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Alberta announces 14 broadband projects for rural connectivity

Alberta announces 14 broadband projects for rural connectivity

Fourteen new projects have been announced as part of Alberta's broadband strategy, moving the province one step closer to the goal of universal connectivity by 2027.
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Government using 'secret mandates' to undermine public sector bargaining: report

Government using 'secret mandates' to undermine public sector bargaining: report

When Alberta's 200,000 public employees begin their rounds of collective bargaining this year, there will likely be a "ghost at the table" influencing negotiations with their employer, a new report from the Parkland Institute says.
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Alberta Budget 2024: Health spending climbs to $26 billion, 4.4% increase

Alberta Budget 2024: Health spending climbs to $26 billion, 4.4% increase

With an eye on "refocusing Alberta's health care system," Alberta's 2024 budget adds $1.1 billion in health spending
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Did Reddit year-end recaps expose Russian interference in Alberta?

Did Reddit year-end recaps expose Russian interference in Alberta?

Online anti-LGBTQ+ harassment and engaging with small communities are documented foreign interference tactics, but they have so far not been observed in Canada.
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Oil and gas companies owe $250M in taxes to Alberta's rural municipalities

Oil and gas companies owe $250M in taxes to Alberta's rural municipalities

Oil and gas companies operating in rural Alberta municipalities now owe more than $252 million in unpaid municipal property taxes
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Alberta announces new rules and land use bans for renewable industry

Alberta announces new rules and land use bans for renewable industry

The new regulations include a ban on renewable energy developments of Class 1 and Class 2 land in the province, "unless the proponent can demonstrate the ability for both crops and or livestock to coexist with the renewable generation project," Premier Danielle Smith said during a press event on Wednesday.
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Alberta's new rules on renewables jeopardizes millions in tax revenue: BRC

Alberta's new rules on renewables jeopardizes millions in tax revenue: BRC

New rules announced on eve of Province's seven-month moratorium on renewable energy projects expiring
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Alberta says it will opt out of national pharmacare program

Alberta says it will opt out of national pharmacare program

Federal deal would initially cover diabetes medications, contraceptives
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Alberta rural medical student program creating more rural physicians: study

Alberta rural medical student program creating more rural physicians: study

Towns throughout rural Alberta perennially struggle with the problem of attracting family physicians to their community. A University of Alberta education program might hold some of the answers.
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Keep councils ‘free of political vitriol,’ Alberta municipalities tell province

Keep councils ‘free of political vitriol,’ Alberta municipalities tell province

Political parties have no place in Alberta's municipal politics said Alberta Municipalities President Tyler Gandam at a press event Feb. 22.
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