Alberta's new program aimed at increasing rural access to nurse practitioners removes previously restrictive boundaries once enforced by employers - a change that grants more autonomy, a key advocate says.-READ: New nurse practitioners program proving successful, health minister says-Nurse practitioners have primarily ...

A provincial audit of the City of Medicine Hat that councillors hope will find any deep-rooted problems and re-establish public trust will be completed before the next local election, municipal affairs minister Ric McIver says. - READ: McGrogan plans to request municipal inspection - "I'm hopeful that the inspecto...

An Alberta Emergency Alert will be sent to phones and other wireless devices, heard on radio, seen on television and get posted to social media on Wednesday at 1:55 p.m. as part of the system's regular testing. The test, usually scheduled for May and November, gives the government a chance to fix any problems that crop...

The MLA for Vermillion-Lloydminster-Wainwright, Garth Rowswell, is travelling to Washington, D.C. today to promote Alberta's ability to meet U.S. energy demands at the Legislative Energy Horizon Institue (LEHI). Rowswell will be joining state legislators from across the U.S. in educational sessions and meetings. The LE...

The Alberta government says the number of nurse practitioners have seen an increase in rural Alberta since the province launched its new primary care program. ""I am thrilled about the interest in this program," said health minister Adriana LaGrange in a statement Wednesday. The Nurse Practitioner Primar...

A former Canadian prime minister will take the lead on the Alberta government's investment agency. Stephen Harper has been appointed to chair the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, otherwise known as AIMCo, the province said Wednesday. He will help oversee AIMCo's efforts to restore confidence and stability in ...

Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright on Nov. 18 asked municipal affairs minister Ric McIver about the ongoing municipal inspection during a session of the Alberta legislature.-Wright: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Municipalities play an important role in shaping Alberta's communities and contributing to a stronger province...

Adebayo Chris Katiiti, jailed for being a transgender man in Uganda, was brutally beaten as a child for wearing his brothers' clothes. He says moving to Alberta in 2016 saved his life. "I found home in Edmonton," said Katiiti, 29, a therapist and life coach who works with the LGBTQ+ community. "In Canada...

Canadians will still receive their government benefits in the mail, despite the ongoing strike at Canada Post.A member of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has confirmed to Pattison Media that letter carriers will deliver cheques on Wednesday morning, November 20, 2024.Striking employees say they are doing th...

The Canada Border Services Agency says it will be adjusting hours at 35 land ports of entry in January -- a move it says will allow it to deploy officers at busier land crossings.Only one crossing in Alberta will be affected -- the facility at Del Bonita -- where hours will be 9 to 5, seven days a week, beginning Janua...

Alberta's auditor general says the province isn't demonstrating how it's ensuring its affordable housing is safe.An audit tabled in the legislature found the Seniors, Community and Social Services department doesn't have current information about the state of its 2,800 facilities worth over $2.3 billion.It says the gov...

The County of Forty Mile No. 8 has announced their new chief administrative officer, and it's a familiar face to county residents.CAO Nathan Ogden, has over 25 years of service with the county, having previously worked as the director of planning and development with Forty Mile.A county post on social media stated that...

The Government of Alberta wants to hear from residents as it reviews legislation into medical assistance in dying (MAID).MAID is a process that allows a dying person to receive assistance in ending their life. A person must have a serious and permanent medical condition.Justice Minister Mickey Amery says the province s...

EDMONTON - Alberta's health minister says the province's new hospital agency will be operational next spring, months later than expected. Adriana LaGrange says hospitals now run by Alberta Health Services and Covenant Health will answer to the new agency, Acute Care Alberta. The United Conservative Party government is ...

Albertans will still be able to send and receive mail that meets a certain criteria during a nationwide postal strike.Starting on Tuesday, mail can be accepted from Albertans at designated Alberta government offices across the province. No postage is required.The initiative can only be used for critical mail that must ...

The Alberta government says there have been a record number of inspections in 2024 with the goal of keeping Alberta - much like it is rat-free - void of zebra and quagga mussels.These species can rapidly damage waterways and infrastructure, destroy habitats, and cause hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, the pro...

Parkland RCMP have laid a charge in relation to a drowning that happened on Wabamun Lake earlier this fall.It was Oct. 13 when RCMP responded to the lake in Wabamun Provincial Park, west of Edmonton.It was initially said by RCMP that it appeared a canoe had capsized, leading to the tragic death of a five-year-old girl....

One Canadian, or maybe a few, could go into the weekend a multi-millionaire.The Western Canada Lottery Corporation says the jackpot in the LOTTO MAX draw on Friday, November 15 is an estimated $65 million.There are also eight MAXMILLIONS prizes, with each awarding $1 million.Tickets can be purchased until 8:30 p.m. on ...

With Alberta's new K-6 curriculums now mostly in place, the Ministry of Education is turning its focus to more advanced grades.The province is beginning to engage with education partners and teachers to help inform the development of draft curriculums for Grades 7-9 math, Grades 7-9 social studies, Grades 7-10 physical...

The Government of Alberta is investing $40 million from the industry-funded Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) program into an Advanced Materials Challenge in an effort to advance technologies that will turn everyday items that would otherwise be wasted or dumped in landfills into modern, low-emission...

A Leduc County couple, George and Joni Greenhough, have donated a significant amount of land to the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), in honour of George's late father WJ (Bill) Greenhough who himself was a passionate advocate for wild land preservation. Officials with the NCC say the 44-hectare property, located nea...

An Alberta Crown corporation says it recently experienced "network issues" after it was the target of a cyberattack. Dwayne Brunner, a spokesman for Alberta Innovates, wouldn't confirm when the issues began, but said an investigation is underway and all network problems have been resolved."Alberta Innova...

CALGARY - Margaret Atwood has been called prescient - particularly when it comes to her famous 1985 dystopia "The Handmaid's Tale" and the recent rollback of reproductive rights in the United States - but the renowned Canadian author says her predictive powers failed her ahead of last week's U.S. election, wh...

Cypress County has launched its fall round of rat patrols, playing its role as one of the near-border municipalities keeping Alberta free of the wild rodents.---The county is charged with inspecting a section of the provincial Rat Control Zone called Range No. 1, a swath of land several kilometres in from the Saskatche...

The Alberta and Canadian governments are providing funding to expand 4-H programs across the province. Through Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership funding, the two administrations are investing more than $731,000 over five years for three programs. The Intro to 4-H program, the Agriculture Safety and Mental H...

The biggest increase in jobs this past month in Canada happened in Alberta.That is according to Statistics Canada, which says Alberta experienced a growth in employment of 13,200 in October.Approximately 8,200 of those were for full-time positions, while there was also another 5,000 part-time jobs.This helped to reduce...

The Alberta government has announced a new CEO for AIMCo, a day after it sacked the body's entire board.AIMCo is the body that manages more than $160 billion in pension, endowment and government funds for the province.They also announced yesterday that Nate Horner, Alberta's finance minister, would be the body's sole d...

Alberta's finance minister, Nate Horner, has sacked the board of directors of AIMCo, the body that manages more than $160 billion in pension, endowment and government funds for the province.Horner, in a statement, says the reason is poor performance, with rising staffing and management fees coupled with a consistent fa...