Province

Opposition renewing calls for Trans Mountain Pipeline emergency session

Official Opposition Leader Jason Kenney renewed his call Monday for an emergency session of the Legislature to allow MLAs to debate how best to defend Alberta’s economic interests after the Government of British Columbia threats to block the export of Alberta oil through the Trans Mountain Pipeline. […]

Business

Businesses and nonprofits running out of time to apply for STEP

Alberta businesses and nonprofits have until Feb. 9 to apply for this year’s Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP), a provincial program that gives thousands of students across Alberta an opportunity to benefit from summer work experience, while supporting employers hiring summer staff. […]

Arts & Culture

Government recruiting for new Francophonie council

The government is looking for Albertans to help deliver on the province’s first French Policy by applying to join the Alberta Advisory Council on the Francophonie, a new council that will advise the Minister of Culture and Tourism, responsible for the Francophone Secretariat, on the implementation of Alberta’s French Policy.
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Province

Alberta firefighters receive new cancer supports from province

The Government of Alberta says it is making sure firefighters who contract ovarian and cervical cancer will receive workers’ compensation benefits and supports. The minimum exposure period will be 10 years for these cancers. Government is also reducing the minimum exposure period from 20 to 10 years for compensation for testicular cancer. […]