Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta tables bill to limit oversight power of regulatory powers on member behaviour
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government is limiting what behaviour professional regulators can police in the name of strengthening freedom of expression.A new bill introduced in the house aims to ...
Nov 20, 2025
CBSA seeking escaped immigration detainee in Calgary
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) says they are working with police forces to locate an escaped immigration detainee in Calgary.Indian national, Jagdeep Singh, escaped Wednesday night from the ...
Nov 20, 2025
Alberta Health Services and hospital workers back at table as strike looms
The union representing 16,000 Alberta hospital workers has returned to the bargaining table with the province's health-care delivery agency ahead of a weekend deadline for members to strike.The Albert...
Nov 20, 2025
Toys for Tickets returns at Alberta health centres
A more fun and festive way of paying off your parking tickets is returning this holiday season.Alberta Health Services has announced its 2025 Toys for Tickets campaign.Starting Thursday, Nov. 20, Park...
Nov 20, 2025
Court challenge put over in Alberta teachers' fight on Charter veto
A court date is being rescheduled for Alberta's teachers in their fight to overturn legislation ordering them back to work.The Alberta Teachers' Association was to be in Edmonton court to set the whee...
Nov 20, 2025
Alberta teachers head to court amid labour and Charter dispute with province
Alberta's teachers are heading to court today to try to get a judge to take immediate action on a provincial law ordering them back to work.Lawyers for the Alberta Teachers' Association will ask a jud...
Nov 20, 2025
Daily physical activity among Canadian adults gets low grades, per latest ParticipACTION report
ParticipACTION has released its 2025 Adult Report Card entitled 'Moving Beyond Stagnation: Elevating Physical Activity in Canada.'In the report's words, stagnation refers to a persistent lack of progr...
Nov 19, 2025
Alberta's auditor says taxpayers lost $109M in lab testing debacle
Alberta's auditor general estimates the government's failed effort to privatize community lab testing services left taxpayers on the hook for about $109 million.Auditor General Doug Wylie says in a ne...
Nov 19, 2025
Province aiming to create safer homes, brighter futures for youth
Alberta's government says it is supporting and strengthening occupational health and safety practices in child and youth facilities.Over the next two years, the province says it is investing more than...
Nov 19, 2025
Smith details Alberta plans to open door for doctors to work publicly and privately
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is offering details of her government's plan to introduce legislation to let doctors choose to work in the public and private health systems simultaneously.Smith says it...
Nov 19, 2025