"These are public sector workers in a variety of fields... community disability workers as well as people who work in wildfire management as well as farm safety," the NDP said.

"To say a 'first' is a barrier we have to break down," said Alberta's 19th lieutenant-governor "(Instead, we should say), 'She got appointed on her own merit and she happens to be Muslim.'"

The UCP government says the new interchange at 40 Avenue in Airdrie will help reduce congestion in one of Alberta’s fastest-growing communities.

A city committee is asking Magliocca to repay more than $2,700 in seat upgrade fees, which the councillor says he will do.

Construction of the west portion of the Valley Line LRT could begin in 2021.

In a report released Tuesday, Doug Wylie says Alberta doesn't have a consistent plan for evaluating the risk the province faces from disasters such as floods or wildfires.

The cost of repairs were so high because of the numerous issues in the nearly 70-year-old building, including its windows, elevators, and roofing issues. Many parts of the space also have layers of peeling lead paint. 

According to numbers released Monday, only 38 per cent of Albertans would support the UCP if an election were to be held tomorrow. That would put the UCP in a tie with the New Democratic Party, which the survey found would also receive 38 per cent of the total vote.

'Let me state definitively that there will be no cuts to AISH financial benefits,' Alberta's Minister of Community and Social Services Rajan Sawhney said Saturday.

From masks and sanitizers to gyms filled with desks, both Edmonton public and Catholic school boards say they've done what they can to prepare for the return of in-class learning.