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Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi heading for legislature after byelection win
Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi has won a byelection in Edmonton-Strathcona, according to unofficial results posted online by Elections Alberta.
Alberta government to fund 16 new collegiate programs for career preparation
Alberta's education ministry will fund 16 new school collegiate programs to increase opportunities for students looking for an early jump on careers.
Hospital-based decision making raises privatization fears, hope for efficiencies
The Alberta premier’s announcement of her intent to restore local decision making to health facilities is highlighting a philosophical divide in how to best manage the province’s stretched health budget.
What you need to know about 3 Alberta byelections as polls open
Tens of thousands of Alberta voters will have a chance to cast ballots during the next week as advanced polls open in three provincial byelections.
New rules see province screening sex education resources before they hit classrooms
Alberta school leaders and groups that deliver school sex education presentations are preparing for new rules taking effect this fall that require the government to first vet all information.
Edmonton Public Schools cuts number of seclusion rooms, but confinement continues
Advocates demanding an end to the use of seclusion rooms say they're pleased the Edmonton public school division has decommissioned more than 60.
Edmonton public school board wants Alberta to guarantee undocumented children a right to attend school
The Alberta government should change education law to ensure undocumented children have access to school in the province, Edmonton public school trustees say.
Alberta Innovates will have to end, amalgamate some programs, CEO says
Alberta Innovates will back innovation in energy, environment, health, aerospace and associated technologies — but some support programs will end, according to the Crown corporation's newly permanent CEO.
Government cutting Alberta Innovates budget, setting new direction
A government agency that funds research and innovation — and helps inventors get their products to market — is set to lose a third of its provincial funding in the next two years.
Alberta premier shuffles cabinet, splits health portfolio
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has announced an overhaul of several government ministries, creating two new health services portfolios and replacing her Indigenous relations minister.