Alberta

Annual inflation falls to 1.6% in September, smallest yearly increase since 2021

Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate continued to slow in September as drivers paid lower prices for gasoline than they did last year.The agency said Tuesday its consumer price index for S...

Oct 15, 2024

Health Sciences Association of Alberta says AHS' monetary proposal is "insulting"

The Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) claims collective bargaining with Alberta Health Services (AHS) has broken down over the employer's refusal to negotiate wages.In a statement Friday, ...

Oct 11, 2024

Alberta nurses to hold ratification vote on mediator-recommended agreement

Nurses in Alberta are set to vote later this month on a mediator's recommended settlement with their employers.The United Nurses of Alberta says an online ratification vote will take place on Oct. 30....

Oct 11, 2024

Alberta opposing national pharmacare rollout

The Government of Alberta says there are better ways that drug coverage can be supported and expanded upon than what the federal government is offering.Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says she is wil...

Oct 11, 2024

Strong possibility of Northern Lights returning to Alberta Friday

People in many parts of Canada got to experience a powerful Aurora Borealis display on Thursday, October 10, and they might get another chance on Friday.The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin...

Oct 11, 2024

Alberta will approve doctor pay deal after wrapping up other negotiations, premier says

Premier Danielle Smith said Thursday her government will sign off on a new funding structure for family doctors after it concludes several outstanding union negotiations, marking another delay for a p...

Oct 10, 2024

Old Red Deer parking meters find new life with AMA

Remember those old parking meters the City of Red Deer sold off last October?--READ MOREHundreds of Red Deerians flock to Sorensen Station for sale of city's downtown parking meters--It turns out they...

Oct 10, 2024

Crown plans to downgrade murder charge for suspect in Alberta roadside shooting

The Crown will be downgrading the murder charge for one of two men arrested after a deadly roadside shooting near Calgary in August.Thirty-five-year-old Arthur Wayne Penner was originally charged with...

Oct 10, 2024

Premier Smith says new Alberta family doctor pay structure will be revealed in ‘weeks’

Premier Danielle Smith says a new pay structure for Alberta family doctors that physicians say they've been waiting on her health minister to approve will be revealed "in the coming weeks".Smith, who ...

Oct 10, 2024

Keep your seasonal properties secure this off-season

As the cold settles in and Albertans lock up their seasonal properties for the winter, the RCMP is providing tips to make sure they're secure for the extended vacancy time.Alberta Mounties say there h...

Oct 10, 2024