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First affordability payments delivered, long-term solutions needed: recipients

The first instalment of the province’s affordability payments has been automatically deposited into the bank accounts of Albertans already receiving income supports.

Chestermere mayor slams what he calls false allegations made about staff abuse amid other investigations

Chestermere Mayor Jeff Colvin says people are pushing their own political agendas following an accusation that a city staffer slapped another employee.

Calgary MP says Liberal government wasted millions on quarantine hotel stays

A Calgary MP says she's learned the Liberal government gave more than $6.7 million in taxpayer money to a local hotel designated as a "quarantine hotel," but only 15 people stayed there in 2022.

'It's a backwards move': Canada Post closes office in small Alberta town

Residents in a hamlet east of Calgary will now need to drive out of town to pick up their mail after Canada Post decided to close the community's post office.

Alberta shut down 21 day homes in two years due to 'imminent threats' to children: provincial data

Child safety advocates are urging the province to take a more proactive approach to protecting children at unregulated day homes in Alberta and want to see province-wide rules in place, similar to regulations enacted recently by the City of Calgary.

Parks Canada protecting Banff and Lake Louise with fire break

Parks Canada is creating a 32.8-hectare fire guard at Protection Mountain on Highway 1A in Banff National Park to reduce the risk of wildfire to the community of Lake Louise and the surrounding area.

Alberta promising campus changes amid university 'woke' free speech standoff

The Alberta government says changes are coming to further protect free speech on campuses as a former professor speaking out on so-called “woke” policies prepares for a showdown with the University of Lethbridge.

Ottawa, Alberta expanding $10/day daycare plan to include 22,500 new private spaces

Alberta's UCP government celebrated a victory in "parental choice in child care" Tuesday while announcing that a nationwide effort to make daycare more affordable will also include thousands of new privately-operated spaces in the province.

Orkin Canada fined $27,500 for chemical use near Calgary park

A pest control company has been fined after it admitted it illegally used a pesticide near an off-leash dog park in Calgary almost two years ago.