Alberta

Province extends some child-care programs longer than expected

EDMONTON- The Alberta government says it is extending some $25 a day child-care programs until June instead of ending them in March as expected.Some daycare operators say the decision still puts press...

Jan 17, 2020

Jason Goodstriker, First Nations leader and Fair Deal panel member, passes away

AIRDRIE- The province's Fair Deal Panel cancelled its scheduled town hall event in Airdrie Thursday evening due to the death of one of the panel members.It was announced on Thursday that Jason Goodstr...

Jan 17, 2020 Jason Goodstriker is pictured with Premier Jason Kenney. Goodstriker, a member of the province's Fair Deal Panel, has passed away (Twitter: Jason Kenney @jkenney)

Alberta government promising to fix rules on aging energy wells

EDMONTON - A group tasked with cleaning up thousands of abandoned energy sites in Alberta says the province's rules for ensuring polluters reclaim their wells before selling them off are ina...

Jan 17, 2020

Alberta says universities over-budget; need to freeze travel, hiring, hosting

Alberta's advanced education minister says post-secondary schools are going over budget and he's urging them to immediately freeze hiring and stop spending on travel and hosting.Demetrios Nicolaides s...

Jan 16, 2020 Demetrios Nicolaides

UNA begins contract talks facing wage freeze

EDMONTON- The union that represents registered nurses in Alberta says the government is demanding a four-year wage freeze and rollbacks to other payments.The United Nurses of Alberta says it began con...

Jan 16, 2020 Nurses in Canmore rallied outside the Canmore General Hospital on Tuesday (Photo: Facebook / UNA / Terry Inigo-Jones)

Legislature convenes on Feb. 25

EDMONTON- The Alberta legislature will resume sitting next month for the first time since wrapping up a fall sitting full of controversy.United Conservative government house leader Jason Nixon says th...

Jan 16, 2020

Opposition NDP urges Alberta government not to switch drugs for some patients

Alberta's Opposition is urging the province not to force patients on certain drugs for rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and Crohn's disease to switch medications.NDP health critic David Shepherd says it...

Jan 15, 2020 Remicade (medpagetoday.com)

Leduc RCMP respond to small plane crash

Fortunately there were no injuries following a small plane crash near Leduc on Monday.On Jan. 13 at approximately 5:09 p.m., Leduc RCMP responded to a call for service about a mayday received from an ...

Jan 15, 2020

Wetaskiwin RCMP on scene of a major structure fire

An investigation is now underway into the cause of a major fire in Wetaskiwin.On Jan. 14, at approximately 11:45 p.m., Wetaskiwin RCMP members were on patrol and observed smoke coming from an apartmen...

Jan 15, 2020

No charges against RCMP officer in shooting death

EDMONTON- Alberta's police watchdog says a Mountie was justified in the 2017 shooting death of a man with a homemade shotgun.The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says that two officers noticed t...

Jan 15, 2020