Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta government funding $9.7 million to support proposed ‘Municipal Police Force’ in Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie MLA and Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services, Mike Ellis, and Mayor Jackie Clayton were all at the Montrose Cultural Centre today to a...
Feb 23, 2023
Province announces funding to help address gender-based violence in campus communities
Alberta's government says it is working with publicly funded post-secondary institutions to stand up to gender-based violence and keep campus communities safe.Government officials say student leaders ...
Feb 22, 2023
Advisory panel to focus on addressing mental health and addictions in Alberta
The provincial government has named the members of a new advisory panel.The Government of Alberta said the Recovery Expert Advisory Panel will advise on plans to build on the province's recovery-orien...
Feb 22, 2023
'Incredibly premature' to consider drug decriminalization, Alberta police chiefs say
CALGARY - The Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police says it believes, based on research it commissioned, that it would be "incredibly premature" to think about decriminalizing drugs. Instead, it say...
Feb 22, 2023
Grande Prairie city council to decide on municipal police force March 6
The decision to set up a municipal police force in Grande Prairie has been moved to the next city council meeting on March 6, after long deliberations on Tuesday, February 21.Council made it clear its...
Feb 22, 2023
Provincial government putting more money into the primary health care system
The provincial government says it is putting $243 million over three years into the primary health care system. In a release, the government says that includes $125 million to work on recommendations ...
Feb 21, 2023
Alberta government announces new community grant funding
The provincial government is providing more grant money to help build strong and vibrant communities. More than $38 million will flow through two separate programs aimed at enhancing public facilities...
Feb 21, 2023
Alberta, Saskatchewan methane emissions almost 4 times more than reported: research
New research using advanced technology suggests heavy oil facilities in Alberta and Saskatchewan are releasing almost four times the amount of a powerful greenhouse gas than they report to government....
Feb 21, 2023
Alberta Council of Women's Shelters to release Workforce Survey Report
Building on the Valentine's Day "Love a Shelter" campaign, the Alberta Council of Women's Shelters (ACWS) is releasing a report that demonstrates the unprecedented circumstances the province's domesti...
Feb 20, 2023
Alberta government names five new members to Preston Manning-led COVID review panel
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government has named five members to a COVID-19 review panel led by former Reform Party leader Preston Manning, one of whom was recently fired along with the rest of the gov...
Feb 18, 2023