Janet French

As many as 3,200 Edmonton public school support employees did not report to work Thursday to protest an impasse over wages.

The Alberta government seeks to overhaul privacy and access laws for the public sector by introducing legislation that ministers say will create the strongest privacy protections in the country.

Alberta school boards say the provincial government should retain an opt-out system for sexual health education in schools, as politicians debate a bill that would require families to opt students in.

The Alberta government wants electricity providers to commit to selling power at a fixed price 24 hours in advance in what's called a “day-ahead market.”

Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says charter schools will become a more established element of the province's education system.

Canada's chief actuary says Alberta would be entitled to interest from the Canada Pension Plan proportional to the money Albertans invested, should the province withdraw from CPP.

In a year-end interview, Smith reflected on pressing issues and said her next steps will be revealed in the government’s budget, set to be tabled on Feb. 27.

More than 2,300 low-income students across Alberta lost access this school year to financial help for courses preparing them for work or post-secondary education after cuts to an aid program.

Teachers delivering new mandatory screening tests to young students said the exercise took a lot of time and effort with questionable benefits, says a new University of Lethbridge study completed for the Alberta Teachers' Association.

As U.S. President Donald Trump renews his tariff threat on Canadian products, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says diplomacy, not retaliation, is the best way for the country to stifle the risk of punishing new trade sanctions.