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Rural women face extra hurdles when accessing women's shelters: report

Rural women face extra hurdles when accessing women's shelters: report

Rural women may also be at greater risk of being threatened with a weapon, and according to the year-end report put out by the ACWS, rural perpetrators of domestic homicide in Canada are significantly more likely to use a gun (46 per cent) to kill their partner compared to a knife (21.2 per cent) or any other weapon.
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Nurses happy after striking deal with province: union

Nurses happy after striking deal with province: union

“Most members that I'm hearing from are relieved and looking forward to just putting this chapter behind them,” Shima said Orissa Shima, a nurse at the Sturgeon Community Hospital and president of the local nurses' union.
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COVID restrictions led to lost funding, less space for women's shelters: report

COVID restrictions led to lost funding, less space for women's shelters: report

“Overall calls to shelter went down as COVID-19 cases went up. For each wave as the number of cases increased the calls and admissions went down,” said Jan Reimer, director of the Alberta Council of Women's Shelters.
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Feds, province announce $300-milllion broadband partnership

Feds, province announce $300-milllion broadband partnership

Projects will be announced in 2022, but due to global supply-chain issues and the ability for the industry to take on projects, communities might not get connected until 2023 or 2024.
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Southern Alberta wants its own stable funding for air ambulance

Southern Alberta wants its own stable funding for air ambulance

Rejects idea of amalgamation between HALO, STARS
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COVID numbers in rural Alberta drop since fourth wave

COVID numbers in rural Alberta drop since fourth wave

Rural Albertans continue to remain frustrated with the government as the new rules roll out, said Slave Lake Mayor Tyler Warman, with many left wondering why thousands of people can pack into hockey arenas to see professional teams play while in their small community they are limited on who they can host in their houses.
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Municipalities push for provincial broadband strategy

Municipalities push for provincial broadband strategy

Roughly 12 per cent of Alberta families, or around 200,000 households, lack the basic speeds the federal government has said are required for adequate Internet service.
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Crown prosecutors stretched thin, risk to hundreds of cases

Crown prosecutors stretched thin, risk to hundreds of cases

“We’re just overwhelmed and it’s a product of not being able to retain and attract people,” Alberta Crown Attorneys’ Association president Dallas Sopko said, adding the Crown prosecutor's office is stretched, with 47 out of 378 Crown prosecutor jobs unfilled across the province, with 1,200 serious cases at risk of being stayed.
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Mental-health struggles prevalent in first responders

Mental-health struggles prevalent in first responders

Some 22 per cent of paramedics will develop PTSD in their lifetimes due to repeated exposure to stressful events.
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Alberta's hydrogen boom well on its way: Nally

Alberta's hydrogen boom well on its way: Nally

“Hydrogen can absolutely be a game changer for our province on many levels,” Morinville-St. Albert MLA Dale Nally said
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