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Alberta mother says province’s complexity funding is too little, too late
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (835+ words) When a provincewide teachers' strike ended in October, Caleb Meadus didn't return to his classroom when more than 730,000 other Alberta students did. Instead, April Meadus says the education of her 13-year-old autistic son was disrupted by uncertainty and inconsistent in-classroom support....
Alberta finance minister says province still in good shape despite deficit
16+ hour, 51+ min ago (61+ words) Alberta finance minister says province still in good shape despite deficit'Yahoo News Canada Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner says he thinks the province is still in a strong financial position despite the government's new budget forecast to be deep in…...
Alberta budget fails to close infrastructure deficit, say rural municipal leaders
20+ hour, 11+ min ago (540+ words) While Finance Minister Nate Horner highlighted investments in infrastructure like roads and bridges in Budget 2026, rural Alberta municipalities say it's nowhere near enough. "We're really concerned about the cost of that," said Dylan Bressey, president of Alberta Municipalities. "Our kids…...
Refugee and immigrant children less likely to go to hospital emergency for minor ailments: study
21+ hour, 35+ min ago (671+ words) A new Ontario study is countering a common narrative about pressure on the health system caused by newcomers to Canada. The research, from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, found…...
LILLEY: Mark Carney goes to India to clean up Justin Trudeau's mess
23+ hour, 32+ min ago (14+ words) LILLEY: Mark Carney goes to India to clean up Justin Trudeau's mess'Yahoo News Canada...
'Putting themselves in danger': Packing airsoft guns can be deadly warn Alberta RCMP
1+ day, 17+ min ago (1004+ words) In the wake of the tragic Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass school shooting, more citizens are reporting suspicious possible shooters " but even fake weapons can lead to real trouble. A recent rash of reports of what turned out to be targeted airsoft…...
Alberta’s new budget to carry eye-popping $9.4-billion deficit
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (134+ words) Alberta's new budget will carry an eye-popping $9.4-billion deficit as the province seeks to manage the ride and weather the whiplash. Finance Minister Nate Horner says the costs of a rising population coupled with low oil prices are hammering the…...
Jack Mintz: Alberta manages growth while B.C. hikes spending and taxes
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (327+ words) Surprisingly, these two provinces, paragons of fiscal discipline for many years, have joined the likes of Ontario and Quebec, which have also been running big deficits. Yet, despite these growing deficits, B.C.s net debt for 2026/7 is projected to be only…...
FIRST READING: New Brunswick sits on an ocean of natural gas. It’s now importing Australian LNG.
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (20+ words) FIRST READING: New Brunswick sits on an ocean of natural gas. It's now importing Australian LNG.Yahoo News Canada...
Opinion: Done right, diversity doesn't divide us
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (9+ words) Opinion: Done right, diversity doesn't divide us'Yahoo News Canada...