The Government of Alberta is reminding Albertans of upcoming eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations.Starting April 7, eligible Albertans can receive an additional immunization at no cost at participating pharmacies or Primary Care Alberta public health clinics.According to the province, eligibility criteria is in line w...

There was an earthquake in Alberta on April 1, and that's no joke.According to Earthquakes Canada, the Magnitude 4.5 tremor struck around 5:30 p.m., 18 km northeast of Morinville.There are reports of it being lightly felt as far south as Bowden, and in other areas like Whitecourt, Lesser Slave Lake, and Lakeland Provin...

The provincial government announced they're investing $9 million over the next three years for capital projects at local seed co-operatives to help address aging infrastructure.If passed, the funds would come from the 2026 budget and be allocated to the Co-operative Seed Processors program to help co-operative and muni...

The provincial government is set to invest $4.1 million over three years into its electronic monitoring program.The investment, which comes from the 2026 budget, will expand the program for further supervision of repeat offenders and provide victims with alerts when their safety may be at risk.How it works: participati...

The president of the teachers union in Alberta says the government's suggestion that educators don't act with integrity or present issues in a balanced way is offensive. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides tabled a bill this week that he says is aimed at getting politics and ideology out of classrooms. The bill, an...

Alberta's government is proposing changes to give it more oversight on who hires temporary foreign workers. Jobs Minister Joseph Schow has introduced a bill that, if passed, will require businesses to register with the province before hiring foreign nationals through the federal program. The process will effectively du...

The Government of Alberta is launching what it calls the brand power Alberta whisky deserves.Bill 24: the Alberta Whisky Act, defines and protects what can be labelled as 'Alberta whisky' the province says in a release.If passed, the legislation would give whisky distilled here a clear identity, just as Kentucky is kno...

The provincial government announced the expansion of its Educational Assistant Internship Program.This allows the Government of Alberta to give school boards across the province more access to trained educational assistants.This decision will help ease staffing pressures and better support students in increasingly comp...

An Alberta bill tabled Tuesday aims to make sweeping changes to teacher conduct and education priority rules, including a new mandate for teachers to discuss all issues in a balanced and neutral way. The government says schools must be free from politics and ideology. The bill would see new rules for flags in schools, ...

Two Alberta separatists say their group has collected enough signatures from citizens to trigger a referendum on the province quitting Canada. Mitch Sylvestre says the group named Stay Free Alberta -- has collected well over the approximate 178,000-signature threshold. They still have another month to go before they mu...

The Western Canada Lottery Corporation is taking a look back on the work done during Problem Gambling Awareness Month in March.Throughout the month, they focused on building awareness, reducing stigma, and encouraging open conversations about gambling-related harm."Problem Gambling Awareness Month is an important ...

The Government of Alberta is pleased with Ottawa after the feds announced they will temporarily allow the use of strychnine to address gopher infestations.The solution to this gopher enigma is reportedly to be permitted in Alberta and Saskatchewan, and is specifically to help farmers address damage caused by Richardson...

Alberta's government is calling on Ottawa to change the Constitution to give provinces more of a say in how judges are appointed at the provincial level. It comes after Premier Danielle Smith and the premiers of Ontario, Saskatchewan and Quebec wrote a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, saying they would like to see...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government is proposing blackout rules on when citizens can launch petitions. Justice Minister Mickey Amery has outlined the changes in a bill now before the house. If passed, it would make it impossible to start a petition for a constitutional or policy referendum a year before or a ye...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and members of her United Conservative government expressed their unwavering love for Canada today as the Opposition NDP accused them of harbouring a separatist. Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Williams pointed to the singing of the national anthem at the start of legislature sitting as a ...

Those found guilty of neglecting or abusing animals in Alberta could soon face much stiffer penalties. A bill tabled by Agriculture Minister R.J. Sigurdson would, if passed, increase the maximum fine to $250,000, up from $20,000. For serious offences the bill would also allow the courts to impose jail sentences of up t...

Twenty-five Edmonton and area medical professionals say they're concerned new Alberta limits on medical assistance in dying would cause needless suffering and put clinicians in ``ethically untenable'' positions. The doctors, psychiatrists and others that work in the medical assistance in dying program, better known as ...

An investigation has found Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally violated an election law in his official response to a recall petition targeting him. A letter from the Elections Alberta commissioner says Nally accessed a list of electors for ``a purpose not unauthorized by the Election Act.'' However, commissioner Paula...

EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith's parliamentary secretary for constitutional affairs is encouraging Albertans to sign a petition that calls for a vote on separation from Canada. Jason Stephan, a United Conservative Party legislature member, penned hi...

A deal in the energy business will see Tenaris acquire the oilfield division of Red Deer-based AllTorque.A release from Tenaris describes AllTorque as a "leading original equipment manufacturer known for its sophisticated tubular running technology.""This acquisition marks another important step in Tenar...

Alberta RCMP welcomed 21 new police officers to the force following graduation from the Cadet Training Program.They'll now be deployed to communities across Alberta, including Barrhead, Cardston, Chateh, Coronation, Drayton Valley, Fort Vermilion, High Prairie, Hinton, Lloydminster, McLennan, Piikani Nation, Provost, R...

Alberta's government says it's soon instituting provincewide rules to police bad behaviour among local municipal councils. The move comes after Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative government prohibited councils last year from adopting their own codes of conduct, saying those codes were being misused to silence...

Conflicting recommendations on redrawing Alberta's electoral boundaries are leading the Opposition NDP to warn that Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservatives are trying to gerrymander electoral districts to increase the power of rural votes. The majority opinion in the Electoral Boundaries Commission's report recom...

Alberta's government has tabled legislation that would drop some unnecessary regulations to ease the sale of goods from other provinces. It's part of a commitment Alberta made with its provincial and federal counterparts last year in signing an interprovincial free trade pact. The trade accord, which is supposed to tak...

A structural checkup on Tyra the Dinosaur concludes the mammoth T-rex tourist attraction is feeling her age but is far from extinct. The engineering firm contracted to analyze the 25-metre beast that towers over Drumheller, Alberta, says Tyra is safe to climb inside but has some issues, particularly with cracks in her ...

Calgary's mayor says he doesn't believe past and present city councillors are the focus of an ongoing police investigation. At least three members of the past city council are involved in an R-C-M-P investigation. The purpose of the investigation is unclear, but R-C-M-P say it was referred to them by Calgary police las...

Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney is taking up the Canadian cause as he's set to participate in two debates about separatism against a lawyer pushing for the province to go its own way. The first debate will take place in Edmonton in May at a member's only conference put on by Civitas Canada, a conservative non-profi...

The final four Alberta recall petitions that aimed to unseat United Conservative members of the legislature have failed. Elections Alberta confirms petitioners didn't gather enough signatures to recall Justice Minister Mickey Amery, along with MLAs Justin Wright, Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk and Ron Wiebe. All two dozen p...