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Post-secondary students will be taking a double whammy from the provincial government next year as a freeze on tuition lifts and interest rates for student loans increase.

Municipalities will take a hit to their infrastructure funding over the coming years, as well as to operational funding they receive from the province. On Thursday, the provincial government tabled its 2019-20 budget .

Post-secondary students will be taking a double whammy from the provincial government next year as a freeze on tuition lifts and interest rates for student loans increase.

The Government of Alberta is banking on a pipeline being built in the next four years in order to keep spending cuts to a minimum. Finance Minister Travis Toews released the UCP government's first budget Thursday.

Shell Canada Energy has finalized the sale of the massive Caroline sour gas plant northwest of Sundre and other assets in western Alberta to Pieridae Energy Limited, officials said Wednesday. Effective Oct. 17 Ikkuma Resources Corp.

The Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) association is calling on the new federal Liberal government to remember the important contribution rural communities make to the nation’s economy.

The Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) association is calling on the new federal Liberal government to remember the important contribution rural communities make to the nation’s economy.

DIDSBURY - At it's regular meeting on Oct. 8, Didsbury council heard a report from Frank Watson, the town's assessor, about the possibility of adding a muncipal property tax residential subclass, which would affect 44 unserviced properties.

Bruce Beattie has been re-elected by his fellow Mountain View County councillors to serve as the municipality’s reeve for another year. The election came during the county’s annual organizational meeting in council chambers on Oct. 23. Counc.

Earl Dreeshen has been re-elected to another term as the Conservative MP in the Red Deer-Mountain View constituency, according to unofficial results released Monday evening.