Category Archives: Alberta
NDP sounds the alarm on ambulance backlog at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre
Fourteen ambulances with emergency patients were backlogged in the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre parking lot on April 25, waiting to access the emergency department. "The UCP's damage to care is s...
Apr 27, 2022
Province modernizing the electricity grid to improve affordability
The province says proposed changes to Alberta's electricity system would modernize and help keep electricity safe, reliable and affordable for the long term. Bill 22, the Electricity Statutes (Moderni...
Apr 27, 2022
Obstetric services temporarily paused in central Alberta communities
Obstetric services have been temporarily paused at several Alberta Health Services (AHS) facilities, some in central Alberta for over two years. Obstetric services include antepartum (care during preg...
Apr 27, 2022
WATCH: Health Minister, CMOH to give COVID-19 update at 3:30
Albertans will receive their latest update on the COVID-19 pandemic Wednesday afternoon at 3:30.The province has been offering updates, verbally and statistically, on Wednesdays only since March 23.If...
Apr 27, 2022
New 2021 census data highlights aging population, plus the gender-diverse community for first time
The 2021 census reveals the number of people over the age of 85 has more than doubled since 2001 and is expected to keep accelerating.By 2050, the 85-and-older population could reach more than 2.7-mil...
Apr 27, 2022
Province announces $50M to launch Clean Hydrogen Centre of Excellence
The provincial government says a new Clean Hydrogen Centre of Excellence will help support made-in-Alberta energy solutions and grow the province's emerging hydrogen sector.Officials say the Alberta g...
Apr 26, 2022
UCP MLA says premier has created a culture of fear in caucus
EDMONTON - One of Jason Kenney's caucus members says the Alberta premier is reaping what he has sown through personal attacks, dividing people and intimidating opponents.Peter Guthrie says Kenney has ...
Apr 26, 2022
Charges laid in school stabbing near Pigeon Lake
RCMP have laid charges in relation to a stabbing that occurred at the Pigeon Lake Regional School this week. Mounties say the victim of the stabbing remains in hospital in stable condition. RCMP have ...
Apr 26, 2022
Jason Nixon will not be sanctioned for swearing at legislature Speaker
Alberta Government house leader Jason Nixon will not be sanctioned for comments he made during an angry exchange that included Nixon swearing at the Speaker of the legislature.Speaker Nathan Cooper sa...
Apr 26, 2022
Amazon warehouse workers in Alberta file a second time for unionization vote
A group of Amazon warehouse workers in Alberta is trying again to unionize.Teamsters Local Union 362 says it has filed a second time for a unionization vote at the Amazon warehouse in Nisku, south of ...
Apr 26, 2022