Here are the questions Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is sending to a provincewide vote on Oct. 19.Question 1: Do you support the government of Alberta taking increased control over immigration for the purposes of decreasing immigration to more sustainable levels, prioritizing economic migration and giving Albertans fi...

Alberta's Minister of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration is heading south this weekend - far south, in fact, to Mexico's capital city to begin a 12-day trade mission.In a release Friday, the Province said Joseph Schow will meet with government and industry leaders to strengthen economic ties and create new opportunit...

Albertans soon head to the polls to not only vote on Confederation but also on a raft of questions on immigration - questions that in recent months have spawned more questions.On Oct. 19, Albertans vote on whether they want to stay in Canada or whether it's time to hold a second binding referendum on leaving Confederat...

The Government of Alberta has invested $2.4 million in specialized treatment and recovery services for residents experiencing gambling addiction.More specifically, some of the funding will go to the Brick House Recovery Centre, which has locations in Edmonton and Calgary. It will go towards expanding gambling treatment...

The Government of Alberta has launched a student focus group for current post-secondary students and recent graduates.The purpose of the group is to gather input as the province considers recommendations from the expert panel on post-secondary institution funding.The participants in the focus group will get the opportu...

The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) is sharing a warning, urging parents to review their children's location-sharing settings on popular social media apps.The warning comes after an arrest by ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit.An investigation determined an alleged offender tracked the locatio...

New School Critical Emergency Standards are being rolled out by the Government of Alberta, it was announced Friday.These are clear and consistent guidelines for how school boards should handle emergencies, according to a release.The guidelines prioritize prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.&quo...

Alberta's Opposition NDP is challenging the legality of new government rules that severely restrict the amount of voter information elections officials can share with political parties. In a court application filed Thursday in Edmonton, the NDP argue the new policy undermines the purpose of having a voter list as laid ...

A Calgary man accused of posting an online threat to kill Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected back in court next week with a possible deal on the table to resolve the matter. The lawyer for Jamie Dacosta has told court that he received an email from the federal prosecutor and they were reviewing the case for a ``pot...

Today is the last day to apply for a mail-in ballot for Alberta's referendum. Elections Alberta says it will stop accepting applications as of midnight and that mail-in ballots must be returned by Oct. 16 at 5 p.m. The agency says that as of Thursday afternoon it's received 673,000 requests for mail-in ballots. The tot...

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 K...

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...

Police in Lethbridge have laid charges against a 15-year-old boy for a series of indecent acts, and one they say, escalated to a sexual assault. LPS say the incidents happened along a green strip in the Lakeview neighbourhood of the city last Wednesday afternoon. A 41-year-old woman called authorities to report she'd b...

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...