Brett McKay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

No secondary cases of measles have been reported in Alberta since a public health alert was issued on April 24, according to Alberta Health Services.

The expanded powers in Alberta’s Emergency Statutes Amendment Act, or Bill 21, would further erode the local authority of municipal decision-makers, and complicate emergency response efforts, says the Rural Municipalities of Alberta.

New research on bird diversity in east-central Alberta could help rural municipalities and conservation groups improve bird conservation efforts.

Racialized ministers have found themselves waiting for years to get an appointment to a church in Canada through the admissions program.

Using groundbreaking rapid testing devices and an innovative community-involved project, researchers from the University of Alberta are hoping to remove barriers to treatment, and bend the curve of syphilis infections.

This is the second article in a two-part series on the loss of social services in rural Alberta and the social problems that have followed.

“I think the Lac La Biche Job Corps was unique. And I'm not aware of any program that's similar to it.”

Throughout the pandemic, provincially funded social supports were scaled back in rural Alberta. Services were consolidated. In-person offices closed. And long-running programs abruptly ended.

"There's been a spirit in Alberta political culture that we want as many people and as many different types of people voting in elections. That changes with Bill 20."

Using groundbreaking rapid testing devices and an innovative community-involved project, University of Alberta researchers are hoping to bend the curve of syphilis infections.