Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta teachers, province set to meet for first time since strike began last week
The union representing Alberta teachers and the provincial government's bargaining committee are set to meet today for the first time since a provincewide strike began Oct. 6. The strike, entering its...
Oct 14, 2025
'There's a void': Alberta students keep busy, hope for end to teachers strike
EDMONTON - Many Alberta students are sleeping in these days, struggling with the feeling they should be doing something else instead. A provincewide teachers strike, about to enter its second week, ha...
Oct 13, 2025
RCMP targeting impaired driving this holiday weekend
Alberta RCMP will be participating in #OperationImpact2025 this holiday weekend, with a focus on removing impaired drivers from our roads. This is done as part of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of...
Oct 11, 2025
New pulmonary function testing program launches for rural and remote areas in Alberta
Albertans in rural and remote areas, as well as those in Indigenous communities, now have access to a new service able to keep tabs on a person's lung health.The service is called Lung Health Check Pu...
Oct 10, 2025
Alberta Premier Smith says Ottawa is dodging responsibility for pipeline decision
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says Ottawa is dodging responsibility by not standing behind the province's planned proposal for a pipeline that would bring oil to the B.C. coast. In a statement Fri...
Oct 10, 2025
Education professor calls parent tool kit during teachers strike "incoherent"
An education expert says online lessons the Alberta government has curated for students during a provincewide teachers' strike are -- quote -- ``incoherent.''Maren Aukerman, an education professor at ...
Oct 10, 2025
Striking Alberta teachers seek to have bargaining talks resume Tuesday
The union representing 51,000 striking Alberta teachers says it has asked the province to resume negotiations starting Tuesday. The Alberta Teachers' Association says it is making the move based on th...
Oct 09, 2025
Labour relations expert perplexed by delayed lockout in teachers' strike
As an Alberta-wide teachers strike drags into its fourth day, a labour relations expert doesn't see why the group in charge of bargaining for the government delayed their lockout.Earlier this week, th...
Oct 09, 2025
Alberta education minister concerned about private school funding petition
Alberta's education minister says cutting government funding to private schools would only escalate the pressure faced by the province's strained public school system.Demetrios Nicolaides says thousan...
Oct 08, 2025
Alberta RCMP offer tips to prevent seasonal property theft
Colder days mean it's time to think about playing your part to prevent seasonal property theft, according to Alberta RCMP.Property crime is often a crime of opportunity, they say, adding the off-seaso...
Oct 08, 2025