5 d. ago Alberta elementary students create their own school news channel

From current events to weather, the Coalbanks Channel 17 School News team has passion for journalism, and an undeniable hunger for storytelling.

Society

8 d. ago Alberta looks to stop school boards from removing or disqualifying trustees

Alberta plans to make key changes that would remove the ability for school boards to disqualify or remove a trustee. Under Bill 51 — the Education Amendment Act 2025 — the proposed changes would make it so a school board trustee who is found in breach of a school board code of conduct can only […]

Society

8 d. ago Alberta moves to restrict public boards’ power to police trustees, councilors

The government of Alberta is planning to make changes how public school boards and municipal councils can enforce codes of conduct and discipline those who breach them.

Events

3 w. ago University of Alberta med school students push for creation of ICU for homeless Edmontonians

A group of university students held a news conference in Edmonton on Tuesday to bring attention to their idea.

Society

3 w. ago Alberta Youth Theatre Collective reviews Holy Trinity's Noises Off

The Edmonton Journal is proud to host reviews of local high school theatrical productions, written by student reviewers through the Alberta Youth Theatre Collective. Reviews of past shows can be found here By Chelsea Bell Louis St. Laurent Holy Trinity High School’s production of Noses Off was a whirlwind of chaos, comedy, and perfectly timed disaster. […]

Culture

3 w. ago Alberta Youth Theatre Collective reviews Oscar Romero's Mamma Mia!

The Edmonton Journal is proud to host reviews of local high school theatrical productions, written by student reviewers through the Alberta Youth Theatre Collective. Reviews of past shows can be found here By Ruth Young St. Joseph’s Catholic High School Transporting you to the sun-kissed shores of a dreamy Greek island, Oscar Romero’s production of Mamma […]

Culture

3 w. ago Alberta Youth Theatre Collective reviews St. Joseph's Grease

The Edmonton Journal is proud to host reviews of local high school theatrical productions, written by student reviewers through the Alberta Youth Theatre Collective. Reviews of past shows can be found here By Kylie Flanders Mother Margaret Mary With a brazen blast of brassy horns, we were transported to a rich, 50s world of good girls, […]

Culture

3 w. ago Alberta Youth Theatre Collective reviews Archbishop MacDonald's Spamalot

The Edmonton Journal is proud to host reviews of local high school theatrical productions, written by student reviewers through the Alberta Youth Theatre Collective. Reviews of past shows can be found here By Marina Shenouda Mother Margaret Mary The story of King Arthur dates back hundreds and hundreds of years. However, watching Archbishop MacDonald’s production of […]

Culture

3 w. ago Alberta school support workers' strikes end after all deals ratified

Union happy more school districts are following the pattern set in Fort McMurray and Edmonton

Society

3 w. ago Striking Alberta support workers reaching agreements with school divisions

All nine of the striking CUPE locals in Alberta have reached tentative agreements, many have been voted on and hundreds of school support staff have returned to work.

Society

4 w. ago Alberta to fund 14 additional school projects in Edmonton area

Alberta plans to fund 14 new school projects in the Edmonton area over the next three years. If Alberta Budget 2025 is passed, the province plans to invest $225 million over the next three years to fund 14 new school projects in Edmonton and 16 in Calgary. The 14 new school projects in the Edmonton […]

Society

4 w. ago Alberta to fund 14 additional school projects in Edmonton area as utilization rates skyrocket across school boards

Alberta plans to fund 14 new school projects in the Edmonton area over the next three years. If Alberta Budget 2025 is passed, the province plans to invest $225 million over the next three years to fund 14 new school projects in Edmonton and 16 in Calgary. The 14 new school projects in the Edmonton […]

Society

4 w. ago Unilever fired Ben & Jerry’s CEO over liberal views, court filing alleges

Ben & Jerry’s parent firm threatened then ousted the ice cream brand’s chief executive for defending its “social mission,” a Tuesday court filing alleges. Officials with consumer packaged goods company Unilever told Ben & Jerry’s independent board that it planned to remove chief executive Dave Stever on March 3, and pressed the board to quickly […]

Events

4 w. ago Alberta school support workers to return to classrooms as massive strike winds down

Thousands of education support staff around Alberta are set to return to their posts in the coming days as a months-long strike winds down, union officials said Tuesday. The Canadian Union of Public Employees said tentative contracts with the Parkland School Division and the Calgary Board of Education were reached pending ratification from members. Over […]

Society

4 w. ago Thousands of Alberta school support workers could soon return to classrooms: union

Thousands of striking education support workers in Alberta could be back on the job later this week, if they vote in favour of tentative contract settlements.

Society