Category Archives: Alberta
Fact File: Will citizenship markers on Alberta ID stop non-citizens from voting?
Last week, the government of Alberta said it plans to add mandatory citizenship markers to driver's licences and other forms of identification. Premier Danielle Smith said the move would "ensure that ...
Sep 23, 2025
Search for missing five-year-old boy in southern Alberta enters third day
The search for a five-year-old boy in southwestern Alberta is entering its third day.RCMP say two nights of searches have yielded no results in finding Darius Macdougall.Macdougall went missing Sunday...
Sep 23, 2025
Five more ministries get new mandate letters from Premier Smith
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has released five more mandate letters.They follow up the first four which dropped last week, and come ahead of the legislative assembly reconvening for a fall session o...
Sep 23, 2025
Alberta to have the lowest minimum wage in Canada as of Oct. 1 as NDP calls for boost
The province of Alberta, once a national leader in minimum wage, is set to soon have the lowest such pay rate in Canada.The current rate of $15 an hour was set in 2018 by then-premier Rachel Notley's ...
Sep 22, 2025
Dozens of Alberta students play hooky, rally for teachers as strike deadline looms
Dozens of students played hooky from school to rally for teachers at Alberta's legislature today as a provincewide teachers strike deadline nears.They shouted, "Hey, hey, ho, ho, where did the budget ...
Sep 22, 2025
Three provincial scholarships now open for Alberta women studying in male-dominated fields
Applications are now open for three scholarships offered to women in Alberta who are hoping to study in male-dominated fields.The provincial government announced this week women can now apply for the ...
Sep 20, 2025
Premier Smith sets renewed course for four ministries
Premier Danielle Smith has set four ministers on a renewed course, with brand new mandate letters released this week.Smith says the letters are focused on growing Alberta's economy, improving trade an...
Sep 20, 2025
Court challenges to Alberta transgender laws to continue despite government plan
One of the LGBTQ+ advocacy groups challenging Alberta's government in court over its laws affecting transgender people says it won't back down after learning the province plans to invoke the Charter's...
Sep 19, 2025
Talks resume as Oct. 6 deadline looms in possible Alberta-wide teachers strike
The Alberta government and the teachers' union are back at the bargaining table with three weeks to go before a possible provincewide strike. Finance Minister Nate Horner's office confirmed in a state...
Sep 19, 2025
Alberta to use notwithstanding clause on its three transgender laws: memo
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has directed officials to invoke the Charter's notwithstanding clause in amending three laws that affect transgender people, says a leaked government memo obtained by Th...
Sep 19, 2025