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News Listings

  1. Grads heading into a labour market maelstrom

    May 24 2013

    Trainee may be the rarest of first jobs available to the class of 2013. That’s because this year’s university graduates are part of the outsourced generation – a crop of job seekers looking for work within organizations that contract out much of what they once did in-house. Lost in this upheaval are many of the classic entry-level jobs that for earlier generations were stepping stones to something better.

  2. Canada losing ground in global science race, report says

    May 22 2013

  3. Cities ‘hopeful’ about federal budget’s new pledges for infrastructure

    March 18 2013

    The Conservative budget is expected to deliver a long-term infrastructure deal worth well over $30-billion – an amount Canada’s cities are prepared to welcome even though it falls billions short of what they say is needed.

  4. Universities feel the squeeze

    March 11 2013

    As Canada emerged from recession, many vote-conscious governments at first tried to shelter education funding from the worst of spending cuts as they manoeuvred to cut deficits. But several provinces are now signalling universities are fair game too, and anxiety is spreading around campuses.

  5. City plans to swallow airport

    March 07 2013

    The City of Edmonton is negotiating with Leduc County to annex two parcels totalling 15,600 hectares south of the city, including the international airport. Mayor Stephen Mandel made the announcement Tuesday after city council voted 11-1 in favour. Coun. Linda Sloan was opposed and Coun. Karen Leibovici absent.

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News Releases Listings

  1. Harper vows work-permit reform

    April 12 2013

    Stephen Harper is putting Canadian employers on notice that the temporary foreign worker program has grown too large, forcing Ottawa to bring in new rules to ensure it is only used to fill the country’s most acute labour shortages.

  2. City Moves Ahead on New Economic Development Direction

    March 21 2013

    The City of Edmonton has a new economic development plan with City Council’s approval March 20, 2013 of The Way We Prosper. The plan is one of the City of Edmonton’s six long range plans that envision and guide the city’s future in urban planning, transportation, environment, community living, economic development and financial sustainability.

  3. City of Edmonton Budget 2013

    January 07 2013

    On Tuesday, December 11, city council passed the 2013 Operating Budget with a 3.3 per cent property tax increase, the lowest since 2002. The budget of $1.95 billion will allocate 2.33 per cent of the tax increase for civic services and agencies and one per cent to continue to fund the Neighbourhood Renewal Program for reconstruction and maintenance of roads, sidewalks and streetlights in mature neighbourhoods.

  4. Throne Speech outlines how government will enhance the future of Alberta families and businesses

    May 25 2012

    Investing in families and communities, securing Alberta’s economic future and advancing world-leading resource stewardship are among government’s plans to enhance Alberta’s future outlined in the Speech from the Throne, delivered by Lieutenant Governor Donald S. Ethell on May 24.

  5. New Cabinet team focused on growing Alberta's future

    May 09 2012

    Premier Alison Redford has named a new Cabinet team that will help bring about the change that Albertans recently voted for. “This restructuring is about achieving our goals and aligning our workforce with the priorities of this government,” Redford said.

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