Province

Government looking for legislative input on vulnerable children and youth

The Standing Committee on Legislative Offices are asking Albertans to provide thoughts on the Child and Youth Advocate Act, a piece of legislation the government says enables the Advocate to represent the rights, interests, and viewpoints of children and youth receiving intervention services or who are involved with the youth criminal justice system. […]

Local News

Province asking drivers to give students a brake

With approximately 5,000 school buses transporting more than 400,000 children to school each day across Alberta, the province is cautioning motorists to be careful as school resumes.

The government says nearly half of the drivers who involved in bus collisions committed an error, the most common of which is following too closely. […]

Business

CFIB says 38% of province’s businesses struggling

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) says Alberta small business confidence stuck in neutral, and that the Government’s first quarter fiscal update offers an opportunity to refine its budget plan. […]

Arts & Culture

Royal Alberta Museum reaches major construction milestone

Although it will not open until late next year, the federal and provincial governments are marking a significant milestone on the new Royal Alberta Museum, which began in downtown Edmonton in 2013, employing several thousand workers. […]

Local News

Tick bite tips for pets

Above: One-year-old English Bulldog, Fynn, was bitten by a tick earlier this year. Fynn’s owner, Morinville resident Jenna Schriver, says […]

Morinville News

Legislation kicks in to drop payday loan rates

Alberta now has the lowest payday lending rate in Canada; the government announced Tuesday.

A payday loan is a loan of $1,500 or less with a term of 62 days or less. There are more than 30 payday loan companies with some 220 branches in Alberta. […]