Category Archives: Alberta
Minister Schweitzer highlights venture capital investment in Alberta
Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation, Doug Schweitzer, issued the following statement Tuesday in response to the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association annual report:"Venture capi...
Mar 02, 2022
Rural Alberta counties & municipalities to vote on keeping RCMP motion
The group that represents Alberta's 69 counties and municipal districts will vote on a motion to keep the RCMP as their police force.The Rural Municipalities of Alberta motion calls for asking Premier...
Mar 02, 2022
169 “anomalies” discovered at former residential school site in northern Alberta
KAPAWE'NO FIRST NATION, AB - The initial findings of a ground-penetrating radar search has unveiled the possibility of up to 169 child graves at a former residential school in Northern Alberta.The Kap...
Mar 01, 2022
Province to propose legislation that would limit municipal public health measures
The Alberta Government is planning to introduce legislation that would block municipalities from implementing bylaws that contradict provincial public health policies.The proposed amendments to the Mu...
Mar 01, 2022
Alberta ends almost all COVID-19 restrictions
EDMONTON - Alberta has officially lifted almost all of its COVID-19 health restrictions.The changes begin today, and include an end to capacity limits and most of the masking rules.The province has al...
Mar 01, 2022
Alberta pulling Russian liquor products off shelves
EDMONTON, AB-- Alberta is joining other provinces around the country in pulling Russian liquor products off shelves as a sign of condemnation for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. According to the provinc...
Feb 27, 2022
Online petition over Alberta’s high utility rates exceeds 82,000 signatures
It took less than two weeks for an online petition demanding lower utility rates in Alberta to gain 75,000 signatures.Beginning in early February, Cierra Jonasson, 30, from Calgary, started the petiti...
Feb 27, 2022
Alberta to lift mask mandate, most other COVID rules as of March 1
Premier Jason Kenney announced Saturday morning that the provincial mask mandate will end on March 1.Kenney was speaking from a special opening event for the new hospital in Grande Prairie.Masking wil...
Feb 26, 2022
Alberta’s Labour/Immigration and Justice Ministers switch places
Premier Jason Kenney is shuffling his cabinet.Tyler Shando and Kaycee Madu are switching positions with Shandro becoming the Minister of Justice and Solicitor General, while Madu will take over as the...
Feb 25, 2022
Online petition over Alberta's high utility rates exceeds 81,000 signatures
It took less than two weeks for an online petition demanding lower utility rates in Alberta to gain 75,000 signatures. Beginning in early February, Cierra Jonasson, 30, from Calgary started the petiti...
Feb 25, 2022