$30M to be spent on trades, technology programming in Alberta over next 3 years
More than $30 million will be spent over the next three years supporting apprenticeship and learning opportunities in skilled trades in Alberta.

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More than $30 million will be spent over the next three years supporting apprenticeship and learning opportunities in skilled trades in Alberta.
Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Travis Toews and Calgary-North West MLA Sonya Savage announced Friday they will not be seeking reelection in May.
The Alberta legislature wrapped up its spring sitting Thursday with politicians on both sides of the aisle test-driving insults and expected attack lines ahead of the scheduled May 29 provincial election.
Alberta's auditor general says the province's system for managing environmental risks from old oilpatch facilities needs significant improvement.
Alberta's premier assured a ballroom of rural leaders Wednesday that she does not want to see the province move away from electricity generated from fossil fuels, while complaining about solar panels covering farm land.
A new political poll surveying Albertans ahead of May's provincial election shows a deep divide within the province, with the governing United Conservative Party and Alberta's New Democrats fighting neck and neck for support.
TBA was started last year by long-time right-wing activist David Parker. It began as a way to push back against COVID-19 measures, but has since drastically grown.
Alberta's information commissioner has started an investigation into how the province's energy regulator notified the public about tailings pond releases at Imperial Oil's Kearl mine.
Premier Danielle Smith says laggardly public notification of Imperial Oil oilsands wastewater spills has illuminated the need for Alberta to ensure future alarms are sounded quicker.
Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Travis Toews and Calgary-North West MLA Sonya Savage announced Friday they will not be seeking reelection in May.
Members of Edmonton's River Valley Conservation Coalition board say a freedom of information request shows the city plans to remove trees in Hawrelak Park to make room for infrastructure during the controversial three-year rehabilitation project at the park.
The procession is scheduled to leave the Alberta Legislature grounds toward Rogers Place at approximately 11:45 a.m.
The Alberta Sheriffs Branch will have expanded powers and play a bigger role in combating rural crime with new funding, the provincial government said Friday.
Ashley Rosenow knows how difficult it is to be a police officer because she used to be one. Now, she is one of many Edmontonians creating shows of support for fallen Constables Brett Ryan and Travis Jordan, their families and their fellow officers.
A tuition increase of 5.5 per cent for domestic students and current international students was approved by the University of Alberta Friday morning.
The City of Beaumont says one of its community peace officers was threatened while issuing a parking ticket.
More than $30 million will be spent over the next three years supporting apprenticeship and learning opportunities in skilled trades in Alberta.
A 19-year-old man from Edmonton faces charges in connection with the seizure of hundreds of grams of fentanyl and cocaine from a home in Lethbridge.
One person is missing and a dog is dead after two homes caught fire Friday afternoon in northwest Calgary.
A woman and toddler who were reported missing from the community of Windsor Park are safe.
A Calgary animator's newest cartoon started streaming Thursday night on HBO Max.
Calgary's Andrew G. Cooper is taking the storytelling leap from Fraggle Rock to Frankenstein.
Emergency crews rushed to the community of Chaparral on Friday after the driver of a garbage truck lost control of the vehicle, causing it to crash.
Alberta's police watchdog has cleared two Calgary police officers in their dealings with a speeding drunk driver who hit and killed two pedestrians.
Calgary police have released photos of a man and vehicle believed to be involved in a case of road rage last month that left the victim with substantial injuries.
For the first time in nearly four decades, vinyl records have surpassed CDs in sales.
MADD Canada has been reminding drivers it's never OK to drink and drive, as it wraps up its Impaired Driver Prevention Week.
Alberta will invest $30 million to expand the Red Deer Regional Airport as part of budget 2023.
What started as a complaint about a shooting in a central Alberta Walmart parking lot has now led to an investigation by Alberta's police watchdog.
The Red Deer Public Library (RDPL) will receive a financial boost to help Ukrainian newcomers learn English.
Several rallies and prayer services are being organized across Alberta in recognition of a full year since Russia's mobilization against Ukraine.
Police have identified a pedestrian who was hit on the QEII in central Alberta last week.
Lethbridge police are seeking public assistance in identifying a suspect in an early August assault.
When Susan Eymann and Jeff MacDonald said they were getting a new pet in February, they weren’t exactly kidding.
A 56-year-old Lethbridge man faces multiple charges after police recovered $37,000 worth of stolen property connected to a Wednesday break-in at a commercial compound.
The rebuilding process is continuing as those in and near Waterton Lakes National Park honour the five-year anniversary of the Kenow wildfire.
A summer with mostly clear skies above Lethbridge has come to an end.