Category Archives: Alberta
Mid-sized Cities Mayors' Caucus wants answers from and better relationship with province
Mayors from around Alberta are calling on the leaders of Alberta's political parties to commit to developing a framework which ensures mid-sized communities can build a more meaningful, working partne...
Mar 24, 2023
Alberta NDP accepts surplus recommendations by former VP of ATB Financial
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley has accepted recommendations in a report conducted by the former VP and chief economist of ATB Financial.Todd Hirsch provided the NDP with eight fin...
Mar 24, 2023
Alberta's Minister of Environment and Protected Areas not seeking re-election
Alberta's Minister of Environment and Protected Areas has announced she is not seeking re-election in the upcoming provincial election May 29, 2023.Sonya Savage, MLA for Calgary-North West, made the a...
Mar 24, 2023
Province announces funding to tackle rural crime
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta said it plans to invest in initiatives that will reduce crime in rural communities.Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis explains that ...
Mar 24, 2023
Province highlighting support for youth pursuing careers in the trades
Alberta's government says it is partnering with two long-standing organizations to support opportunities for youth in the skilled trades and technology industries. Government officials say Budget 2023...
Mar 24, 2023
Health Minister Copping responds to Opposition questions surrounding chartered surgical facilities
Alberta's Minister of Health, Jason Copping, issued the following statement Thursday on chartered surgical facilities in the province: "Alberta's government is committed to ensuring everyone has acces...
Mar 24, 2023
PHOTOS: Southern Alberta wowed by Northern Lights
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The aurora borealis dazzled people across Canada last night.In Lethbridge, hundreds of spectators gathered outside around 9:00 p.m. on March 23, 2023, to see the Northern Lights dance...
Mar 24, 2023
Alberta's Minister of Finance not seeking re-election
Alberta's finance minister says he will not run in the upcoming provincial election. Travis Toews ended months of speculation by making the announcement on Twitter.A message from Honourable Travis Toe...
Mar 24, 2023
Alberta legislature wraps up with attacks, insults; next stop is May 29 election
EDMONTON - The Alberta legislature wrapped up its spring sitting Thursday with politicians on both sides of the aisle test-driving insults and expected attack lines ahead of the scheduled May 29 provi...
Mar 23, 2023
Alberta auditor general seeks reforms to how province manages oilpatch liabilities
EDMONTON - Alberta's auditor general says the province's system for managing environmental risks from old oilpatch facilities needs significant improvement. In a report issued today, Doug Wylie says t...
Mar 23, 2023