Category Archives: Alberta

DRAYTON VALLEY, AB. - The Alberta government is underscoring its focus on building a strong agriculture section, with an eye to creating jobs and attracting investment in value-added processing.To tha...

Following a thorough provincial review, Alberta's government has approved the revised business case for the Calgary Green Line LRT.Provincial officials say the business case for the Green Line project...

MEDICINE HAT, AB - Days after proposing a three per cent wage rollback for nurses in Alberta, Finance Minister Travis Toews says the government has to look at the realities of the province's economic ...

BARNWELL, AB - The warm sun is shining on acres of lush corn crops at Johnson Fresh Farms just outside of Taber.It's a later start than normal as a frosty, cold spring stunted the growth of the crop.B...

Officials with the Alberta government say the province is now exceeding 100 per cent capacity for surgical volumes and is leading the country in eliminating the COVID-19 surgical backlog.While all pro...

The governments of Alberta and Canada will be providing rent support to 35,500 low-income Alberta households in need through the Canada-Alberta Housing Benefit.Josephine Pon, Alberta's Minister of Sen...

CALGARY, AB - Alberta's largest zoo is undertaking a significant project that aims to protect numerous species that live in Canada's arctic.In total, $31.5 million will be spent on upgrading the Canad...

To celebrate Environment and Parks' 50th anniversary, the province is bringing back the Order of the Bighorn awards.The awards recognize individuals for their outstanding volunteer environmental conse...

Premier Jason Kenney will announce changes to Alberta's Cabinet today.A swearing-in ceremony will begin at 10:00 a.m. on the main floor of Government House in Edmonton.A news conference will follow th...

The president of the United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) questions what rationale the UCP government is using to antagonize an, "already exhausted and emotionally depleted workforce." That workforce includ...