Category Archives: Alberta

Missing: Mary Ellen Herman, 90, of Wayne, AB
Drumheller RCMP advise that Mary Herman has been located safe and sound. Thank-you so much for your assistance in this matter.
Aug 05, 2022

Province's Legal Aid lawyers vote for new job action
Defence lawyers working with Legal Aid Alberta have voted to stop taking any cases for two weeks.They say it is their response to what they call the provincial government underfunding the system.The C...
Aug 05, 2022

UCP tightening rules for future bonuses after criticism of Hinshaw payment
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is tightening the rules around employee bonuses in light of the six-figure payout to the chief medical officer of health.Finance Minister Jason Nixon says the civil s...
Aug 04, 2022

Notley says UCP responsible for chief medical officer of health’s record bonus
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition NDP leader says the United Conservatives must bear the responsibility - and the fallout - for the record-setting six-figure bonus payment to the chief medical officer o...
Aug 04, 2022

Province aiming to help early childhood educators support kids
Provincial officials say the governments of Alberta and Canada are helping more than 3,300 educators sharpen their skills through free early childhood brain science and development training. Funding o...
Aug 03, 2022

Seven-year-old boy in good spirits after cougar attack near Rocky Mountain House
A seven-year-old boy is recovering from his injuries following a cougar attack near Rocky Mountain House over the August long weekend.Chay Feuser, says her son Cason Feuser, is suffering from nightmar...
Aug 03, 2022

New website details what a provincial police force would look like in Alberta
The provincial government is launching a new website to give Albertans a better idea about what a provincial police force may look like. The website is called futureofABpolicing.ca and provides inform...
Aug 03, 2022

UCP threatens cuts to Athabasca University
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is bringing the hammer down in its fight with Athabasca University.Over the weekend, Advanced Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides directed the online-oriented sch...
Aug 03, 2022

Salary, benefits totalled nearly $600,000 for Alberta’s top doctor in 2021
Dr. Deena Hinshaw was the public face of the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta for nearly two years. And that led to a sizable bonus in 2021.Hinshaw collects a salary of more than $360,000 as the province'...
Aug 02, 2022

U of L researcher examines viability of rice crops in southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Could rice be a viable crop in southern Alberta? A team of researchers at the University of Lethbridge is trying to find out.Dr. Michele Konschuh, a Biological Sciences research assoc...
Aug 02, 2022