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HEALTH CARE
New Alberta program grants nurse practitioners autonomy, advocate says
Alberta's new program aimed at increasing rural access to nurse practitioners removes previously restrictive boundaries once enforced by employers - a change that grants more autonomy, a key advocate says.-READ: New nurse practitioners program proving successful, health minister says-Nurse practitioners have primarily ...
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LEGISLATIVE ENERGY HORIZON INSTITUTE
Alberta MLA heading to D.C. for energy education program and to promote provincial industry
The MLA for Vermillion-Lloydminster-Wainwright, Garth Rowswell, is travelling to Washington, D.C. today to promote Alberta's ability to meet U.S. energy demands at the Legislative Energy Horizon Institue (LEHI). Rowswell will be joining state legislators from across the U.S. in educational sessions and meetings. The LE...
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HEALTH CARE
'Great news for rural Alberta': Nurse practitioners new program proving successful
The Alberta government says the number of nurse practitioners have seen an increase in rural Alberta since the province launched its new primary care program. "I am thrilled about the interest in this program," said health minister Adriana LaGrange in a statement Wednesday. The Nurse Practitioner Primary Care...
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Stephen Harper to chair Alberta Investment Management Corporation
A former Canadian Prime Minister will take the lead on the Government of Alberta's investment agency. Stephen Harper has been appointed the Chair of the Board of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo). He will help oversee AIMCo's efforts to restore confidence and stability in Alberta's investment manage...
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Alberta

Transgender community to gather in remembrance, opposition to Alberta legislation
EDMONTON - Adebayo Chris Katiiti, jailed for being a transgender man in Uganda, was brutally beaten as a child for wearing his brothers' clothes. He says moving to Alberta in 2016 saved his life. "I found home in Edmonton," said Katiiti, 29, a therapist and life coach who works with the LGBTQ+ community. &quo...
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Canada Post delivering government cheques Wednesday, but strike continues
Canadians will still receive their government benefits in the mail, despite the ongoing strike at Canada Post.A member of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has confirmed to Pattison Media that letter carriers will deliver cheques on Wednesday morning, November 20, 2024.Striking employees say they are doing th...
Nov 19, 2024
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Alberta Emergency Alert test on November 20
Albertans wireless devices and televisions, as well as radios, will be getting a message from the province this Wednesday afternoon; but don't fret as it will only be a testing of the Alberta Emergency Alert system. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis says our province will partake in the Nation...
Nov 19, 2024
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Trade in a toy for your AHS parking ticket this holiday season
Any Alberta Health Services (AHS) parking ticket obtained between Nov. 8 and Dec. 20 can be wiped out with the donation of a new toy.The Toys for Tickets campaign is back and allows people to create some good out of getting a fine."Last year, we collected more than 870 toys province-wide, nearly doubling the donat...
Nov 19, 2024
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Provincial Politics
Alberta auditor general flags lack of information on province's affordable housing
Alberta's auditor general says the province isn't demonstrating how it's ensuring its affordable housing is safe.An audit tabled in the legislature found the Seniors, Community and Social Services department doesn't have current information about the state of its 2,800 facilities worth over $2.3 billion.It says the gov...
Nov 18, 2024
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Alberta seeking input on medical assistance in dying legislation
The Government of Alberta wants to hear from residents as it reviews legislation into medical assistance in dying (MAID).MAID is a process that allows a dying person to receive assistance in ending their life. A person must have a serious and permanent medical condition.Justice Minister Mickey Amery says the province s...
Nov 18, 2024
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New Alberta hospital agency to be up and running in the spring, minister says
Alberta's health minister says the province's new hospital agency will be operational next spring, months later than expected.Adriana LaGrange announced Monday that hospitals now run by Alberta Health Services and Covenant Health will answer to the new agency, Acute Care Alberta, once it's running.The United Conservati...
Nov 18, 2024
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Provincial
Alberta Emergency Alert test on November 20
Albertans wireless devices and televisions, as well as radios, will be getting a message from the province this Wednesday afternoon; but don't fret as it will only be a testing of the Alberta Emergency Alert system. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis says our province will partake in the Nation...
Nov 18, 2024
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Alberta activates contingency mail delivery plan amid Canada Post strike
While Canada Post is temporarily closed during a nationwide strike, Albertans will still be able to send and receive mail.Starting on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, mail can be accepted from Albertans at designated Alberta Government offices across the province. No postage is required.The province says in a news release t...
Nov 15, 2024
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can cause severe damage
Alberta announces successful crackdown on invasive mussels
The provincial government says there have been a record number of inspections in 2024 with the goal of keeping Alberta -- much like it is rat-free -- void of zebra and quagga mussels.These species can rapidly damage waterways and infrastructure, destroy habitats, and cause hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, th...
