Alberta

Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario Métis sign self-government deal

EDMONTON - Three Mtis groups have signed a deal with Ottawa that recognizes them as Indigenous governments.The deal between the federal government and the Mtis nations of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ont...

Feb 24, 2023

Alberta auditor says staff shortages led to major care home problems during pandemic

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's auditor general says the province's continuing-care system struggled desperately to cope in the early waves of the COVID-19 pandemic mainly due to crippling staff shortages.Do...

Feb 23, 2023

Natural gas rates decline in March

The government says Alberta's natural gas rate is declining while affordability measures continue to help Albertans facing increases to the cost of living.In Alberta, March's highest monthly default n...

Feb 23, 2023

Province says Alberta continues to smash investment records

The Alberta government says the province's technology and innovation sector broke records for a fourth straight year, attracting $729 million in investments in 2022, a 30 per cent increase over 2021. ...

Feb 23, 2023

Province announces supports for displaced Ukrainian students

Alberta's government says it is providing new supports to help displaced Ukrainians study and work in Alberta.Provincial officials say Alberta has welcomed thousands of Ukrainian citizens since the st...

Feb 23, 2023

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...

Sheldon Spackman 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