Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta hires Indigenous patient advocate to address unfair treatment in health care settings
The Government of Alberta has hired an Indigenous Patient Safety Investigator and Advocate in an effort to improve health care delivery and outcomes for First Nations, Mtis and Inuit patients. Alberta...
Dec 13, 2024
Federal government moves for Canada Post workers to return to work
The Canadian government is pushing to end the nearly month-long Canada Post strike. On Friday morning federal labour minister Steven MacKinnon asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board to send the 5...
Dec 13, 2024
Alberta grants Brooks-based newcomer youth empowerment program $150K
Premier Danielle Smith on Friday revealed a $150,000 investment into a Brooks program that provides newcomer youth with social supports and opportunities for career planning. The city, located north o...
Dec 13, 2024
U.S. study links Canadian wildfire smoke to doctor visit spike in Baltimore
Raging Canadian wildfires that choked North America under clouds of smoke last year may have contributed to a spike in doctor visits for lung and heart problems thousands of kilometres away. U.S. rese...
Dec 13, 2024
WCLC bringing awareness to impacts of underage lottery use
The Western Canadian Lottery Corporation has joined the 2024 Gift Responsibly Campaign as a level one participant, which raises awareness about the dangers of underage lottery use.The Corporation join...
Dec 13, 2024
Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee hired as Alberta premier's top bureaucrat
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has hired Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee to be her new top bureaucrat.McFee is to be deputy minister of executive council and head of the Alberta Public Service starti...
Dec 12, 2024
Alberta invests in synthetic diesel facility in Wheatland County
Through the Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program (APIP), the Government of Alberta is investing more than $20 million into Rocky Mountain Clean Fuels' synthetic diesel facility in Wheatland County...
Dec 12, 2024
Alberta taking action to prevent illegal crossing, drug trafficking at border
The Alberta government is taking action to curb illegal activities at the Canada-U.S. border in the southern part of the province.A new Interdiction Patrol Team (IPT) within the Alberta Sheriffs will ...
Dec 12, 2024
Alberta UCP backbenchers support loosening ethics rules
Alberta's Opposition NDP says the province would become the most corrupt and secretive government in Canada if potential ethics rule changes become law. United Conservative Party legislature committee...
Dec 12, 2024
Former Alberta premier Rachel Notley quitting legislature seat as of Dec. 30
EDMONTON - Former Alberta premier and NDP Leader Rachel Notley is leaving the legislature. Notley announced on social media that, as of Dec. 30, she is resigning as the legislature representative for ...
Dec 12, 2024