Alberta

Alberta NDP, advocates call on province to take action on accessibility standards

Disability advocates and the Alberta NDP are calling on the government to up its game when it comes to accessibility, saying it comes down to giving people dignity. Alberta is one of just two province...

Pattison Media Mar 17, 2026 Alberta Legislature

Alberta reviewing new plan on forcing oil companies to pay municipal taxes; minister

Alberta may soon require oil and gas companies to be on top of their municipal property taxes if they want to keep producing. It's one of more than a dozen proposals contained in a new report released...

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PCA warning against medicine misuse for National Poison Prevention Week

Primary Care Alberta is reminding everyone to take and store their medicine safely to prevent accidental poisoning.Mar. 15-21 is National Poison Prevention Week, and PCA is focusing on medicine safety...

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Provincial government allocating $275M into provincial parks

The Government of Alberta is set to invest $275 million over the next three years into provincial parks and public land infrastructure.If the 2026 budget is passed, the funds will go towards supportin...

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First recall petition against Opposition NDP politician withdrawn; Elections Alberta

Elections Alberta says a recall petition against a member of Alberta's Opposition NDP has been withdrawn. The petition against education critic Amanda Chapman came late last year after more than a doz...

Pattison Media Mar 13, 2026

Province offering incentives to vet. clinics to hire students

The provincial government says it is putting $250,000 over two years into an idea meant to get veterinary students to stay in rural Alberta.This money is for the Veterinary Student Recruitment and Ret...

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Alberta teachers fail to get court injunction on back-to-work law that ended strike

A judge has denied an injunction application from Alberta teachers against legislation that forced them back to work and ended a provincewide strike last fall. Justice Douglas Mah says the Alberta Tea...

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Alberta orders third-party review of Calgary's ongoing water rationing woes

The Alberta government has ordered a sweeping third-party investigation into Calgary's ongoing water main problems, which have again forced residents to ration their use. Municipal Affairs Minister Da...

Alberta health agency makes 16 recommendations in wake of December ER death

The Alberta agency in charge of hospitals has released a review making 16 recommendations to the government in the wake of the death of a man who waited for hours for care in an Edmonton hospital. In ...

Alberta unemployment flat, despite drop in full-time jobs

Statistics Canada is reporting a slight decrease in employment in Alberta this past month, but the type of work Albertans have is changing.In February 2026, 6.3 per cent of the eligible workforce was ...

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