As part of Alberta’s 2022 budget, the province is spending nearly $75 million to build on Alberta public charter and collegiate schools over the next three years. While this is welcome news for some Calgary parents and charter school operators, there s concern that public education is being overlooked.
Edmonton-based DynaLife Medical Labs is set to take over delivery of community lab services across Alberta starting on July 1, a move toward privatization that has raised the ire of provincial labour and advocacy groups.
Edmonton’s council demonstrated renewed interest in housing and homelessness during the election. That’s why it was so disappointing to watch council vote down…
CALGARY For at least the past year in Calgary, lawn signs have been popping up one after another, expressing support for a string of issues. Alberta Parks, headwaters coal mining, post-secondary education, health care workers are just some of the hot-button topics raised by the abundant signage. There might not be an election in sight for a while, but one expert said that s what it s all about. To think that these signs aren t political would be very much misreading them, said Janet Brown, a pollster and political researcher. They are a new tactic that a lot of public affairs organizations are using.