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• Affordability top of mind as Alberta launches Seniors Week 2022

  Seniors Week kicked off with an event in Taber on Monday, and while the week is a celebration of the aging population, it's also shining a light on some of the issues they face.

  Health

  Jun 6, 2022
  
• Province announces funding to support Blackfoot women in Lethbridge

  The funding will be used in constructing 14 units in Lethbridge for Blackfoot women and their children who are looking to move to the city from nearby reserves. 

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2021
  
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• City of Calgary getting $34M from province for affordable housing

  The $34-million operating and capital funding agreement will help 1,048 households in Calgary continue to access affordable housing.

  Economy

  Feb 18, 2021
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• Construction underway on YWCA affordable housing project in Banff

  The three-storey YWCA Banff Courtyard will offer 33 affordable rental units for Banff-area residents.

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2020
• Alberta government announces $170M to support seniors amid COVID-19 pandemic

  The provincial government announced on Tuesday $170 million in funding to help support vulnerable seniors in Alberta amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  May 19, 2020
• Alberta woman frustrated to learn provincial review means she is not on rent supplement program waitlist

  With two rent supplement programs currently under review by the provincial government, an Alberta woman hoping to be on the waitlist for one of them says she is frustrated.

  Politics

  Jan 21, 2020
• Alberta, Feds set to clash over cash for new rent supplement

  Alberta is pushing back against the Trudeau Liberals' expectation that provinces and territories pick up half the cost of a new rent supplement, asking instead to substitute federal funding for their own.

  Politics

  Dec 26, 2019
• RCMP speak to more Alberta cabinet ministers as part of investigation into UCP leadership race

  Five UCP cabinet ministers have now spoken to the RCMP as they investigate allegations of criminal wrongdoing in connection with the party's 2017 leadership race.

  Politics

  Jul 13, 2019
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• UCP drops candidate, alleges he wasn’t ‘forthright’ about contribution to Callaway campaign

  There is more fallout over ongoing questions about Jeff Callaway's 2017 bid to become leader of the United Conservative Party.

  Politics

  Mar 6, 2019