Category Archives: Alberta
Tentative deal struck between Alberta government and teachers union
The Alberta government says it has struck a tentative deal with the union representing 51-thousand teachers provincewide, though the proposal is largely the same as its previous offer.A copy of the of...
Sep 25, 2025
Search for five-year-old in southern Alberta stretches into fourth day
Rescuers in southern Alberta are looking at bringing in reinforcements from the military in their search for a missing five-year-old boy.Adam Kennedy from Alberta Search and Rescue says talks with the...
Sep 24, 2025
Alberta Premier Smith dismisses critics who say she's misleading public on trans law
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says those who question her rationale for the government's law restricting health care for transgender youth need to read up on puberty.Smith has defended the law that p...
Sep 24, 2025
Winter tires required Oct. 1 on most B.C. highways
If you are heading to B.C. as of next week, make sure you have your winter tires on.British Columbia's winter tire regulations are set to take effect Oct. 1, and safety officials are warning drivers t...
Sep 24, 2025
Interim report on Alberta health contract scandal not finished, won't be made public
Alberta's government says it has yet to receive an interim report on the investigation into allegations of corruption over health contracts but it should be finished in the coming days.The government ...
Sep 24, 2025
Alberta's population growth slowed in second quarter, but still highest in Canada
Statistics Canada says growth in the country's population slowed down over the last quarter, including in Alberta.As of July 1, 2025, the province was home to 5,029,346 people. That is an increase of ...
Sep 24, 2025
Alberta teachers to vote on tentative deal as strike date nears; government
The Alberta government says it has struck a tentative deal with the union representing 51,000 teachers provincewide.Finance Minister Nate Horner says the offer needs to be ratified by the members of t...
Sep 24, 2025
Joint investigation finds TikTok collected data of Canadian youth
A joint investigation, which included the Government of Alberta, has revealed the measures put in place to keep children off the popular social-media application TikTok and to prevent the collection o...
Sep 23, 2025
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
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