Category Archives: Alberta
Province announces help for physicians with business costs
The Alberta government says a 25 per cent increase to a program that subsidizes business costs, and changes to other support programs, will help physicians deal with inflation and keep practices open....
Dec 16, 2022
Province announces updates to Occupational Health and Safety Code
Updates to Alberta's Occupational Health and Safety Code are expected to make regulations easier to understand while offering better support for Alberta workers and employers.After extensively consult...
Dec 16, 2022
Alberta Motor Association warning motorists to 'Lock It or Lose It'
Albertans are in the thick of holiday shopping season, and the Alberta Motor Association (AMA) has some advice for drivers.The agency says Alberta has the second highest rate of auto theft in Canada, ...
Dec 16, 2022
NDP Leader Rachel Notley pitches stability to sold-out business crowd in Calgary
CALGARY - Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley says she would lead a "stable, no surprises government" focused on growing the Alberta economy and providing strong public health care and education if el...
Dec 15, 2022
Sextortion scams plaguing young Southern Albertans
In Southern Alberta alone, over 100 youth have been the target of a sextortion scam since March 2022.According to the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team's (ALERT) Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) ...
Dec 15, 2022
Alberta to prosecute federal firearms ban on case-by-case basis
The Alberta Government says it is taking steps to protect law-abiding gun owners.Justice Minister Tyler Shandro announced a couple of regulatory changes to firearms in the province.First, as of Januar...
Dec 15, 2022
Alberta Health Services warns of button batteries injuring youth
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is warning parents about the danger of small batteries as reports of youth injuries surpass 150 this year.As Christmas comes around the bend, the public health agency wan...
Dec 15, 2022
Former health care employee pleads guilty after sharing unsolicited photos of residents
A former employee working at the Lamont Health Care Centre has admitted to taking photos of three long-term care residents back in 2019.Kathryn Starzynski plead guilty on December 9, 2022, to taking p...
Dec 14, 2022
Alberta premier apologizes, tries to clarify comment about First Nations
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith says she is sorry if anyone misinterpreted her remarks this week to conclude she was equating Ottawa's treatment of Alberta to the systemic and horrific abuse of Cana...
Dec 14, 2022
COVID-19 tool now assesses for range of respiratory illnesses
AHS has announced it has launched an updated respiratory assessment tool to provide Albertans - including families with young children - with guidance to manage a wide range of respiratory illnesses, ...
Dec 14, 2022