Province expands standardized literacy, math testing program to Grades 4, 5
Grade 4 and 5 Alberta students will take standardized math and literacy tests starting this academic year, the provincial government is set to announce on Wednesday.
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Grade 4 and 5 Alberta students will take standardized math and literacy tests starting this academic year, the provincial government is set to announce on Wednesday.
Alberta’s government says it’s making it easier for Albertans to renew their driver’s licences after the province saw a summer surge when its controversial new cards became available.
A local business owner is stocked up and hoping to avoid raising prices while awaiting a resolution to the escalating trade war between Canada and the U.S.
A group of Alberta business leaders is urging voters to choose Canada in next month’s secession referendum but admits it’s an issue fraught with tension on the front lines.
Albertan teens excelled in science and math last year.
Alberta landowners are going to court over what they allege is the provincial energy regulator’s failure to properly fund the cleanup of oil and gas sites that have no company legally responsible for them.
Some Edmonton parents of students who need extra support in class are still wondering whether the province will follow through on its promise to provide complexity teams as students returned to school this week.
The federal Conservatives are launching a campaign to encourage Albertans to vote to remain in Canada in the upcoming referendum.
Former Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says voters should be wary of a divided province not just on the topic of separation, but over “mean-spirited” and “discriminatory” immigration questions in the fall.
The provincial government has shared more details on the launch of Alberta’s new solar panel recycling program, which begins next month.
Election officials in Alberta said Thursday they’ve seen a surge of interest in people wanting to vote early by mail for next month’s referendum on whether Albertans want to hold a binding separation vote.
Alberta’s Official Opposition renewed its call asking the province to reconsider integrating personal health-care numbers and citizenship markers with driver’s licences on Wednesday, saying the government is creating barriers for some residents trying to renew their identification.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her upcoming trip to Tennessee isn’t sending the wrong message during the trade war between Canada and its southern neighbour.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she stepped in today to fix a “glitch” that saw Indigenous Peoples erased from her official statement marking the province’s 121st birthday.
The Alberta government says recent investments in education are paying off for Alberta students and teachers.
Special mail-in ballots for Alberta’s 10-question referendum next month started going out the door Tuesday, Elections Alberta said.