Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta moves to force oilpatch to pay owed taxes above 'threshold' amount
The Alberta government says it's moving to force oilpatch companies to make good on their unpaid municipal taxes. Energy Minister Peter Guthrie says he's issued an order that blocks companies from acq...
Mar 20, 2023
Autopsies completed in deaths of two EPS officers
Police in Edmonton have released autopsy results after the deaths of constables Brett Ryan and Travis Jordan last week while they were responding to a non-violent domestic dispute at an apartment buil...
Mar 20, 2023
Slain officers' families will get $100,000 from Heroes' Fund, Alberta premier says
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the families of two Edmonton police officers who were fatally shot this week are each to receive $100,000 from the province's Heroes' Fund. Smith made th...
Mar 18, 2023
Government indicates no plans to change minimum wage in Alberta
EDMONTON, AB - Despite some negative findings in a government-commissioned report, the province said it has no plans to change the current minimum wage structure in Alberta.The Minimum Wage Expert Pan...
Mar 18, 2023
Edmonton Police Service releases further details in line of duty deaths
The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) says it continues to investigate the circumstances around the deaths of Constables Travis Jordan and Brett Ryan. The law enforcement agency released further details r...
Mar 17, 2023
Province aiming for better continuing care for Indigenous people
The Alberta government took time on Thursday to highlight that Budget 2023 provides ongoing funding for Indigenous people to build continuing care spaces that would provide culturally appropriate care...
Mar 17, 2023
Province announces more curriculum rollouts for fall
More parts of Alberta's new education curriculum are ready to be introduced into classrooms this fall. The province says students in kindergarten to Grade 3 will learn from the new French first langua...
Mar 17, 2023
Ottawa requests joint 'working group' on oilsands contamination with Alberta
The federal environment minister wants to set up a new group with the Alberta government and Indigenous communities to monitor contamination problems in the oilsands. Steven Guilbeault proposed the id...
Mar 17, 2023
Earthquakes detected in northwestern Alberta and northeastern B.C.
As of 10:30 a.m., March 16, 2023, five reports of seismic activity have been reported by Earthquakes Canada.The first detection was at 8:46 a.m., of a "seismic event" with a magnitude of 4.2 in the Pe...
Mar 17, 2023
Province funds pilot program offering training and work experience to youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
The Alberta government is providing nearly $500,000 to support youth living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for increased access to on-the-job-training and work experience.The funds are to launch ...
Mar 16, 2023