Public sector employees say they are increasingly worried about the future of their pension plans after the Alberta government introduced legislation Monday to lock in pension assets from all public sector pension plans under the management of the Alberta Investment Management…
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Insurance hikes shock Alberta school districts
Alberta school districts are facing steep rate increases for insurance this year, more than doubling in some cases. For Wolf Creek Public Schools, a central Alberta district based in Ponoka, insurance costs will rise from $578,000 to $1.6 million. “When we had…
Judge to decide if diagnosed psychopath should be declared a dangerous offender
He’s only 31 years old but Tyler Gordon Strathdee has spent most of his adult life behind bars. He has 38 criminal convictions for crimes that reveal a pattern of steadily escalating violence. An Edmonton judge will decide if Strathdee should…
Inquiry commissioner Steve Allan campaigned for Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer
Public inquiry commissioner Steve Allan campaigned for Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer as he sought a United Conservative Party nomination in 2018, a year before Schweitzer as justice minister effectively appointed Allan to his $290,000 job as inquiry head. Emails obtained…
Inquiry commissioner Steve Allan campaigned for Alberta Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer
Public inquiry commissioner Steve Allan campaigned for Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer as he sought a United Conservative Party nomination in 2018, a year before Schweitzer as justice minister effectively appointed Allan to his $290,000 job as inquiry head. Emails obtained…
Edmonton transit use low as city set to launch bus redesign
About nine per cent of people in Edmonton take public transit on a regular basis and one city councillor wants that to edge closer to 40 per cent in the coming years. “Our ridership is quite a bit lower than…
MacEwan University students rally against provincial funding cuts
About 200 students from MacEwan University and the University of Alberta chanted “No ifs, no buts, no education cuts,” as they descended on the Alberta Legislature grounds Monday afternoon. MacEwan was one of the schools hit hardest by the provincial government’s…
Edmonton University students rally against provincial funding cuts
About 200 students from MacEwan University and the University of Alberta chanted “No ifs, no buts, no education cuts,” as they descended on the Alberta Legislature grounds Monday afternoon. MacEwan was one of the schools hit hardest by the provincial government’s…
Driver killed when semi and gravel truck collide in Fox Creek, Alta.
A 56-year-old man died Saturday in a collision between a semi and a gravel truck in Fox Creek, Alta. The incident happened at about 3:30 p.m. on Highway 43 and the intersection of 3rd Street E in the town about…
Red tape reduction bill proposes slew of changes to 6 ministries
The Alberta government introduced a bill Monday designed to cut down on red tape and streamline approvals, but officials couldn’t say how much money would be saved. Bill 25, the Red Tape Reduction Act, was introduced by Grant Hunter, associate…