Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta awards prize to essay positing sexes unequal, women pick babies over careers
EDMONTON - Alberta's women's issues minister is distancing herself from the judging committee that gave a $200 prize to an essay that says the sexes are not equal and women should pick babies over car...
Aug 09, 2022
Legal Aid job action to be felt throughout the justice system: experts
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Roster defence lawyers for Legal Aid Alberta (LAA) are not taking certain cases for the next two weeks to push the government to address what they call 'perpetual underfunding' of t...
Aug 09, 2022
NDP says Auditor General must investigate Alberta Health cash bonuses
The Alberta N-D-P is calling on the province's auditor general to investigate bonuses paid to the chief medical officer of health and other managers for work related to the COVID-19 pandemic.Dr. Deena...
Aug 09, 2022
Alberta Culture Days sponsored events announced
This September, the province's month-long celebration of arts, heritage, diversity and community spirit are expected to offer more than 100 free activities across Alberta.Provincial officials say Albe...
Aug 08, 2022
Advanced education minister says province will help with cost to relocate Athabasca University staff
EDMONTON - Alberta's minister of advanced education says he is willing to help Athabasca University with whatever it wants - including money - to relocate up to 500 employees to the small town that's ...
Aug 08, 2022
Alberta jobs minister Doug Schweitzer quits cabinet, to resign as MLA
CALGARY, AB - Alberta's jobs minister is leaving politics even earlier than planned.Doug Schweitzer, in a brief message posted on social media, says he has resigned from cabinet as the minister for jo...
Aug 06, 2022
Alberta jobs minister Doug Schweitzer quits cabinet, to resign seat soon, too
CALGARY, AB - Alberta's jobs minister is leaving politics even earlier than planned.Doug Schweitzer, in a brief message posted on social media, says he has resigned from cabinet as the minister for jo...
Aug 06, 2022
Nutrien CEO says Ukraine war will drive fertilizer demand for years
Saskatoon-based fertilizer giant Nutrien Ltd. surged to all-time high profits in the first six months of 2022 as the war in Ukraine destabilized agriculture markets and heightened global food security...
Aug 05, 2022
Olds College to offer new Bachelor of Digital Agriculture Degree
Olds College has announced the approval of a new Bachelor of Digital Agriculture Degree. Offered through the College's Werklund School of Agriculture Technology, college officials say the first intake...
Aug 05, 2022
Alberta government expands temporary rent assistance program
For Albertans struggling to make ends meet, an extra $100 can go a long way. The Alberta Government announced on Friday, August 5, 2022, that it is expanding the Temporary Rent Assistance Benefit (TRA...
Aug 05, 2022