Category Archives: Alberta

STARS Lottery returns for 2024
The STARS Lottery has returned for 2024.The lottery began on January 18, and tickets can be purchased until March 24.STARS President and CEO Katherine Emberly said, "For nearly 40 years, STARS has rel...
Jan 19, 2024

Government promoting innovation in Alberta
Alberta's government says it is continuing to encourage research and development in the province with the Innovation Employment Grant program.Government officials say more than $72 million in support ...
Jan 18, 2024

Provincial grants aim to empower and support community diversity initiatives
Alberta's government has launched two new grant programs to support community-driven diversity, inclusivity and anti-racism initiatives.In December 2023, the government says it separated the Multicult...
Jan 18, 2024

No sign of rest ahead, over 49,000 calls to AMA during cold spell
The Alberta Motor Association says even though the province is now on the back end of the prolonged extreme cold weather, they are still working through one of the worst periods in their history for r...
Jan 18, 2024

Province launching review of Seniors Lodge Program
The Alberta Government has appointed a new seniors lodge review panel with hopes it will find ways to make the most of existing seniors lodge spaces, and help seniors age in their communities. The Sen...
Jan 18, 2024

Submissions open for 2024 Michener journalism fellowships
Submissions are now open for the 2024 Michener Fellowships.The fellowships are offered by The Michener Awards Foundation in partnership with the Rideau Hall Foundation. One is in support of investigat...
Jan 18, 2024

Province announces $42 million in CFEP grants
The province announced this week more than 270 recipients of $42 million worth of Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) grants.CFEP dollars allow community groups to invest in facilities that ...
Jan 17, 2024

In-person engagements on future of Alberta health care start next week
The Government of Alberta says the future of health care is in your hands.Starting Jan. 23, the province will host a series of 40 in-person engagement sessions with health care workers and Albertans t...
Jan 17, 2024

Alberta releases first report on well cleanup; $33B liability estimate called too low
Alberta's oil and gas producers spent nearly $700 million in 2022 on cleaning up the hundreds of thousands of old wells that dot the province, the regulator's first report on the extent of those liabi...
Jan 17, 2024

Winning $70 million LOTTO MAX ticket sold in Alberta
Someone in Alberta is poised to be living in paradise after their LOTTO MAX ticket for Jan. 16, 2024 won $70 million, the Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) shares.The WCLC says another person ...
Jan 17, 2024