The Government of Alberta is investing $14 million into 20 sport and recreation projects across the province.The government has allocated the funding through its Active Communities Initiative, its first grant program dedicated to sport and recreation infrastructure."I am proud to support active and healthy lifesty...

Throughout September Alberta RCMP is educating the public on online youth safety. As part of this initiative, RCMP shared tips on grooming, which occurs when an individual builds trust with a young person to manipulate, exploit, coerce, or abuse them, either "online, in person, or both."Mounties add that groo...

The federal Conservative's critic for agriculture is condemning Ottawa's repsonse to a standing committee report, deeming it a betrayal. Shadow minister and Foothills MP, John Barlow, said that rejecting the recommendations of the bipartisan document are a betrayal to producers. By not reversing the closure of seven ag...

The Government of Alberta is field testing a new curriculum this school year to help prepare students for success in their future jobs.The province is making modern skills required for future careers a top priority as part of the ongoing curriculum renewal.As a result, they're releasing draft Grades 7 to 9 science, phy...

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is glad to see the Province put a temporary freeze on a 13-cent-per-litre tax for gasoline and diesel. Premier Danielle Smith announced Tuesday that her government is suspending the surcharge from October 1st to December 31st, due the rising cost of world oil prices.Alberta director Kr...

A total of 12 Albertans are set to represent the country at the 48th WorldSkills Competition.From Sept. 22-27 in Shanghai, China, approximately 1,500 competitors from over 70 countries will compete in skilled trade and technology disciplines."Alberta's competitors have earned their place on the world stage through...

Stroke survivors in rural Alberta will have greater access to specialized rehabilitation care without having to travel long distances under a new province-wide initiative.The Post-Stroke Spasticity Care for Rural Albertans program will connect patients in rural and remote communities with rehabilitation specialists in ...

Albertans are being encouraged to use MyChart as the province begins moving cancer screening invitations and reminders away from paper mail.Primary Care Alberta (PCA) says it will phase out mailed notifications where possible starting this fall, with patients instead receiving screening information through MyHealthAlbe...

Elections Alberta says the number of mail-in ballots requested for next month's referendum has surpassed 610,000. The new total is an increase of about 90,000 since Friday and continues the trend of growing interest in voting by mail for the Oct. 19 referendum. Albertans have until Friday at midnight to apply for a spe...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is axing its fuel tax for three months to help combat the cost at the pumps. Smith says starting Oct. 1, drivers will save 13 cents a litre on gasoline and diesel. It comes after her government offered $100 rebate cheques to Albertans starting in April amid soaring glo...

Forever Canadian says it is shifting its focus to voter turnout as Alberta's provincial referendum approaches, launching a "Get Out the Vote" campaign across the province.The movement says the change comes in response to demand from volunteers and supporters, with fewer than 30 days remaining before the refer...

The federal and provincial government have partnered to expand high-speed internet access across the province.Last week, Buckley Belanger, Secretary of State for Rural Development for the federal government, and Nate Glubish, Alberta's Minister of Technology and Innovation, announced $24.8 million in joint funding for ...

This week, over 1,500 municipal elected officials, along with administrators, and provincial officials will head to Edmonton for the Alberta Municipalities Convention and Trade Show.From Sept. 23-25, the province's largest annual gathering of municipal leaders is set to take place at the Edmonton Convention Centre.&quo...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting a claim from her party president that her government is muting its pro-Canada messaging ahead of the separation vote. Smith says she hasn't been neutral and that her United Conservative Party government's $4-million ad campaign urges Alberta to remain a sovereign province wit...

Albertans can now find out where they'll need to go to vote for the Oct. 19 referendum as the provincial election agency has published the locations of just over 1,400 polling stations. Those planning to vote on referendum day can go to Elections Alberta's website and type in their address to find their polling station...

Alberta Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Grant Hunter is in New York City at Climate Week NYC from Sept. 21 to 25.While there, he'll promote Alberta's approach to responsible energy development and emissions reduction.He will also participate in meetings and events focused on emissions reduction, technology,...

Alberta's government says it has made temporary changes to rules governing provincial voter lists after a major privacy breach. The province published a new policy Thursday that says copies of Alberta's official voter list given to political parties will only include the number of voters in each voting area and municip...

If numbers keep pace, 2026 could be the worst in a decade for traffic fatalities, warn Alberta RCMP.Mounties are therefore urging motorists to make safer choices on the roads.As of Aug. 31, Alberta RCMP had recorded 192 such deaths, compared with 144 by that point of 2025.There are typically 82 more between September a...

An area of Crown land on Mount Lady MacDonald, near Canmore, has been designated an 'all-season resort area' by the provincial government.By doing so, the government says it is opening the door for Albertans to enjoy more outdoor spaces year-round.They add that it could help create 1,750 new jobs and $238 million in vi...

Leaders in Alberta's independence movement say the fight for provincial separation doesn't end with the referendum vote in October. Albertans will vote in about five weeks on whether to remain in Canada or embark on a journey toward a binding vote on secession. Premier Danielle Smith has said that a vote to remain in C...

Elections Alberta says it has now seen more than 500,000 requests for mail-in ballots for the Oct. 19 referendum. The agency is expecting a record voter turnout, and the number of mail-in ballot requests has continued to climb since the application period opened, totaling just over 509,000 to date. Elections Alberta al...

Alberta RCMP wants to help people better protect themselves and others from harmful online experiences.The RCMP are offering tips for youth to protect themselves from cyberbullying: the use of digital devices to embarrass, harass, or otherwise harm someone online, and sextortion, a form of blackmail in which someone th...

Conservative elder statesman Preston Manning says he's baffled some view Alberta Premier Danielle Smith as anti-Canada given her vocal support of Confederation. Manning says he's seen opinion polls outside Alberta that suggest that many see her as a separatist. But he says, for years, there has been no one more vocal i...

A new poll released Wednesday by the Angus Reid Institute is showing that support for Alberta's premier has slipped slightly from earlier in the year. According to the survey, 38 per cent of those polled give Danielle Smith a positive mark when it comes to her performance, down from June's 39. On the flip side, 56 perc...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office is blaming a stunning byelection loss in south Calgary on a conservative vote split. It's also blaming low voter turnout. Monday's byelection saw the Opposition N-D-P beat out Smith's United Conservative Party candidate by almost 600 votes. It's only the second time in four decad...

Applications are now open for a handful of provincial scholarships that help female students pursuing careers in under-represented fields.The scholarships are as follows:The Persons Case Scholarship supports Albertans studying in the arts, humanities and social sciences fields whose work advances gender equality or who...

Naheed Nenshi's NDP on Monday declared victory in a south Calgary byelection after unofficial results showed the Opposition party snatched up the longtime Conservative stronghold of Calgary-Shaw.Unofficial results show NDP candidate Kyle Campbell received 7,461 votes, more than 500 ballots ahead of Mike Derry, who ran ...

Alberta is expanding publicly funded protection against respiratory viruses this fall, including new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) coverage for vulnerable adults and antibodies for newborns.The province's program covers influenza, COVID-19 and RSV, with appointments available to book starting on Oct. 5."We all...