Alberta

Alberta doctors surveyed on racial biases

In a survey question about whether Alberta physicians preferred white or Indigenous people, 25 per cent said they preferred white people while more than eight per cent said they felt unfavourably towa...

Mar 6, 2023

New literary prize available for Alberta authors

A new prize to help Prairie-based writers is launching this month.The Prairie Grindstone Prize is worth $50,000 and will go to writers in Alberta and Saskatchewan, alternating from year to year -- sta...

Mar 5, 2023

Green Shirt Day announced in Lethbridge ahead of fifth anniversary of Humboldt bus crash

LETHBRIDGE, AB - April 7, 2023, will mark the fifth annual Green Shirt Day. It's a day to honour, remember and recognize the victims and families of the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash in 2018, and t...

Mar 5, 2023

Ministers Jean and Sawhney elaborate on hydrogen, SMR tech talks after South Korea trip

Two ministers in Premier Danielle Smith's Cabinet have returned from South Korea with positive feedback on meetings they had regarding hydrogen and small modular reactor (SMR) opportunities.Brian Jean...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 4, 2023

N.W.T. says lack of notice on oilsands tailings spill goes against deal with Alberta

Alberta didn't live up to the terms of a deal it has with the Northwest Territories to inform it about threats to its shared watershed after two major oilsands tailings spills, the territory's environ...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 3, 2023

Alberta health minister says $1,400 car ride pricey but value for money

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's health minister says he appreciates that a $1,400 round-trip car service trip by his top administrator looks pricey, but it's actually value for money.Jason Copping says the p...

Mar 3, 2023

Building Alberta’s economic corridor network

Officials with the Government of Alberta say Budget 2023 includes strategic investments in Alberta's highway network to build economic corridors, creating jobs, improving safety and supporting economi...

Mar 3, 2023

Province aiming to re-energize Alberta's minerals sector

The Alberta government says it is taking important steps to help grow the province's mineral sector and position Alberta to meet the increasing global demand.Government officials say worldwide demand ...

Mar 3, 2023

Spring session: Setting Alberta up for success

In addition to budget bills, Alberta's government says it will introduce three pieces of legislation in the upcoming spring session."Despite some difficult years, we have fulfilled the promise we made...

Mar 3, 2023

Public health inspection reports for public pools now online

Albertans are now able to search and view public health inspection reports for public pools on ahs.ca/inspections, and will soon be able to do the same for personal services and childcare facilities.O...

Mar 3, 2023