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Lethbridge YWCA cancels supportive housing programme

The programme closure will put over 20 workers out of a job and will require finding different accommodations for over 20 residents.

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UCP underfunding K–12 education in new budget

The UCP government released their latest budget, and it’s not good news for K–12 schools.

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Portage College workers to vote on a 3% wage increase

That comes with nearly 3 years of wage freezes though.

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The UCP’s postsecondary shell game in Grande Prairie

The UCP recently announced $342,000 in funding for Northwestern Polytechnic. But that’s after cutting their grant funding by millions of dollars since taking power.

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UCP cut postsec R&D funding by $50M in first 2 years

Plus, we’re spending less now than we were 10 years ago, the second worst performance in the country.

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Is the UCP spending spree really that impressive?

The UCP is increasing spending with their $12.3 billion budget surplus. But you might want to hold off on celebrating for now.

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AB’s acute care beds trailing population growth

Since at least 2012, the number of acute care beds per person in Alberta has been decreasing, despite hundreds of more beds. The opposite is the case for continuing care beds and addictions/mental health care beds.

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UCP govt donates $32.5M for Dow Canada ethylene plant

The new plant will increase natural gas consumption in Alberta.

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UCP govt spending $176M to subsidize blue hydrogen plant

The federal government is getting in on the deal, too, propping up the American company by an additional $300 million.

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UCP govt announce Indigenous housing but cut budget by 78%

The UCP announced joint funding with the federal government for two Indigenous communities, but they left out the part where they gutted the programme they’re using to fund it.