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AlbertaNov 17, 2023

Federal govt should accept SC decision regarding plastic ban: Alberta

Alberta has urged the federal government to accept the Supreme Court's decision regarding the plastic ban. In fact, the Alberta government is pleased with the court's ruling that found Canada's plastic ban too broad when it came to determining what plastic is toxic to the environment. The Federal Court on Thursday found the Cabinet order that all things made of plastic are harmful, not reasonable. The decision may therefore lead to changes in the ban on six single-use plastic items, including straws, grocery bags and takeout containers. The rules currently ban the manufacture and import of tho
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AlbertaNov 17, 2023

Six top executives removed in Alberta Health Services

The board of Alberta Health Services says six of the organization's top executives are no longer in their positions.Last week, Premier Danielle Smith announced sweeping changes to dismantle the provincewide health-care provider, reducing it to one of four new service delivery organizations reporting directly to Health Minister Adriana LaGrange.She appointed Lyle Oberg, who's a doctor and former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister, to run the AHS board.He says in a statement that the transition over the next 18 months requires new ideas, voices and leadership.Oberg says the board has made
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AlbertaNov 14, 2023

More than $2 million worth of drugs and cash seized in Red Deer

More than $2 million worth of drugs and cash were seized in Red Deer last month.Officials believe this is the largest drug bust in the Central Alberta city's history to date.According to Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams, the drug was seized on Oct. 19 when a Red Deer task force searched a home north of the city.Red Deer RCMP were assisted in searching the home, the agency said.According to Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team, a large quantity of fentanyl and methamphetamine along with 9 firearms were also seized.More information will be made available today, including evidence from pol
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AlbertaNov 14, 2023

Police releases images of suspects who shot father and son in Edmonton

The Edmonton Police Service has released a photo of an SUV and surveillance video of two suspects in last week's fatal shootings of a gang member and his 11-year-old son, who were gunned down while parked outside a fast-food restaurant.Staff Sgt. Rob Bilawey with the EPS Homicide Section says in a news release that they hope sharing the images might help someonerecall seeing the black BMW SUV or the suspects before or after Thursday's shooting.Police have identified the father as 41-year old Harpreet Uppal and say he was a high-level gang member involved in the drug trade, but they have not id
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AlbertaNov 09, 2023

Food insecurity doubles in Alberta, people face difficulties for food

Food insecurity has doubled in Alberta over the past decade.Many people are facing difficulty for food.According to a new report from Vital Science, 12% of Albertans had food insecurity in 2011, and this figure surpassed 20% in 2022.The Vital Report is an annual initiative of the Edmonton Community Foundation and the Edmonton Social Planning Council that aims to focus attention on issues that are important to the city.On the other hand, food insecurity is also increasing rapidly in Edmonton.According to Susan Morrissey, executive director of the Edmonton Social Planning Council, as food and ho
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AlbertaNov 08, 2023

Real estate prices continue to decline in Fort McMurray

Real estate prices in Fort McMurray continue to decline. The state's housing market was once very active, but now it is facing a major drop in prices. In the early 2010s, when a single-family home in the northern community was worth more than $700,000, prices have dropped by hundreds of thousands of dollars due to the oil boom, according to Melanie Gelea, a Fort McMurray real estate agent. The overall median home price in Fort McMurray dropped nearly 16 percent compared to October 2022, from around $336,000 in October 2022 to around $282,000 in October this year. The price of a single-family h
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AlbertaNov 08, 2023

Alberta announces new health delivery system, promises to try to protect jobs

The Alberta government says protecting jobs will be a priority as it embarks on a massive restructuring of its health system.Premier Danielle Smith's government is dismantling the provincial health provider and scattering its responsibilities among a slew of new organizations.Leaked cabinet briefing documents say the changes will impact about 250,000 health workers.Smith's government is realigning the system to create four organizations to be in charge of different specialties, such as primary care and acute care.All organizations answer to a board chaired by Health Minister Adriana LaGrange.S
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AlbertaNov 06, 2023

