The opening of the new Fairness for Newcomers Office will ensure newcomers can leverage their education and experience to reach their full potential and help grow the economy. The Fairness for Newcomers Office was established to remove the barriers associated with the assessment of foreign qualifications. Working with professional regulatory organizations, the office will support…

Understanding how drugs work is an important step in developing new treatments for COVID-19, says U of A virologist. By RYAN O’BYRNE A group of University of Alberta researchers who have discovered why the drug remdesivir is effective in treating the coronaviruses that cause Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)…

For centuries, the Francophonie have made Alberta home. “This month, we celebrate Mois de la Francophonie Albertaine, Alberta Francophonie Month. French-speaking Albertans have been significant members of our communities for over 200 hundred years. Today, they represent one of the fastest-growing and most culturally diverse French-speaking populations in Canada. “The French were among the first…

As a precautionary measure, people returning from outside Canada should follow these steps. Returning from Iran or Hubei Province, China If you have returned from Iran or Hubei province, China, we recommend that you isolate yourself until 14 days have passed since that visit. We recommend this even if you are feeling well. This is…

New funding will continue to improve Albertans’ access to the full continuum of mental health and addiction treatment and recovery supports. Budget 2020 includes $121 million in total mental health and addiction funding. This is an increase of almost $37 million from 2019-20. We are furthering our commitment to fund an additional $100 million for…

Government is making changes to the province’s parks model in order to find efficiencies and create partnership opportunities for Albertans and non-profits. Changes to the Alberta Parks system will allow government to focus its energy on renowned signature destinations and examine opportunities for other groups to operate smaller parks and day-use areas. “Albertans have expressed…

Attracting top employees to your company is a lot like marketing your business What’s the difference between recruiting and business development? Not much according to Pascale Boulianne, Manager, Talent Acquisition at BDC. “Every time you put your company ‘out there’, whether you’re running a promo or posting a job, people form an impression of you,” Boulianne…

Ottawa – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces The Government of Canada, represented by Canadian Ambassador to Jordan Donica Pottie and Brigadier-General Michel-Henri St-Louis, Commander Joint Task Force-Impact, were joined by members of the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) for the ceremony marking the completion of the…

The Fair Deal Panel is expanding its efforts to consult Albertans with an online public survey on how best to define and secure a fair deal for the province. The survey allows all Albertans, including those who have been unable to attend one of the in-person town hall sessions, to share their thoughts and ideas…

The Alberta government is committing $100 million to begin expansion of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre. This capital funding is in addition to the $20.6 billion annual budget for health services, the highest ever in the province and the highest per capita of all provinces. “For years, residents of central Alberta and Red Deer…

Emergency management exercises are critical to building relationships, clarifying roles and processes and strengthening our province’s response during times of disaster. This year’s exercise – known as Emergency Management Exercise 2020 or EMX 20 – is a realistic simulation of multiple tornadoes affecting the Edmonton, Red Deer and Calgary areas. When one or more devastating…