Category Archives: Alberta
Finance Minister Nate Horner to promote Alberta on the world stage
Finance Minister Nate Horner will travel to Europe May 25-June 5 to meet with Alberta's bond investors and the investment community.According to provincial officials, Minister Horner will meet with gr...
May 23, 2025
Alberta, Ottawa spending $7 million to fund six new urban wildfire teams
Alberta's public safety minister says provincial and federal funding will create six teams of urban wildfire crews across the province.Mike Ellis says having six more teams means Alberta will have eig...
May 23, 2025
Picking buffaloberries and electric fences: how wildlife is being managed ahead of G7
OTTAWA - Wildlife officials in Alberta have a plan to keep delegates safe from bear encounters during the G7 meeting in Kananaskis, Alta., next month. This week, more than 200 local kids from began pl...
May 23, 2025
Alberta finance minister warns of public sector strike ahead of renewed union talks
Alberta's finance minister is warning there could be a labour disruption as negotiations are set to resume with the union representing thousands of government workers across the province.Nate Horner, ...
May 23, 2025
Western premiers agree to develop new economic corridors, call for federal support
Canada's western premiers say they've agreed to identify, plan and develop new economic corridors to connect provincial resources to international markets.The leaders from British Columbia, the Prairi...
May 23, 2025
New federal energy minister tells oil and gas executives it was for some quick wins
CALGARY - Canada's new energy minister walked into the lion's den in Calgary and spoke to oil and gas executives about Ottawa's plans to turn the country into an energy superpower. Tim Hodgson told a ...
May 23, 2025
More than half of Canadians say they understand Alberta separatism: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests more than half of Canadians say they understand why Alberta might want to split from Canada - even if almost two-thirds say they don't want that to happen. The Leger surve...
May 23, 2025
Information and Privacy Commissioner comments on emerging developments regarding PowerSchool cybersecurity incident
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of Alberta has become aware of new developments in regard to the PowerSchool cybersecurity incident in December 2024 that affected many ed...
May 22, 2025
Province launches new task force to cut red tape for sand and gravel operations
The Alberta government is launching a new task force aimed at cutting red tape and accelerating regulatory processes for sand and gravel operations to lay the foundation for faster approvals. The gove...
May 22, 2025
Western premiers to finish talks on trade, Arctic security in Yellowknife
YELLOWKNIFE - Premiers from Western Canada are scheduled to wrap up a two-day conference in Yellowknife. The annual meeting of leaders from British Columbia, the Prairie provinces and the northern ter...
May 22, 2025