Category Archives: Alberta
Province providing funding to add more officers to First Nations police services
The Government of Alberta is lending its support to Indigenous police services across the province.The government is unilaterally funding 15 new police officers for three First Nations police services...
Jun 24, 2022
Smith promising legislation to ignore federal laws if she becomes UCP leader
EDMONTON - One of the front-runners to replace Jason Kenney as Alberta's premier says if she wins, legislation will be introduced this fall to ignore federal laws deemed harmful to provincial interest...
Jun 23, 2022
Michelle Rempel Garner won’t run for UCP leadership
A popular name among conservatives as the next leader of the United Conservative Party will not enter the race.In a statement, Calgary Nose Hill MP Michelle Rempel Garner says she is not running for t...
Jun 23, 2022
CAR T-cell therapy showing positive outcomes for cancer patients, AHS says
Clinical trials for "Made-in-Alberta" Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy are showing promising results for some patients where chemotherapy and radiation have stopped working, according to...
Jun 23, 2022
$15 million bursary to help Alberta students struggling financially
The provincial government is providing $15 million in funding over three years to help students who are facing financial difficulties.The New Beginnings Bursary will support 3,000 low-income Albertans...
Jun 23, 2022
Province extending fuel tax relief for Albertans
Albertans will continue to save the 13-cent provincial fuel tax on every litre of gasoline or diesel they purchase for at least another three months."We're helping Albertans save money through the fue...
Jun 22, 2022
Utility rebates to begin next month
Utility relief is on the way for almost two million Albertans.The provincial government says beginning in July more than 1.9 million homes, farms, and small businesses will receive monthly credits of ...
Jun 22, 2022
WATCH: Province to give public health update at 3:00
Health Minister Jason Copping and CMOH Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide an update Thursday on COVID-19 and the ongoing work to protect public health.The update will begin at 3:30.Watch HERE if a video p...
Jun 22, 2022
Fuel cost relief for school authorities
The provincial government is helping school authorities deal with rising fuel costs for student transportation. School budgets were based around average diesel prices of $1.25 per litre. On Wednesday,...
Jun 22, 2022
Alberta premier, oilsands execs in U.S. capital to rehabilitate Canada’s energy image
WASHINGTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and oilsands industry executives are in the U.S. capital as part of a fresh push to rehabilitate the public image of Canada's fossil fuels.At the core of the ...
Jun 22, 2022