Category Archives: Alberta
Province invests to improve death investigations for Alberta families
The Government of Alberta announced they're investing in infrastructure and technology to bolster death investigations and provide answers for families faster.As a result, the province will invest $12...
Jun 02, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 51068158 © Antonio Guillem | Dreamstime.com)
Rainfall totals from weekend deluge across Alberta
A lot of rain has fallen across the last three days in Alberta.Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued a weather summary on Tuesday, with rainfall totals up to 9 a.m. on Tuesday.Per ECCC: ...
Jun 02, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 14453169 © Grecu Mihail Alin | Dreamstime.com)
Applications for student loans and grants open June 3
Alberta post-secondary students who intend to apply for loans and grants can do so beginning June 3. The Government of Alberta says it is investing more than $1 billion into student aid, which also in...
Jun 02, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 210453566 © Calvste | Dreamstime.com)
Former Alberta judge tapped to chair panel re-drawing electoral boundaries
Alberta's governing United Conservative Party has tapped a retired judge to chair the province's new political boundaries panel. Former provincial justice Brian O'Ferrall will head a panel, overseen b...
Jun 02, 2026 (Image Credit: Elections Alberta)
Seniors deserve better care in their golden years: Friends of Medicare
An Alberta health care watchdog says it wants to remind the UCP government that seniors are valued, and its executive director believes those who built this province should be treated better.Chris Gal...
Jun 01, 2026
Separatism and energy; Alberta's Smith to meet with counterpart in Quebec this week
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is planning to meet with her counterpart in Quebec City this week, with separatism and energy possible topics of discussion. Smith says she's hoping Quebec Premier Chris...
Jun 01, 2026 Alberta legislature.
Alberta partially rolls out new surgery funding model for public hospitals
Alberta is rolling out a new surgery funding model that ties money to patients, starting in a dozen public hospitals across the province. The government calls it patient-focused funding and says it be...
Jun 01, 2026 Alberta’s government announce initiatives on June 1, 2026, aimed at improving surgical care access across the province. (Image Credit: Alberta government-YouTube)
Safe Kids Week runs June 1-7
During Safe Kids Week, Primary Care Alberta is encouraging parents to speak with their young ones about safely moving through the community.As PCA notes, Parachute is a national charitable organizatio...
Jun 01, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 1431728 © Anke Van Wyk | Dreamstime.com)
'Just be amazed:' Alberta is seeing a cyclical outbreak of caterpillars
EDMONTON - Forest tent caterpillars are not entomologist Ken Fry's favourite insect but the black-coloured critters with vibrant blue-and-yellow marks do have a soft spot in his heart. They're why his...
Jun 01, 2026
Archeologist reflects on decades at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Renowned Alberta archeologist Bob Dawe has stood at this spot, near the windy, windswept craggy sandstone cliff of the Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump in southern Alberta, thousands of times during his c...
May 31, 2026 (Image Credit: Jeff McIntosh | The Canadian Press)