By Holly Anghel, October 6 2025—
On Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, thousands of Alberta teachers will hit the picket line in the province’s first general teachers’ strike in decades.
Teachers overwhelmingly rejected the province’s offer of a 12 per cent … Read the rest
By Matty Hume and Jason Herring, November 8 2018 —
University of Calgary Board of Governors chair Jill Wyatt announced the next U of C president and vice-chancellor Thursday morning.
Ed McCauley will begin the presidential role on Jan. 1, … Read the rest
By Matty Hume, September 10 2018 —
Approximately a dozen protesters gathered in front of Calgary’s McDougall Centre, the city’s provincial government office, on Labour Day to call for provincial action in developing a publically-funded alternative to affordable transportation. This … Read the rest
By Matty Hume, July 10 2018 —
The Government of Alberta has released the 2017 data for its public sector body compensation disclosure, which discloses “compensation data for employees of government agencies, boards and commissions that exceed the threshold amount … Read the rest
By Matty Hume, June 28 2018 —
The Alberta government has released a final management plan for Castle Provincial Park and Castle Wildlands Provincial Park. The parks span approximately 80,000 hectares in Southern Alberta along the British Columbia border. According … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, January 20 2017 —
The Alberta New Democratic Party government’s carbon tax went into effect on Jan. 1, putting a price on using fuels that emit greenhouse gases in the province. The tax is currently set at … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, October 20 2016 —
The provincial government announced Oct. 19 that the tuition freeze currently in place for post-secondary institutions in Alberta will be extended through the 2017–18 academic year.
The Alberta New Democratic Party implemented the … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, April 13 2016 —
Student groups and universities both applauded the NDP government’s budget on Thursday after their lobbying demands were met.
Opposition parties, however, decried the budget as irresponsible. A decrease in revenue from the oil … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, April 6 2016 —
The NDP government promised a top-to-bottom review of Alberta’s post-secondary system during last spring’s election campaign. Student groups were told in the fall of 2015 to prepare for the review, but their input … Read the rest
By Kate Jacobson, November 17 2015 —
The Wildrose Party recently passed policy that would make joining a post-secondary students’ union optional. The policy recommends that changes are made to Alberta’s Post-Secondary Learning Act, and was passed unanimously at last … Read the rest