Nov 15, 2024
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Charge laid in drowning death of 5-year-old on Wabamun Lake
Parkland RCMP have laid a charge in relation to a drowning that happened on Wabamun Lake earlier this fall.It was Oct. 13 when RCMP responded to the lake in Wabamun Provincial Park, west of Edmonton.It was initially said by RCMP that it appeared a canoe had capsized, leading to the tragic death of a five-year-old girl....
Nov 15, 2024
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$65 million jackpot up for grabs in Friday's LOTTO MAX draw
One Canadian, or maybe a few, could go into the weekend a multi-millionaire.The Western Canada Lottery Corporation says the jackpot in the LOTTO MAX draw on Friday, November 15 is an estimated $65 million.There are also eight MAXMILLIONS prizes, with each awarding $1 million.Tickets can be purchased until 8:30 p.m. on ...
Nov 15, 2024
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Alberta begins consultations for junior high & career ed curriculums
With Alberta's new K-6 curriculums now mostly in place, the Ministry of Education is turning its focus to more advanced grades.The province is beginning to engage with education partners and teachers to help inform the development of draft curriculums for Grades 7-9 math, Grades 7-9 social studies, Grades 7-10 physical...
Nov 14, 2024
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Supreme Court declines to hear appeal of man convicted in Alberta hunters' deaths
Canada's top court has declined to hear the appeal of one of two men found guilty in the fatal shooting of two Métis hunters in eastern Alberta. As is usual, the Supreme Court did not give reasons for its dismissal Thursday of Anthony Bilodeau's leave to appeal.A trial heard that in March 2020, Bilodeau and his ...
Nov 14, 2024
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Province launches new online portal to help reduce delays in house construction
The Government of Alberta is making moves to help reduce delays in housing construction in the province.On Wednesday they announced they're working to streamline processes by launching a new online portal called Stop Housing Delays.The portal is now available for municipal authorities and developers to help point out a...
Nov 14, 2024
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$40M INVESTMENT
Alberta launches Advanced Materials Challenge to further advanced material innovation
The Government of Alberta is investing $40 million from the industry-funded Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) program into an Advanced Materials Challenge in an effort to advance technologies that will turn everyday items that would otherwise be wasted or dumped in landfills into modern, low-emission...
Nov 14, 2024
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Alberta couple makes major donation to the Nature Conservancy of Canada near Thorsby
A Leduc County couple, George and Joni Greenhough, have donated a significant amount of land to the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), in honour of George's late father WJ (Bill) Greenhough who himself was a passionate advocate for wild land preservation. Officials with the NCC say the 44-hectare property, located nea...
Nov 14, 2024
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Investigation underway after Alberta Crown corporation hit by cyberattack
An Alberta Crown corporation says it recently experienced "network issues" after it was the target of a cyberattack. Dwayne Brunner, a spokesman for Alberta Innovates, wouldn't confirm when the issues began, but said an investigation is underway and all network problems have been resolved."Alberta Innova...
Nov 13, 2024
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Calgary zoo officials mourning loss of female lowland gorilla
Officials at Calgary's zoo are mourning the loss of a two-year-old female lowland gorilla.Officials at the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo say Eyare died after being injured while being moved Tuesday."They have great personalities. She was fun loving, playful. Just a delight," said Colleen Baird, director of ani...
Nov 13, 2024
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'No yellow brick road': Atwood weighs in on U.S. election at Calgary forum
CALGARY - Margaret Atwood has been called prescient - particularly when it comes to her famous 1985 dystopia "The Handmaid's Tale" and the recent rollback of reproductive rights in the United States - but the renowned Canadian author says her predictive powers failed her ahead of last week's U.S. election, wh...
Nov 13, 2024
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Alberta, Canada governments funding 4-H program expansions
The Alberta and Canadian Governments are providing funding to expand 4-H programs across the province. Through Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) funding, the governments of Canada and Alberta are investing more than $731,000 over five years for three programs. The Intro to 4-H program, the...
Nov 12, 2024
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Alberta lead Canada in employment growth in October
The biggest increase in jobs this past month in Canada happened in Alberta.That is according to Statistics Canada, which says Alberta experienced a growth in employment of 13,200 in October.Approximately 8,200 of those were for full-time positions, while there was also another 5,000 part-time jobs.This helped to reduce...
Nov 12, 2024
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'It is urgent': Alberta military reservists eager to join Canadian Forces in Latvia
SUFFIELD, Alta. - A pair of 105-mm howitzers bark constantly as they turn plywood tank targets into kindling kilometres away on the windswept landscape of one of Canada's largest military bases. It's a once-a-month weekend training session at Canadian Forces Base Suffield, 260 kilometres southeast of Calgary, for 158 m...
Nov 10, 2024
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Ray Gilmour
AIMCo gets new CEO day after board firings
The Alberta government has announced a new CEO for AIMCo, a day after it sacked the body's entire board.AIMCo is the body that manages more than $160 billion in pension, endowment and government funds for the province.They also announced yesterday that Nate Horner, Alberta's finance minister, would be the body's sole d...
Nov 08, 2024
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