Category: Lifestyle

A new continuing care facility is moving forward for families and residents in Lethbridge and surrounding areas. The 100-unit facility is being built by Covenant Health and will include a mix of designated supportive living spaces, including units with supports for people with dementia. Clients will live in home-like suites and have access to supports…

Canada’s Rising Personal Tax Rates and Falling Tax Competitiveness (2019) March 12, 2019 – In December 2015, Canada’s new Liberal government introduced changes to Canada’s personal income tax system. Among the changes for the 2016 tax year, the federal government added a new income tax bracket, raising the top tax rate from 29 to 33…

$5 million in new funding for sexual assault service centres and a 24-7 tele-health link EDMONTON, AB: Alberta has the unwelcome distinction of having among all the provinces, the third worst record of sexual assaults. More than one seventh of all sexual assaults reported in Canada, were committed here. United Conservative party deputy leader Leela Aheer stated,…

Alberta is taking a significant step forward on a more diversified economy with a project that supports hundreds of jobs and adds more value to our energy resources. If the plan is finalized, Inter Pipeline Ltd. would invest about $600 million in a new petrochemical upgrading facility that would produce more valuable consumer products derived…

Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan will cut emissions by 50 megatonnes, save Albertans more than $510 million in energy costs and support more than 20,000 jobs. The Government of Alberta’s actions on climate change continue to strengthen the economy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, support local jobs and empower Albertans to invest in home and business improvements,…

The province is investing in new water system improvements to provide the City of Red Deer and central Alberta with clean, safe water. The investment is part of the Water for Life Program, which provides cost-shared funding to regional commissions or groups of two or more municipalities to support new regional water systems and upgrades…

The Métis Education Foundation, through the Rupertsland Institute (RLI), has presented a major gift to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) in support of Métis students attending the institution. An $850,000 endowment fund will be created for Métis students who attend SAIT to help remove financial barriers and set them up for success. These funds are in…

Edmonton, AB (March 11, 2019): The United Conservative Party Caucus issued the following statement, following news that on March 6, 2019 China placed an embargo on canola imports from Richardson International Ltd. on allegations the shipments contained harmful organisms.  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency denies the allegations.  Richardson has Alberta operations in Vermilion, Provost, Oyen, Sterling, Nobleford,…

A commitment to ‘Clare’s Law,’ and electronic monitoring EDMONTON, AB: United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney announced that if elected, a UCP government would introduce a bill allowing police to warn partners of someone’s violent or abusive past. Modelled on Great Britain’s ‘Clare’s Law,’ the new legislation is the centrepiece of a UCP commitment to better…