Janet French

Alberta's government will build up to 30 new public schools, modernize five older schools and fund five charter school construction projects annually for three years, starting next year, cabinet ministers say.

Edmonton’s mayor wants citizens to put pressure on the provincial government to stop making choices he says are shortchanging city coffers.

More than 4,000 Edmonton public school support workers are preparing to take strike votes after more than four years without current contracts.

Albertans who gave feedback during an early phase of the province's health system restructuring work said they are frustrated by lack of timely access to care and favour a centralized health system, a new report says.

Nearly two years after a government-appointed commissioner took over policing Alberta teachers, no disciplinary hearings have been held under the new process and certificate revocations have stalled.

Proposed changes to the Alberta Bill of Rights would allow a worker to take a provincial employer to court if the employee is subject to a vaccination requirement. The legislation, introduced Monday, would broaden Albertans' personal rights while strengthening property rights and protections for owners of legally acquired firearms.

The Alberta government seeks to overhaul privacy and access laws for the public sector by introducing legislation that ministers say will create the strongest privacy protections in the country.

The Alberta government wants to entice private developers to propose building all-season resorts on Crown land, in an effort to boost tourism outside of summertime.

Alberta junior high students will be learning from new math, social studies and physical education and wellness curricula by the fall of 2026, the provincial government says.

Alberta school boards say the provincial government should retain an opt-out system for sexual health education in schools, as politicians debate a bill that would require families to opt students in.