Category Archives: Alberta
Consumers could find 'meaningful savings' as carbon price ends: Desjardins
OTTAWA - Canadians can expect to feel the absence of the consumer carbon price at the pumps immediately but it may take longer to notice a difference in the price of other goods, a new report released...
Mar 19, 2025
Public money will not be used to clean up abandoned wells says Jean
Alberta's energy minister says the government will never use public tax dollars to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells. Brian Jean says it will never be an option, despite a newly leaked government-f...
Mar 18, 2025
Alberta school support workers to return to classrooms as massive strike winds down
Thousands of education support staff around Alberta are set to return to their posts in the coming days as a months-long strike winds down, union officials said Tuesday.The Canadian Union of Public Em...
Mar 18, 2025
Alberta government increases support for foster and kinship caregivers
The Alberta government is increasing financial support for foster and kinship caregivers to ease cost-of-living pressures and provide stability for children and youth in care.As part of Budget 2025, i...
Mar 17, 2025
Measles outbreak identified in northern Alberta
The Government of Alberta is alerting the public of a measles outbreak in the northern part of the province in an effort to halt further spread of the disease.As of March 13, health officials have con...
Mar 15, 2025
Premier Smith says Carney should immediately call election
Premier Danielle Smith says new prime minister Mark Carney should immediately call a general election as she argued his cabinet remains as hostile to Alberta as the one assembled by his predecessor. "...
Mar 14, 2025
Alberta to begin collecting bitumen royalties in-kind
The Government of Alberta has announced it will now collect bitumen royalties in-kind (BRIK) in addition to conventional royalties in-kind (CORIK) in an effort to maximize resource revenue. The Albert...
Mar 14, 2025
Winter weather not finished yet in Prairie provinces: The Weather Network
The Weather Network has issued its spring forecasts for the months March, April and May - and the Prairies may be in for winter weather a while longer.While precipitation is expected to be normal for ...
Mar 14, 2025
Federal government announces grant for farm safety organization ahead of Canadian Agricultural Safety Week
The federal government has announced a grant for the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association.The $1,607,291 over three years is meant to help find ways to reduce injuries and improve farm safety thro...
Mar 14, 2025
Alberta health minister files statement of defence in relation to AHS procurement scandal
The Government of Alberta, represented by its health minister, has filed its statement of defense in relation to what's been dubbed the 'CorruptCare' scandal. The matter, which is currently under RCMP...
Mar 13, 2025