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Adding Alberta health-care numbers to licences increases fraud risk; privacy watchdog
Alberta's privacy watchdog is raising concerns about a new government bill that would add health-care numbers to driver's licences and other forms of identification.Information and privacy commissione...
Dec 02, 2025
Alberta government to detail plan to fight federal gun buyback program
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says more details are expected today on her government's proposed plan to fight Ottawa's gun buyback program.Over the weekend, Smith told the United Conservative Party's...
Dec 02, 2025
Alberta's Smith says her United Conservative Party is not a separatist party
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her United Conservative Party isn't a separatist party.Last week's historic energy deal between Alberta and Ottawa was met with skepticism, and at multiple points b...
Dec 02, 2025
Realized net farm income for Canadian farmers down in 2024 says StatCan
Statistics Canada says Canadian farms had a realized net income of $9.4 billion in 2024.A report compiled by the agency says that was $3.3 billion less than in 2023 and the largest percentage drop sin...
Dec 02, 2025
Forever Canada petition opposing Alberta separation has signature goal verified
A citizen-led petition affirming Alberta should remain part of Canada has been verified by elections officials and is now on its way to the legislature.In a statement, Elections Alberta says it accept...
Dec 01, 2025
Alberta's revamped police watchdog organization begins operation
Alberta's Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis says a new streamlined commission will give citizens a fair and transparent process for complaints about police.Ellis says the Police Review Commission is n...
Dec 01, 2025
Alberta's Smith only has herself to blame for recall petitions; Labour leader
The president of the Alberta Federation of Labour says Premier Danielle Smith only has herself to blame for her United Conservative Party caucus facing more than a dozen recall petitions.While Smith h...
Dec 01, 2025
Alberta LPNs & health care aides ratify new agreement
A strike by more than 16,000 healthcare workers in Alberta has officially been averted.The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) has announced that its Nursing Care members have ratified a four...
Dec 01, 2025
International Day of Persons with Disabilities event set for Wednesday
Teresa Sargent Hall at the Montrose Cultural Centre will host the annual event for International Day for Persons with Disabilities on Wednesday.Organizers say there will be a Community Showcase that w...
Nov 30, 2025
Grande Prairie Farmers Market reopens at Evergreen Park
The Grande Prairie Farmer's Market reopened Friday, November 28, in its new location in Evergreen Park.The market relocated to the TARA Centre after a fire at its downtown location last weekend. The m...
Nov 29, 2025