Hundreds of civil rights groups wrote the federal government to criticize status checks on international students during a Calgary protest.  Over 250 organizations signed a letter sent on Sept. 2, calling for an investigation into allegations that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) issued removal orders to several people protesting changes to work permit eligibility. […]

Alberta’s technology minister was jeered, badgered and booed late Wednesday by a room packed with hundreds of people over the province’s plans for an artificial intelligence data centre. Alberta’s technology minister was met with jeering, badgering and boos at a town hall discussing the province’s plans for artificial intelligence data centres. Nate Glubish says the […]

Two weeks after a cyberattack hit the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass, officials still cannot say whether residents’ personal information was affected — even as most services have been restored. The municipality detected the breach July 29 and immediately brought in external cybersecurity specialists to investigate. The incident was announced in a July 30 news release. […]

Naheed Nenshi, leader of the Opposition of Alberta, is asking the premier to come clean about the total cost of holding the referendum will be. Though Access to Information requests by Alberta NDP found an additional $2 million in costs towards the referendum to the already staggering $132-180 million. Some of these costs include a […]

Alberta’s Opposition says the cost of just getting the word out on the province’s looming separation referendum is setting taxpayers back at least $365,000 dollars. The new numbers come from a freedom of information request, NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi said Thursday. He said contracts show about $365,000 in fees for a televised address and promotional […]

The Town of Slave Lake is taking sweeping action to ensure that all residents, regardless of their financial situation, have access to local health, wellness, and recreation facilities. At the July 7 regular meeting, town council gave first reading to Bylaw #10-2026, officially introducing the Leisure Economic Assistance Program (LEAP). The new framework is designed […]

Red Deer RCMP have begun sending drones to some calls before officers arrive. Police say the Drone as First Responder program, known as DFR, is the first of its kind in Canada. It launched on June 18. The program runs Monday to Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Drones take off from the north […]

Alberta’s government has imposed a raft of changes on K-12 schools it says are needed to keep “ideology” and “pornography” out of classrooms. The new rules also appear to have blocked child abuse prevention programming and dedicated 2SLGBTQ+ anti-discrmination educators. Beginning in the 2025 school year, schools were required to have any instruction materials related […]

Country musician Corb Lund says he’s not giving up the fight after his petition drive to stop new coal mining in Alberta was ruled a failure. Lund says he has questions about the process that Elections Alberta used to reject the list of names and that he’s looking at taking it to court. “We’re not […]

A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed in court after the private information of nearly three million Albertans was allegedly obtained and published by a separatist group. A statement of claim filed last week in Court of King’s Bench in Edmonton accuses the Alberta government, its elections agency, and the Republican Party of Alberta of […]

Alberta health authorities aim to have about 100 interim beds ready by this fall when legislation to force people with substance addictions into treatment comes into effect. Documents obtained by the IJF show this could include temporarily taking over beds in existing voluntary adult addiction treatment and detox facilities in Edmonton to make room for […]

The European flag and the United Jack flag are held by Anti Brexit campaigners walking past Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square towards Britain’s parliament in London, Saturday March 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)Kirsty Wigglesworth Ten years ago this week, the United Kingdom voted to quit the European Union, setting off years of political turmoil and […]