Category Archives: Alberta
Province aims to attract investment to rural Alberta
Alberta's government says it is committed to the economic recovery of rural communities and the Investment and Growth Fund is helping to attract investment that will boost local economies.In order for...
Oct 05, 2022
Province investing $1 million to assist rural victims of sexual assault
The province has announced an investment to help survivors of sexual assault.The Government of Alberta is investing $1 million to launch a new forensic evidence collection training program. Officials ...
Oct 05, 2022
Alberta government announces $10 million to support Ukraine
The provincial government has announced more funding to support Ukraine.The Government of Alberta is investing $10 million, which will go to the Ukrainian World Congress for the Unite with Ukraine cam...
Oct 05, 2022
Former head of Alberta Human Rights Commission suing justice minister over dismissal
EDMONTON - The former head of the Alberta Human Rights Commission is suing the province's justice minister claiming wrongful dismissal.Collin May's statement of claim alleges Tyler Shandro gave in to ...
Oct 05, 2022
Smith won't seek early vote if she wins UCP leadership, becomes next Alberta premier
CALGARY - United Conservative Party leadership candidate Danielle Smith says if she wins this week's vote and becomes the next Alberta premier, she would not call an early election to seek a broad man...
Oct 03, 2022
More MRI, CT scans being completed than before pandemic: AHS
Alberta Health Services (AHS) says more MRI and CT scans are being completed now than before the COVID-19 pandemic and there are shorter wait times for urgent cases.AHS reports that nearly 20,000 of t...
Oct 03, 2022
Alberta aims to attract international students through new bureau
The Government of Alberta is launching a new strategy to attract international students and researchers to the province.$1.5 million will be spent on the creation of a new not-for-profit organization ...
Oct 03, 2022
Prairie premiers, governors urge Canada, U.S. to keep border crossings open longer
WASHINGTON - Canada's Prairie premiers and two U.S. governors want their respective countries to restore pre-pandemic operating hours at entry points along their shared land border. The group of provi...
Oct 03, 2022
Government announces the renaming of Alberta’s provincial court
Effective April 1, 2023, Alberta's provincial court will be called the Alberta Court of Justice.The government says it will begin the process of changing the court's name to the Alberta Court of Justi...
Oct 03, 2022
Five years later: Waterton Lakes National Park plan considers fire recovery
Like the land itself, a new management plan for Waterton Lakes National Park is marked by a powerful wildfire that tore through the southern Alberta park five years ago.The 2022 plan, tabled in Parlia...
Oct 03, 2022