Category Archives: Alberta
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
Province investing over $20 million to combat human trafficking
The Government of Alberta is investing $20.8 million in new funds over the next four years to fight human trafficking.The province said Sunday, October 2, 2022, that it is implementing the Alberta Hum...
Oct 03, 2022
The gig is up: Alberta Premier Jason Kenney set to step down from top job
EDMONTON, AB - Don't cry for me, Alberta, I was leaving anyway.It's Premier Jason Kenney's swan song message as he prepares to depart the province's top job, forced out by the very United Conservative...
Oct 03, 2022
Province announces new plan to address homelessness
The Government of Alberta has announced details on its plan to curb homelessness.The Homelessness Action Plan will see $63 million invested in various initiatives over the next two years.Premier Jason...
Oct 03, 2022