accomodate more patients.The Government of Alberta has announced $12 million as part of the 2023 provincial budget to add seats and sta...
Apr 24, 2023
AUPE health care workers set to take action against working short
Officials with the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) say health care workers are facing a staffing crisis and Albertans are bearing the cost. Union officials say health care leaders, workin...
Apr 24, 2023
Oilsands emissions could be underestimated by current measuring methods, study says
New federal research suggests greenhouse gas emissions from the Alberta oilsands may be significantly underestimated, adding to a growing pile of studies that say our understanding of what is going in...
Apr 24, 2023
Public-service strike: Union 'fed up' with pace of talks, asks Trudeau for help
OTTAWA - Talks between the federal government and the union representing 155,000 striking public servants appeared mired in communication issues on Saturday as both sides accused the other of obstruct...
Apr 22, 2023
NDP will ban coal mining in the Rockies, if elected
The Alberta NDP announced Saturday it will ban coal mining in the Rockies, "once and for all," if elected this May.The party says it will introduce the Eastern Slopes Protection Act in order to do so....
Apr 22, 2023