The Canadian Global Affairs Institute, ConvergX and Prairies Canada host a roundtable to provide an empirically driven and practically oriented guide on the interplay between technology, innovation, security, defence, and policy useful to Canadian policymakers and private sector actors alike. They aim to identify paths to and foster greater cooperation between government, academia, think tanks … Read more
Governor General Mary Simon and Whit Fraser will undertake an official visit to Alberta from October 25 to 29. The visit will include stops in Cold Lake, Jasper and Edmonton. The full itinerary is available online. Contact media@gg.ca
People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier will spend Saturday and Sunday travelling around Alberta. On Saturday, he will participate in Meet & Greets in Edmonton, Spruce Grove, and Strathcona. He’ll finish the day with a rally in Edmonton. On Sunday, Bernier will attend Meet & Greets events in Mundare, Vegreville, Vermilion and Lloydminster. Contact: media@peoplespartyofcanada.ca.
People’s Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier (Beauce, Que.) will visit Alberta from July 6-15 to participate in Calgary Stampede activities, meet supporters and announce PPC candidates across the province. Cities on his tour include Calgary, Airdrie, Fort McMurray, Edmonton, Grande Prairie, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Cardston and Cochrane. Call 819-923-3082.
Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) will visit Alberta to announce funding for projects that will help communities adapt to the intensifying impact of natural disasters such as floods, wildfires, or winter storms. On Tuesday, Champagne will make important funding announcements in Drumheller and Calgary. He will also meet with Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi to … Read more
Senator Peter Harder, the Government Representative in the Senate, will be in Alberta to discuss progress towards making the Red Chamber less-partisan, and more independent, accountable and transparent. On Wednesday, he will be in Calgary to meet with senior officials at the Canada West Foundation and take part in a roundtable with business leaders at the … Read more
Alberta’s NDP will table the provincial budget on Tuesday.
Albertans head to the polls in the provincial election today.
Media are invited to Garrison Wainwright, Alberta, May 30, 2014, to cover Exercise MAPLE RESOLVE 2014 (Ex MR 14), the largest Canadian Army exercise of 2014. With approximately 4 000 Canadian Army soldiers, 450 Royal Canadian Air Force members, 450 American troops, and 100 British soldiers participating, Ex MR 14 is the culminating collective training event … Read more
Heritage Day is celebrated in Alberta on the first Monday of August each year.