Alberta will be second most populous province in country by 2050: Daniel Smith

Premier Danielle Smith says that by 2050, Alberta could have the second-largest population of any province in the country with close to 10-million people. Her speech yesterday to delegates at the United Conservative Party A-G-M said that the province is ''in the midst of Alberta's century.''With oil and gas prices returning billions of dollars to Alberta's coffers in recent years, Smith promised to continue to reduce taxes, balance budgets, pay off debt, deliver more money to savings, increase the housing stock, and reduce high power and auto insurance bills.She also promised to eventually bui
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AlbertaNov 03, 2023

Alberta proposes changes to Public Health Act after COVID court ruling

The Alberta government is proposing changes to the Public Health Act to allow politicians to make final decisions in public health emergencies.Justice Minister Mickey Amery says elected officials have a responsibility to act in the best interest of Albertans and the amended legislation would make sure they can make decisions.In August, several health charges were dropped against an Edmonton-area pastor and church as well as a central Alberta man who hosted a rodeo in protest of COVID-19 restrictions.The cases were quashed after a court decision a month earlier found the Alberta government unde

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AlbertaJul 18, 2025

Candidate in federal Alberta byelection stops door knocking due to death threats

An Independent candidate running in a rural Alberta byelection says she has stopped door-knocking because of death threats. Sarah Spanier says she has told Mounties about the online threats, which she attributes to her advocacy for transgender people. She says she has received some messages stating she will be met with a shotgun if she knocks on doors. Spanier is one of almost 80 candidates running in Battle River-Crowfoot, with voters going to the polls Aug. 18. The riding was won handily by Conservative Damien Kurek in the April general election, but Kurek stepped down to all
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CanadaJul 18, 2025

Canadian Union of Postal Workers urges workers to reject contract offer

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is urging workers to reject Canada Post's latest contract offer. Union national president Jan Simpson says a strong no vote would not only reject the offer, but also protect the integrity of the bargaining process. The Canada Industrial Relations Board will hold the vote on the proposed deal starting next week. Canada Post is at an impasse with the union representing roughly 55,000 postal service workers after more than a year and a half of talks. Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu last month asked the board to step in and put the Crown corporation's latest
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CanadaJul 18, 2025

Report says Alberta government created command challenges fighting Jasper wildfire

A report commissioned by the town of Jasper says crews did their best to fight last year's devastating wildfire but the Alberta government complicated the response. The report was based on surveyed participants and firefighters who battled the blaze that destroyed much of the mountain town. It says the Alberta government wasn't jurisdictionally responsible to lead the crisis but made things more difficult with regular information requests and by seeking to exercise decision-making authority. The report says incident commanders had their focus disrupted and were forced to spend precio
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CanadaJul 18, 2025

Minister restores drug funding for B.C. girl with rare disease

B-C Health Minister Josie Osborne says she's reinstated funding for drug coverage for a ten-year-old Langford girl who suffers from a rare neurodegenerative disease. Osborne says she spoke to Charleigh Pollock's family on Thursday evening and told them that the funding will be available for as long as her doctor and the family deem appropriate. The minister says a letter from experts on Batten disease confirmed that there's ``significant disagreement'' about the drug Brineura, which costs around $1 million a year. Pollock is the only person in B-C with the disease, and one of around 2
CanadaJul 17, 2025

Eliminating interprovincial trade barriers would add 30,000 annual housing starts: CMHC

Canada’s National Housing Agency says eliminating interprovincial trade barriers could lead to 30,000 more new homes being built in Canada each year. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation said in a report Thursday that this would bring the total number of annual housing starts to nearly 280,000, a meaningful step toward addressing Canada’s housing supply gap. To achieve this goal, Canada will need to reduce provincial barriers that hinder transportation infrastructure from west to east, said CMHC chief economist Matthew LeBridge. The agency said this would help maximize the use of