Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta aiming to grow post-secondary partnerships with India
Alberta has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute to strengthen ties between post-secondary institutions in Alberta and India.The government says Alberta'...
Jan 12, 2023
Redesigning Alberta’s Legislature grounds
Albertans have a chance to help choose the design of a new water feature for the historic Legislature grounds.Every year, the government says tens of thousands of Albertans visit the Legislature groun...
Jan 12, 2023
New emergency discharge community transition beds opening for people experiencing homelessness
Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Jasper Place Wellness Centre announced they are opening 36 new transition beds for people experiencing homelessness who have been discharged from Edmonton hospital em...
Jan 12, 2023
Alberta premier backs off on promise to seek pardons for COVID-19 health violators
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who promised less than three months ago to seek pardons for COVID-19 health violators, now says she will let justice take its course.Smith says she is ur...
Jan 12, 2023
Alberta to intervene in six lawsuits opposed to federal firearms ban
The Government of Alberta will have active involvement in a series of legal actions that target Ottawa's firearms prohibition.The Federal Court has granted the province's application to intervene in s...
Jan 12, 2023
Last day to give feedback on upcoming Alberta budget January 15
There are just a few days left to tell the Government of Alberta what should be included in the next provincial budget.An online survey is available that asks Albertans what the government's fiscal pr...
Jan 12, 2023
How technology used by NASA on Mars could reduce emissions from Canada’s oilsands
The same technology used to search for signs of ancient life on Mars could be key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the Canadian oilsands.At least that's what members of the Pathways Alliance ...
Jan 12, 2023
Fatal bat fungus White Nose Syndrome makes first appearances in Alberta
EDMONTON - A disease that has been nearly wiping out bat populations in Eastern Canada and the U.S. has made its first appearance in Alberta. White Nose Syndrome, a fungus that starves bats to death b...
Jan 12, 2023
'A raw nerve': Alberta professor to assess level of white supremacy in military
The Department of National Defence has awarded a grant to a University of Alberta professor to conduct a deep dive into the extent of white supremacy in the Canadian Armed Forces. Andy Knight, a profe...
Jan 12, 2023
Alberta NDP wants more details in fed's 'just transition' plan
Alberta's Opposition NDP leader wants to see more details of Ottawa's proposed plan for green energy jobs but says Premier Danielle Smith's knee-jerk criticism and her sovereignty act don't help anyon...
Jan 11, 2023