Category Archives: Alberta
Province announces plan to enhance financial literacy for students
The Alberta government says more students in grades 7-12 will soon have the knowledge and skills they need to better understand saving, budgeting, spending and investing.Alberta Education says it is e...
Jul 15, 2021
Province aiming to reduce wait-times for ophthalmology surgeries
Officials with the Alberta government have announced the expansion of contracts with four chartered surgical facilities (CSF) that are expected to increase the number of cataract and other ophthalmolo...
Jul 15, 2021
More nurse practitioners add a boost to primary care in Alberta
EDMONTON, AB - The province has announced the hiring of up to 25 more nurse practitioners.The Government of Alberta is providing $3.1 million for Phase 2 of the Primary Care Network (PCN) NP Support P...
Jul 15, 2021
Spreading wildlife disease threatens deer, elk — and maybe humans, new research says
EDMONTON - The continuing spread of a fatal wildlife disease in Alberta and Saskatchewan has a federal agency recommending a deer cull across a wide swath of the Prairies. And soon-to-be-published res...
Jul 15, 2021
Campaign launched for $10-a-day child care in Alberta
EDMONTON, AB - A campaign has been launched for $10-a-day child care in Alberta.The group Public Interest Alberta announced the initiative after the federal government declared a $30 billion investmen...
Jul 14, 2021
Alberta to lift most continuing care COVID restrictions
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Health Services announced Tuesday that COVID-19 restrictions are going to be eased in Continuing Care Homes across the province. There are currently only six active cases in con...
Jul 14, 2021
Province announces new vaccine lottery with outdoor adventure prizes
The province has announced another incentive for Albertans to get vaccinated.The Outdoor Adventure Vaccine Lottery gives residents a chance to win fishing licenses, Canmore Nordic Centre ski passes an...
Jul 14, 2021
Indigenous woman walking across western Canada for residential school victims and survivors
MEDICINE HAT, AB - It's been almost two months since the remains of 215 children were found on the grounds of a former residential school.That discovery is what prompted one Indigenous woman to start ...
Jul 14, 2021
Virtual wellness courses launched by AHS
A new online wellness series is available free to Albertans.Alberta Health Services is offering five different courses this summer and fall that range in topics from managing reactions to increasing c...
Jul 13, 2021
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney wants Canada to reopen to fully vaccinated visitors
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he will advocate for the reopening of Canada's border the next time provincial leaders have a conversation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Speaking at th...
Jul 12, 2021