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School to resume this fall under ‘near normal’ conditions
Premier Jason Kenney and Education Minister Adriana LaGrange confirmed schools will be reopening under near-normal conditions, with no cap on class sizes, in September and won’t get additional money for upgrades.
Read MoreUCP closing Lethbridge safe consumption site following financial audit
Associate Minister for Mental Health and Addictions Jason Luan is shutting down Lethbridge’s supervised consumption site, ARCHES, after an audit turned up more than $1.6 million in financial irregularities.
Read MoreRevamped petrochemical grant program will have no funding cap
The UCP government is switching Alberta’s petrochemical diversification program (PDP) from a royalty credit deferral to a grant program.
Read MoreUCP overhauls municipal election rules ahead of 2021
The UCP tabled new legislation that makes a fleet of changes to municipal fundraising rules ahead of the 2021 elections.
Read MorePanel recommends a Wexit from the RCMP, CPP
A month after the Fair Deal panel’s report was handed over to the government, Premier Jason Kenney and Solicitor General Doug Schweitzer publicly released it Wednesday.
Read MoreUCP aims to temporarily ban commercial evictions, but questions linger over the legislation’s mechanisms
A new Alberta bill aims to ban commercial evictions until the end of summer for businesses hard hit by the pandemic, but questions remain over how the legislation will be enforced.
Read MoreCoal mining to be permitted in previously protected areas
All but the most environmentally sensitive areas in the Rocky Mountains and foothills are now available for open-pit mining, following the government’s recent repeal of a series of coal regulations covering the Eastern Slopes.
Read MorePremier promises action after Joe Biden vows to quash Keystone XL
U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden will rip up the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline if he takes a seat in the White House early next year, according to his campaign team.
Read MoreSchool reopening plans hazy
Education Minister Adriana LaGrange outlined three potential paths for how Alberta’s students will resume their education in September, but she was scant on the details.
Read MoreTight workplaces emerge as major source of coronavirus spread
Long-term care homes are ground zero for COVID-19 cases in other parts of the country, but in Alberta cramped working conditions are emerging as the top source of spread.
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