Category Archives: Alberta

Alberta's auditor says taxpayers lost $109M in lab testing debacle
Alberta's auditor general estimates the government's failed effort to privatize community lab testing services left taxpayers on the hook for about $109 million.Auditor General Doug Wylie says in a ne...
Nov 19, 2025

Province aiming to create safer homes, brighter futures for youth
Alberta's government says it is supporting and strengthening occupational health and safety practices in child and youth facilities.Over the next two years, the province says it is investing more than...
Nov 19, 2025

Smith details Alberta plans to open door for doctors to work publicly and privately
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is offering details of her government's plan to introduce legislation to let doctors choose to work in the public and private health systems simultaneously.Smith says it...
Nov 19, 2025

Pronoun policy threatens to jeopardize relationship with students; Alberta teachers
The union representing Alberta teachers says the province's school pronoun policy puts teachers in a bind and threatens to jeopardize their students' trust.Jason Schilling, head of the Alberta Teacher...
Nov 19, 2025

BBB warns popular dog breeds targets for scammers
French bulldogs, dachshunds, German shepherds. According to the Better Business Bureau (BBB), these dog breeds are some of the most popular lures scammers use to bring in unsuspecting targets. The org...
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Travellers from Innisfail to Scotford may experience delays because of large load transport
The Government of Alberta is warning the public to expect delays over the next three days as an oversized load is transported from Innisfail to Scotford.Beginning today through Nov. 21, the load will ...
Nov 19, 2025

AUPE nurses serve strike notice
More than 16,000 nursing care workers in Alberta employed by Alberta Health Services (AHS) are expected to go on strike this weekend.The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) issued a 72-hour s...
Nov 19, 2025

Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause to stop court challenges of transgender laws
The Alberta government has invoked the Charter's notwithstanding clause to prevent court challenges to a trio of laws impacting transgender youth and adults.The clause is part of a bill now before the...
Nov 18, 2025

Critics concerned over Alberta plan to let physicians work publicly and privately
Alberta's cabinet minister in charge of primary health care is facing questions on possible major changes in how family doctors operate.The Globe and Mail newspaper is reporting that Alberta is consid...
Nov 18, 2025

Alberta government "pick-a-plate" winner announced
Albertans will have the option to showcase one of the province's most "iconic destinations" on their license plate starting in "mid-2026."The Alberta government announced that the Moraine Lake design ...
Nov 18, 2025