Beyond Local

Guy Smith, president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, said members have voted 90 per cent in favour of hitting the picket lines.

"Sit down for this one Alberta...Meet Canada's new Environment Minister"

Since being elected in 2012, Ric McIver served as municipal affairs minister under two premiers, while also doing stints as transportation minister, infrastructure minister and jobs minister.

The government says 30 of the new cases are in Alberta's south zone, which has seen more than half of all cases.

These sporting events include seven national and four international competitions that have been made possible to be hosted in Alberta thanks to a $1.2 million commitment from the government in the Major Sport Event grant program. 

Gabriel Keith and Ryan Van Bostelen were recognized for their commitment to citizenship and community. 

The Alberta government announced on Monday that it would freeze the current rate of $95 per tonne of emissions in hopes of providing relief to a range of economic sectors across the province.

More than a dozen members of the NDP caucus challenged the UCP on Alberta’s lack of accessibility legislation, its dollar support for people with disabilities, and its approach to housing, health care and home care.

Two baseball players from Alberta competed at the 2025 Best of the West tournaments held from May 1 to May 5 at Kamloops, BC., where top minor athletes from across the Northwest and Canada collided.

Some are hoping a wave of separatist sentiment in Alberta will put wind in the sails of Quebec’s own independence movement.