Category Archives: Alberta
Province to increase investments in continuing care
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta is highlighting its funding allocations for continuing care. As part of Budget 2023, which was unveiled on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, the province is set to s...
Mar 3, 2023
Alberta Teachers’ Association remains cautious with 2023 budget funding for new educational staff
Alberta Budget 2023 provides $126 million over the next three years to hire more educational assistants, counsellors, psychologists and teachers, which should also help reduce classroom sizes.Michael ...
Mar 2, 2023
'Our reality:' Finance minister wants review of Alberta's volatile revenue structure
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's finance minister says he would like to see a panel formed within the next year and a half to address the province's often volatile revenue structure.Travis Toews told the Calg...
Mar 2, 2023
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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 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 1, 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 1, 2023