Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta Party hosting virtual town hall to talk about Budget 2023
Following the release of the Alberta Budget 2023 on Tuesday, the Alberta Party says Budget 2023 is titled "Securing Alberta's Future" but is in fact, a fiscal plan meant to secure the UCP's electoral ...
Mar 02, 2023
Child and Youth Advocate releases Summary Report: 10 Years of Investigations
Terri Pelton, Alberta's Child and Youth Advocate, has released a summary report of investigation statistics and trends over a 10-year period, beginning with the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate'...
Mar 02, 2023
Special ballot applications now open for voting by mail
Albertans head to the polls May 29, 2023, and Elections Alberta says it is committed to ensuring voting is easy and accessible for everyone. Along with voting in-person on Election Day, there are five...
Mar 02, 2023
Government of Alberta to implement new driving laws to improve roadside worker safety
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Albertans will have to adjust their driving speeds come September 1, 2023, for the implementation of a roadside worker safety initiative. Changes include slowing down to 60 km/h or th...
Mar 02, 2023
Alberta band chief angry over silence from Imperial Oil after oilsands tailings spill
A northern Alberta band chief says he's angry over not being notified for nine months after two separate releases from an oilsands tailings pond. Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation say...
Mar 02, 2023
Alberta Emergency Alert test: Minister Ellis
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis issued the following statement on the Alberta Emergency Alert test on Wednesday:"During the test in Alberta on March 1 of the new national s...
Mar 01, 2023
Alberta, Saskatchewan ban TikTok on government-issued devices
Alberta and Saskatchewan are following the federal government's lead and banning TikTok from all government devices.In Alberta, the ministry of technology and innovation says a risk assessment was don...
Mar 01, 2023
March marks Fraud Prevention Month in Alberta
This month Alberta RCMP and the Alberta Community Crime Prevention Associations (ACCPA) are putting their focus on fraud prevention.Each week the campaign will get a new 'theme' emphasizing safe onlin...
Mar 01, 2023
NDP leader says Alberta budget a sham
The Alberta government's projected $2.4-billion surplus budget is getting mixed reviews.Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley calls it a sham budget of false promises, cynical policy reversals and hidde...
Mar 01, 2023
Alberta to introduce bill to include federal officials in trespassing rules
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says federal officials have trespassed on private land and they are putting forward a bill to stop it. Government House Leader Joseph Schow declined to provide detail...
Mar 01, 2023