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Alberta jobless rate hits 14-year high: Province appears left out of recovery
Apr 10, 2010

Alberta lost jobs for the third consecutive month in March as the unemployment rate rose to its highest level in 14 years, figures released Friday show. Despite signs of an […]

Latest jobless figures show Albertans are paying the price for Stelmach government’s ongoing refusal to stimulate the economy
Apr 9, 2010

Alberta is only province in Canada that continues to shed jobs – and it’s also the only province that didn’t increase spending to deal with the recession. It’s no coincidence […]

Trip inspires Lubicon youth to fight for rights: Teens visit United Nations in New York as part of human rights delegation
Mar 29, 2010

Leticia Gladue is a little embarrassed to admit it, but her bathroom at home is an outhouse. Dawn Seeseequon has no running water in her home so she showers at […]

Farm fatalities fall to 13 in 2009: Industry awaits word on changes to safety rules
Mar 23, 2010

Thirteen Albertans died of farm-related injuries last year, including a six-year-old boy who was kicked in the head by a horse and a 76-year-old woman who was crushed by a […]

Hundreds rally against public spending cuts
Mar 22, 2010

EDMONTON – Hundreds of chanting protesters from across the province marched through downtown Edmonton to the Alberta legislature on Saturday, demanding the provincial government stop spending cuts to public services. […]

Hundreds protest Alberta services cuts
Mar 21, 2010

Hundreds of people gathered at the Alberta legislature on Saturday afternoon to protest cuts to public services. Chanting “Save Our Services,” the protesters carried signs warning of cuts to funding […]