Alberta

AMA head welcoming items in the new Alberta budget

The president of the Alberta Medical Association says he is welcoming two things in the new provincial budget.In a statement, Dr. Paul Parks says those include Minister of Health Adrianna LaGrange agr...

Mar 04, 2024

Alberta proposes $125 million for new Drought and Flood Protection Program

The Government of Alberta has announced a new program to mitigate and respond to droughts and floods.If the 2024 provincial budget passes, it would allocate $125 million to the Drought and Flood Prote...

Mar 04, 2024

‘Healthcare is doomed’: Shannon Phillips reacts to Alberta budget

The MLA for Lethbridge-West does not have a lot of positive things to say about the new provincial budget, particularly when it comes to healthcare.Shannon Phillips said the overall problem with it is...

Mar 01, 2024

Alberta childcare providers to receive payments at the beginning of the month

The Government of Alberta said it is making a change that it hopes will help to stabilize the childcare sector.Starting on March 1, 2024, childcare providers will receive approximately 80 per cent of ...

Mar 01, 2024

Alberta moving forward with regulation of counsellors

Alberta is working to improve access to mental health professionals.The province said in a news release on March 1, 2024 that they are working with counsellors and the College of Alberta Psychologists...

Mar 01, 2024

Budget 2024 provides funds for wildfire prevention

The provincial budget is allocating more funds to wildfire prevention efforts across Alberta. $151 million over the next three years will be used to continue prioritizing "new technologies and tactics...

Tanner Smith Mar 01, 2024 Photo Courtesy EverythingGP Staff

Obstruction charge withdrawn for Alberta reporter covering homeless camp clearing

EDMONTON - Crown prosecutors have withdrawn an obstruction charge against an Edmonton reporter. Brandi Morin was arrested in January while she was covering police clearing a homeless encampment in the...

Curtis Galbraith Mar 01, 2024

Alberta passes 'Sovereignty Act' motion to oppose net-zero electricity rules

The Government of Alberta is set to formally oppose federal legislation in a new way.On Thursday, February 29, 2024, the Legislative Assembly passed the first motion under the Alberta Sovereignty With...

Mar 01, 2024

Supreme Court of Canada says a computer's IP address deserves privacy protection

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says police need judicial authorization to obtain a computer's internet protocol address, calling the identification number a crucial link between a person and the...

Curtis Galbraith Mar 01, 2024

NDP MLAs on the party's leadership race

The leadership race for Alberta's NDP continues.There are four candidates running, Calgary MLA Kathleen Ganley and Edmonton MLAs Sarah Hoffman, Rakhi Pancholi, and Jodi Calihoo Stonehouse.Edmonton-Sou...

Mar 01, 2024