28 h. ago Calgary tutors see increased demand, ahead of provincewide teacher strike on Monday

Parents are wanting educational support for more specialized subjects, seeking out tutors and private educators to prevent their kids from falling behind.

Other

51 h. ago Bell: On the teacher strike, Smith's team says Gondek chirps from the cheap seats

'Nobody needs to chirp from the cheap seats to try to gain some political points,' says Alberta budget boss Nate Horner of Calgary mayor Jyoti Gondek

Other

52 h. ago Braid: From mayor's race to teacher strike, it's a tense October in Calgary

A nasty teacher strike is about to pile on top of an increasingly weird city hall election.

Other

52 h. ago Alberta parents, schools brace for impact ahead of provincewide teachers’ strike

With a threatened strike by Alberta's 51,000 teachers scheduled to start on Monday, parents, students, and others affected by the strike are scrambling to make last minute plans.

Society

5 d. ago Alberta to offer $150 weekly payment to some parents in event of a teachers' strike

Nearly 90 per cent of teachers who cast ballots voted to reject the deal

Economics

6 d. ago Alberta businesses pivot as looming teacher strike cancels field trips

A number of small Edmonton-area businesses are preparing to pivot if their field trip bookings disappear due to Alberta teachers going on strike.

Economics

6 d. ago Teachers overwhelmingly reject tentative deal, move forward with Oct. 6 strike

Teachers had the opportunity to vote online from Saturday at 8 a.m. until Monday at 5 p.m.

Other

6 d. ago Teachers overwhelmingly reject latest deal, move forward with Oct. 6 strike

More than 89 per cent of teachers voted against the tentative deal

Other

6 d. ago Potential teacher strike to be determined by results of Monday vote on tentative deal with province

Teachers had the opportunity to vote online from Saturday at 8 a.m. until Monday at 5 p.m.

Other

7 d. ago Bell: Teacher strike — province not thinking of dropping the hammer. Yet.

A teacher strike vote is happening and someone asks what ace Premier Smith has up her sleeve if there's a strike

Other

1 week ago Bell: Alberta, get ready for a teacher strike — sure looks like it's coming

Alberta teachers vs Danielle Smith. A strike vote. A strike. Battle lines are being drawn

Other

1 week ago Bell: Alberta, get ready for a teacher strike Oct. 6 — it's coming

Alberta teachers vs Danielle Smith. A strike vote. A strike. Battle lines are being drawn. Buckle up.

Other

1 week ago Dozens of Alberta students play hooky, rally for teachers as strike deadline looms

Dozens of Alberta high school students staged protests in Edmonton on Monday to show their support of the teachers' contract demands.

Events

2 w. ago Bell: Danielle Smith government not budging as Alberta teacher strike looms

'This is as far as we will go or should go,' says Alberta budget boss Nate Horner, on the Smith government's offer to teachers

Politics

2 w. ago Alberta to launch ad campaign as teacher strike looms amid contract standoff

A nasty standoff between the Alberta government and its 51,000 teachers – with each side accusing the other of lying — is set to turn into an all-out advertising war.

Other

2 w. ago Bell: Danielle Smith blasts teachers for 'barreling ahead' to a strike

'The ATA wants more money than we are prepared to offer them,' says Premier Danielle Smith, with an Oct. 6 teacher strike looming

Other

2 w. ago Educational assistants won’t take on Alberta teachers’ work in possible strike: union

The union for educational assistants in Alberta, fresh off its own strike, says its members won't step in to help schools if teachers walk off the job next month.

Other

2 w. ago Looming Alberta teachers’ strike puts spotlight on overcrowded schools

Alberta parents say classroom overcrowding is having a disastrous domino effect on their children's ability to learn and some are hiring tutors to fill in the gaps.

Society

2 w. ago Alberta takes teachers’ union to labour board over accusations of false claims

Finance Minister Nate Horner said the complaint is connected with a document that was distributed by the Alberta Teachers' Association union after it set a strike date of Oct. 6.

Events

2 w. ago Gunter: Threatened Alberta teacher strike about pay, no matter what ATA says

The province believes the Talking Points document is so rife with errors that the province has filed a complaint with the Alberta Labour Relations Board charging the union with bargaining in bad faith.

Events