Alberta

Possible class-action lawsuit filed in Alberta over child special allowance payments

EDMONTON - The Alberta and federal governments are facing a potential class-action lawsuit over how the province handled payments for children in care. A statement of claim filed Friday alleges Albert...

Curtis Galbraith Nov 27, 2023

Alberta government issues update on E. coli outbreak review panel

Officials with the Alberta government say work is ongoing by the Food Safety and Licensed Facility-based Child Care Review Panel to assess regulations governing food safety in child-care settings.Earl...

Nov 27, 2023

Domestic abuse shelters in Alberta report 10-year high in number of calls for help

EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta Council of Women's Shelters says domestic violence is on the rise in the province.A report called On the Front Lines compiled data from April 2022 to the end of March 2023 f...

Nov 27, 2023

Alberta triggers Sovereignty Act in attempt to fight draft federal clean energy regulations

EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government aims to shield its power companies from draft federal plans to mandate a clean electrical grid by invoking the contentious Sovereignty Act for the first time.The ...

Nov 27, 2023

Over $388,000 invested through Sustainable CAP for mental health support of farmers and ranchers

The mental health of farm families is being invested in by the provincial and federal governments through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The Agricultural Research and Extension Cou...

Nov 27, 2023

'Your input is important': Alberta government asking for feedback for 2024 budget

EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government wants feedback for its next annual budget.An online survey is running until Jan. 19 and telephone town halls are being held Dec. 11 and 12. Those interested in th...

Nov 27, 2023

Expansion of southwest Anthony Henday Drive complete

The Government of Alberta has announced that work to widen the southwest leg of the Anthony Henday in Edmonton is now complete.Around 80,000 vehicles travel on that leg daily, with the 18 kilometre st...

Nov 24, 2023

Alberta NDP decries contract for government supporter to review energy regulator

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's Opposition New Democrats are condemning another sole-source contract handed out to a close associate of the United Conservative Party government.The party has asked the provin...

Nov 24, 2023

8th annual Stuff a Stocking returns to Western Canada

London Drugs has brought back its 8th annual Stuff a Stocking campaign in Western Canada, with hopes of supporting low-income seniors this holiday season. This comes as 84 per cent of low-income senio...

Nov 24, 2023

Critics say Alberta’s plan to allow nurse practitioner-led clinics could throw health care into disarray

MEDICINE HAT, AB - Pulling nurse practitioners away from already existing primary care clinics or hospitals could imbalance the health care system, say critics of the Alberta government's move to allo...

Nov 24, 2023