Category Archives: Alberta

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...

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'...

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...

CALGARY, AB - United Conservative Party leadership candidate Leela Aheer says she's relieved to finally be exonerated of exceeding Alberta political contribution limits in 2018.A Queen's Bench judge r...

A new agreement between WestJet and newly-unionized employees at the Calgary and Vancouver airports has been ratified.On Sunday, July 24, 2022, both the airline and Unifor Local 531 announced the deal...

Alberta Health Services wants people to think about food safety and food-borne illnesses when spending time outside this summer.If you're barbecuing outdoors on a camping trip or having a picnic you m...

Parents and guardians can book appointments starting on Aug. 2 for children six months to five years old to get their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.Vaccine administration will begin on the same day."...

Alberta's Associate Minister of Red Tape Reduction highlighted a number of recent initiatives this week that aim to make life a little easier for rural producers, those who enjoy the outdoors, and all...

EDMONTON - Political observers say this week's United Conservative leadership debate demonstrated that former Wildrose leader Danielle Smith is the front-runner in the race to replace Jason Kenney as ...

Alberta Health Services (AHS) and the Health Sciences Association of Alberta have ratified a new collective agreement. Officials say the four-year agreement expires on March 31, 2024, and sets out the...