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Job market soaring in Alberta, but wage growth still sluggish

Alberta’s unemployment rate dipped to 6.7 per cent in December, dropping by 1.2 percentage points from a month prior, according to a Statistics Canada jobs report that was released on Friday.
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We're in a lot of trouble here

The Liberal Party of Canada is under immense pressure to select a new leader in record time — two months. Parliament is prorogued while Trump’s threats over tariffs and Canadian sovereignty ramp up. Who will actually want to lead a party in turmoil into what could be a massive defeat in the next federal election? Host Kathleen Petty is joined by Ian Brodie, former chief of staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper; Martha Hall Findlay, who ran against Justin Trudeau in the last Liberal party leadership race; and Corey Hogan from the Strategists podcast.

'Heroes' lauded for helping 5 workers injured in explosion at Red Deer bus depot

When an explosion rattled downtown Red Deer on Thursday afternoon, injuring five workers at a bus depot, some of the city's most vulnerable residents were the first on the scene.

More turmoil in Alberta Health Services as latest president and CEO departs

Alberta Health Services — which the province is dismantling as it forges ahead with its full-scale and controversial overhaul of the health system — is facing even more uncertainty as yet another leader departs.

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