Category Archives: Alberta
U of L researchers earn support to study viable solutions to mitigate Bovine Respiratory Disease
Researchers at the University of Lethbridge's Southern Alberta Genome Science Centre (SAGSC) and its bioinformatics core are working with scientists at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to find ...
Aug 11, 2022
AMBER ALERT CANCELLED: Police say children located in South Dakota
UPDATE: Police say two children who were the subjects of an Amber Alert have been located safe in South Dakota. -- ORIGINAL (with identifying information now redacted) Saskatchewan RCMP say the safety...
Aug 9, 2022
Province moves to next step of developing 18 new rest areas
The Alberta Government is seeking proposals for the construction of commercial safety rest areas.This follows two years of gathering feedback, the province says, from municipalities and the trucking i...
Aug 9, 2022
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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 8, 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 8, 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 6, 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 6, 2022