Category Archives: Alberta
Child and Youth Advocate releases mandatory reviews concerning 15 young people
Officials with the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate say a recently released report focuses on themes of coordinated service delivery, strengthening accountability, and providing services and sup...
Mar 29, 2022
Province to match donations for sport, recreation programs
The Alberta government has announced a plan to match up to $350,000 in donations made to eligible provincial sport, physical activity and recreation programs.The province says the plan will begin on A...
Mar 29, 2022
Province supporting Edmonton’s bid to host 2026 FIFA World Cup with up to $110M
Alberta's capital city hopes to host one of the largest sporting events in the world.The City of Edmonton is putting its name forward to host the FIFA World Cup in 2026.Premier Jason Kenney says the p...
Mar 29, 2022
New legislation aims to make creation and management of trusts more efficient in Alberta
The province has tabled legislation that would make it easier to create and manage trusts and reduce the need to go to court.A trust is a document by which assets are held and administered for the ben...
Mar 29, 2022
TransPod announces partial funding commitment for Alberta hyperloop line
TransPod has announced it has secured $550M USD in financing for its ultra-high-speed hyperloop train line which would run from Calgary to Edmonton. A release notes that TransPod is now the first tube...
Mar 29, 2022
Oil and gas sector emissions need to be cut two-fifths by 2030, new climate plan says
OTTAWA - A new climate plan for Canada projects the oil and gas industry will need to cut greenhouse-gas emissions by 42 per cent from current levels by 2030 if the country is to meet its new targets....
Mar 29, 2022
Alberta proposes new Continuing Care Act
The Alberta government is proposing changes to the way continuing care operates in the province.The current continuing care system falls under multiple acts and regulations, with some policies dating ...
Mar 28, 2022
Kenney interviewed by RCMP in criminal probe tied to 2017 leadership race
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he has been interviewed by RCMP as part of an investigation into potential criminal identity fraud in the 2017 United Conservative Party leadership contest...
Mar 28, 2022
Kenney urges Ottawa to cancel planned federal carbon tax increase in April
Premier Jason Kenney calls it an "April Fool's Day prank" that is not funny.The federal government is set to increase the carbon tax to $50 per tonne on Friday, April 1.Kenney announced the following ...
Mar 28, 2022
Alberta and three other provinces release strategic plan on small modular reactors
The governments of Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick have teamed up on a strategic plan for the development and use of small modular reactors (SMRs).SMRs are scalable nuclear reactors t...
Mar 28, 2022