Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta cabinet minister Ric McIver resigns post as Speaker vote looms
Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver has resigned from cabinet amid speculation he will run for the vacant position of Speaker of the house.Premier Danielle Smith says she's grateful for McIv...
May 13, 2025
Alberta reaches 5 million people, according to StatsCan
According to Statistics Canada, Alberta has now reached five million people.You can see StatsCan's live population tracker here.Alberta hit four million in October 2013, it was summarized by an econom...
May 12, 2025
Alberta cancels planned increase to industrial carbon tax
The Government of Alberta says it is helping to keep industries competitive and defend jobs with its latest move.The province has announced that it is freezing the industrial carbon tax, which is curr...
May 12, 2025
Quebec sovereigntists watch Alberta referendum talk with optimism, disdain
As Alberta flirts with the possibility of a referendum on separation, Quebec sovereigntists are watching with interest - and a healthy dose of skepticism. Some are hoping a wave of separatist sentimen...
May 12, 2025
Union representing Alberta provincial employees begins historic strike vote
Thousands of Alberta government workers started voting Thursday on whether or not to strike.The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees said in a statement its employees have not seen a significant wage...
May 10, 2025
Gov't of Alberta non-compliant with FOIP Act, says Information and Privacy Commissioner
Alberta's Information and Privacy Commissioner has found the Government of Alberta is non-compliant with processing access to information requests under the FOIP Act.The finding comes after Diane McLe...
May 09, 2025
Alberta NDP raises alarm bells for Bill 55, but LaGrange silences claims
The Alberta NDP and other health-oriented groups say Bill 55, The Health Statutes Amendment Act, proposed by the provincial government, will destroy public health if passed.This comes following second...
May 09, 2025
Dutch mayor declares renewed friendship with Medicine Hat decades after liberation
A regiment based in Medicine Hat helped to free a Dutch city 80 years ago - and its mayor wants to create a bond of friendship so it's never forgotten.Over the course of five days in November 1944, th...
May 09, 2025
Alberta adds 15,000 jobs in April
A new report from Statistics Canada says Alberta was one of the country's leaders in employment growth last month. It says around 15,000 Albertans found work last month, 14,100 of whom came into full-...
May 09, 2025
Alberta surpasses 300 measles cases as doctors warn of exponential increases
More than 300 people in Alberta have fallen ill from measles since March and a group of doctors are warning the virus could grow exponentially in the coming weeks.The Alberta government is reporting 1...
May 08, 2025