Alberta

Ottawa, Alberta agree to extend $15-a-day child-care fees to 2027

Alberta's early-learning and child-care fees will remain at $15-a-day through to 2027 as it works with Ottawa to firm up a more permanent deal.The two jointly announced an extension on the current dea...

Dec 12, 2025

Alberta RCMP remove 50 impaired drivers for National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day

Alberta RCMP removed 50 impaired drivers from the roads on Saturday, Dec. 6 as part of their role in National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day.Of the 50 drivers, 28 received Immediate Roadside Sanctio...

Dec 12, 2025

Alberta's teachers accusing province of bad faith bargaining over recent strike

Alberta's teachers are accusing the province of bad faith bargaining over the recent strike.Jason Schilling, the head of the Alberta Teachers' Association, says they have filed a complaint with the Al...

Dec 12, 2025

Elections Alberta gets extra $6.7M to handle outburst of recall petitions

Elections Alberta is getting $6.7 million in extra funding to handle the sudden outburst of recall petitions against legislature members.A legislature committee unanimously granted the funding at a me...

Dec 12, 2025

Advocacy groups apply to keep court case against Alberta trans law alive

Two advocacy groups fighting the Alberta government on transgender laws say they are switching tactics to continue their battle in court.The renewed challenge from the groups Egale and Skipping Stone ...

Dec 11, 2025

Alberta MLAs championing cross-border ties with U.S. lawmakers

Alberta MLAs Jennifer Johnson and Shane Getson are planning to build on a year of engagement with U.S. state legislators at the Council of State Governments National Conference in Chicago. That's acco...

Dec 11, 2025

Province taking steps to build continuing care and more acute capacity

Alberta's government says its new Assisted Living Framework is striving to relieve pressure on hospitals and ensure Albertans get the care they need, when and where they need it.Through the new Assist...

Dec 11, 2025

Information and Privacy Commissioner publishes 2024-25 Annual Report

The 2024-25 Annual Report of the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of Alberta was tabled by the Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly on Wednesday and has now been publis...

Dec 11, 2025

New program to invest in province's fresh food future

The Alberta government says a new program funded by the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership will accelerate expansion in the province's greenhouses and vertical farms.The government says Alb...

Dec 11, 2025

Alberta's auditor general recommends new system for health reporting, finds disparity

Alberta's auditor general says the province needs a new framework for measuring and monitoring health-care system performance.Doug Wylie made the recommendations in a new report.The suggestion comes a...

Dec 11, 2025