Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta Treaty Chiefs react to federal drinking water legislation
Chiefs for First Nations on Treaties 6, 7, and 8 say legislation announced by the federal government this week aimed at improving drinking water conditions doesn't make the grade.The federal Ministry ...
Jun 18, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 142596964 © Iuliia Mikhalitskaia | Dreamstime.com)
Alberta launching new surgery funding model
Alberta has launched a new patient-focused surgery funding model that pays hospitals based on the number and type of procedures they perform rather than through fixed surgical budgets. The pilot progr...
Jun 18, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 21741594 © Viktor Levi | Dreamstime.com)
Alberta government expects $100 payouts to arrive within 2 weeks of applications
Albertans who apply for $100 payments from the province could see the money land in their bank accounts within two weeks of applying. Premier Danielle Smith has said her government is doling out the a...
Jun 18, 2026 Finance Minister Jason Nixon is joined by Premier Danielle Smith on June 17, 2026, in announcing a new affordability measure to help Albertans and families manage the high cost of living. (Image Credit: Government of Alberta-YouTube)
Historical Society of Alberta secures transitional funding from province
The Historical Society of Alberta (HSA) has announced it has received an official commitment from the Honourable Tanya Fir, Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women, for $133,000 in one-time, tra...
Jun 18, 2026 North America's longest and tallest high level train bridge in Lethbridge, Alta. (Image Credit: ID 806957 © Litwinphotography | Dreamstime.com)
Senior aide of Alberta premier urges First Nations chiefs to fix squalid communities
EDMONTON - The executive director of Premier Danielle Smith's office says that instead of criticizing her, First Nations chiefs should fix their own communities, describing them as entrenched in pover...
Jun 18, 2026
Coal mining debate will not be on October's referendum ballot: Alberta Premier
October's provincial referendum will not include a question on whether or not to approve coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. That fact was confirmed yesterday by Premier Danielle...
Jun 18, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 42753068 © Khatawut Chaemchamras | Dreamstime.com)
Alberta's population gets bigger as Canada's gets smaller
Statistics Canada says Alberta's population continues to grow. It says that the population in the second quarter of 2026 is 5,057,077 people. That is 8,926 more people than lived here in the first qua...
Jun 18, 2026 (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Alberta's Smith says it may be too late to put a question about coal to Oct. vote
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is suggesting it may be too late to put an anti-coal mining petition question to a provincewide referendum this fall. Earlier this month, Alberta musician Corb Lund deli...
Jun 17, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 31578797 © Brandon Smith | Dreamstime.com)
Alberta government announces updates to film and television support programs
The province is making major investments in Alberta's film and television industry.As part of Budget 2026, $60 million is being invested through Alberta's Film and Television Tax Credit, while $8 mill...
Jun 17, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 142236311 | Air © Ppengcreative | Dreamstime.com)
Smith promises one-time affordability payments of $100 for Albertans
Premier Danielle Smith is offering Albertans a one-time payment of $100 to help pay their bills. She says the payment will be made instead of the province reducing its tax on gasoline at the pumps. Pe...
Jun 17, 2026 Premier Danielle Smith announces a new affordability measure on June 17, 2026, to help Albertans and families manage the high cost of living. (Image Credit: Government of Alberta-YouTube)