EDMONTON – A labour group is accusing Alberta of boosting spending on public relations while cutting spending on environmental monitoring. The Alberta Federation of Labour says since 2003 the provincial […]

EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour says spending on public-sector monitoring of the environment has dropped precipitously in the years that investment in oilsands developments has rocketed. Their analysis […]

AFL analysis shows Alberta government’s real priorities − calls for public investment in environmental monitoring and enforcement Edmonton – The Alberta government decimated program spending on environmental enforcement, compliance, and […]

2010 July Submission to Minister’s Advisory Committee on Health Final Report: Alberta Health Act

Alberta gained more full-time jobs in August, but its unemployment rate nudged up 0.2 percentage points in August to 6.5 per cent, seasonally adjusted figures from Statistics Canada showed Friday. […]

The latest unemployment numbers were released Friday. Statistics Canada reports Alberta’s jobless rate rose from 6.3 per cent to 6.5 per cent, well below the national average of 8.1 per […]