Category Archives: Local News
Province launches Independent Agency Police Service
The reveal of the Independent Agency Police Service (IAPS) marks the next step in giving municipalities a new option for local policing and builds on the work already underway for the agency to assume...
Jul 02, 2025
Alberta uncorks new rules for "Party Bikes" and cannabis stores
Albertans out for a spin on a party bike or tavern tour will soon be able to sip locally made beers and spirits. The provincial government is updating the rules to give small liquor producers the gree...
Jul 02, 2025
Indigenous tourism in Alberta getting another major boost in funding
The Alberta government is investing $6 million to support Indigenous-led tourism through Travel Alberta's renewed agreement with Indigenous Tourism Alberta. The funding committed over 3 years builds u...
Jun 30, 2025 Metis Crossing Building (Photo submitted)
Income tax cut to start benefitting Albertans in July
Starting July 1, Albertans will keep more money in their pockets, thanks to the new tax cut saving families up to $1,500 per year. Alberta taxpayers will benefit from a new eight per cent perso...
Jun 30, 2025
First Nations say Alberta data centre approach won't attract big tech players
The chiefs of four First Nations in Alberta say they're eager to take part in the province's nascent data centre industry, but argue the province is taking the wrong approach to attract large-scale te...
Jun 27, 2025 .shock / Depositphotos.com
A renewed partnership means more support for Canada's Indigenous music community
Before shovels broke ground and what is known as Studio Bell, Home of the National Music Centre located in Calgary, Alberta, in 2014, TD Bank has been supporting the Centre's mission to promote and pr...
Jun 27, 2025 Photo of NMC President and CEO Andrew Mosker (left), TD’s Senior Vice President (middle) and Alberta Region Head Robert Ghazal, and David McLeod, Chair of NMC’s National Indigenous Programming Advisory Committee (right) / Photo by Keith Driver
12 suspects arrested in human trafficking case in Stony Plain
RCMP in the Stony Plain area have arrested a dozen people following a human trafficking operation. In a statement, RCMP said that the 12 have been charged with obtaining sexual services for considerat...
Jun 26, 2025
Edmonton Appoints city's Newest Indigenous Artist in Residence
Arsene Arcand is the city's fourth person to hold the Indigenous Artist-in-Residence. Arsene is a stone carver and visual artist whose work is grounded in cultural teachings passed down from his grand...
Jun 26, 2025 Arsene Acrand
City of Edmonton and Treaty 8 work to advance indigenous led housing
The City of Edmonton and Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta have signed and laid the groundwork with a letter of intent, officiating the commitment to support and promote indigenous relations in the ci...
Jun 25, 2025
Jordan's Principle eligibility funding changes, loss of educational assistant jobs
Hundreds of Alberta educational assistants won't return to classrooms this fall, after changes in eligibility for Jordan's Principle funding. The funds from Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) are no lon...
Jun 25, 2025
