Alberta

Alberta bill proposes 'care-first' auto insurance system

The Government of Alberta is promising "better, faster, cheaper auto insurance."The Automobile Insurance Act has been introduced into the legislature.Finance Minister Nate Horner says the changes woul...

Mar 25, 2025

New Primary Care Physician compensation model launches April 1

The Alberta government's new compensation model for primary care physicians is on track to launch next month.The new model is designed to not only support physicians in their work but also enhance acc...

Mar 25, 2025

Alberta's 2025 budget proposes $10 million for Aboriginal Business Investment Fund

Alberta's Budget 2025 has allocated $10 million that, if passed, would support the Aboriginal Business Investment Fund (ABIF) to help community-owned Indigenous businesses buy or upgrade equipment and...

Mar 21, 2025

Progress 'continues to be made' on elimination of racism in Canada, says Alberta minister

The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination acknowledges that injustices driven by racial discrimination still take place every day in Canada.Muhammad Yaseen, Alberta's minister...

Mar 21, 2025

Smith says she'd form second Fair Deal Panel if Ottawa doesn't meet policy demands

Premier Danielle Smith says she would form a panel to generate ideas on what Alberta should do if her demands of Canada's next government aren't met.Smith wants an end to a number of policies that wer...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 21, 2025

Alberta announces $800M investment in cancer care innovation

Alberta's government is investing $800 million over eight years in a new partnership to improve cancer care through research, new equipment, and AI.The Cancer Innovation Value Partnership, in collabor...

Mar 21, 2025

University of Alberta sees surge in nursing program rural enrolment

The University of Alberta is seeing a significant increase in rural placements and enrolments to their nursing program.Over the last three years the U of A has run a campaign to recruit, train and gra...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 21, 2025

Alberta farmers struggling in silence amid trade, climate challenges

Thanks to the combined challenges posed by trade and climate, pressure on farmers and others in the agriculture sector is rapidly mounting.This is portrayed, in part, in a new statement from the Grain...

Mar 21, 2025

Health agency head rebuts Alberta government's defence in wrongful dismissal lawsuit

The former head of Alberta Health Services says arguments by the province that she was fired for incompetence are not only false, but also ``vindictive and malicious.''A court filing from Athana Mentz...

Mar 21, 2025

Public Avalanche Warning issued for central Rockies

A special public avalanche warning has been issued for the central Rockies.Avalanche Canada, in partnership with Alberta Parks, the Government of British Columbia, and Parks Canada, are warning backco...

Mar 20, 2025