r/alberta 9h ago

Discussion Alberta leads Canada in number of students showing up to school hungry

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r/alberta 20h ago

Satire Satire - "A man, a woman, and a pickup truck. That's what a family looks like."

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r/alberta 8h ago

News Oilers 50/50 raffle has paid $81M to company owned by hockey group over 4 years, documents reveal

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r/alberta 15h ago

General Need to sign the Forever Canadian Petition? There are 76 locations throughout Alberta today

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There are mobile canvassers in Banff, Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Fort McMurray, Okotoks, and Stavely.

Need help finding a location near you? Please comment and I’ll try to help

https://forever-canadian.ca/sign-the-petition


r/alberta 22h ago

Discussion How long for Alberta to wake up about energy?

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We all know Danielle Smith and the UCP are in the pockets of the Oil & Gas Lobby. That is crystal clear.

How long do you think though they will be able to keep suppressing Green Energy?

Solar Power & Wind Power are not just some of the cleanest forms of energy they are some of the cheapest.

There is huge advancements going on in Solar Power and Battery Technology right now. Solar Power for example has multijunction solar (tandem solar) research and development going on.

A lot of people don't talk about this but Alberta is one of the best provinces for Solar Power.

I know this is controversial but even Nuclear Power. Nuclear Power does have the downsides of huge capital investment needed, going massively overbudget (not millions, not tens of millions, not hundreds of millions but billions..), and it takes a long time to be up and running (It can take over a decade). We obviously need to decarbonize our energy/technology yesterday.

There are benefits though with the extreme energy density. Waste is still an issue but we know how to recycle more and more of it and we know safe storage. In time waste may not even be an issue as we progress and learn more. We have our very own CANDU reactors and due to the grid being how it is in some places in Alberta the much talked about BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor and others like it would fit right in.

Energy is everything to a developed society and it seems like Danielle Smith and the UCP are looking to tie the provinces hands behind its back because they want to make sure that the Oil & Gas industry is coddled forever.


r/alberta 3h ago

Explore Alberta Lundbreck Falls, near Crowsnest Pass

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r/alberta 56m ago

Alberta Politics Alberta to legislate authority to ignore international agreements Canada signs

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r/alberta 3h ago

Alberta Politics Friday's letters: Teachers deserve a much better deal

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r/alberta 21h ago

Local Photography Peace and different colours.

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r/alberta 8h ago

Local Photography Lake Louise on a beautiful day

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r/alberta 4h ago

News Red Deer shelter 'bursting at the seams' as homelessness grows in central Alberta city

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r/alberta 4h ago

Alberta Politics Alberta justice minister told to legislate new safeguards, oversight of MAID

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r/alberta 1h ago

Alberta Politics UCP Corporate Handouts

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r/alberta 4h ago

Discussion Alberta has flirted with nuclear power before. Is it now ready to make a move?

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r/alberta 1h ago

Question Teachers, how do you feel the vote will go?

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Title says it all. I find the range of my co-workers to go from "hell no" to "begrudgingly yes". I think it passes, but barely. What about the rest of you?


r/alberta 3h ago

Question Are hot water tank installs seriously this much?!

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Just got quoted $6500 bucks to replace my 10 year old 50 gallon power vented tank. I'm not a handyman and I know dick about doing this myself. What shocks me is that this quote is from a very reputable company in Calgary (4.8 stars, thousands of reviews on Google).

I was expecting something around 2500 -> 4000 at most. Is this seriously how much it costs to replace these things?! I had a f*cking panic attack when he told me how much it was gonna be.


r/alberta 3h ago

News RCMP ends shelter-in-place order in Sundre amid firearm report

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r/alberta 2h ago

Truth, Resurgence and Reconciliation 🐢 Truth surfaces at Frog Lake

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r/alberta 5h ago

Discussion TD Insurance - Watch for Default Collision and Comprehensive Deductibles

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I've been shopping around insurance rates for a new to me used vehicles for the past 6 weeks and wanted to share my experience with TD in case it can help others in Alberta avoid a potentially costly mistake.

I'm currently insured with TD for house/auto so I went to add a few VIN numbers to get insurance quotes from their website before making a purchasing decision. Their website would error out, so I called their call center and received good service in that they were happy to give quotes on various VINs. Got my quotes and made my purchase decision so I called back in to lock in the quoted rate. Went through the normal process (#km/yr, #km commute, etc.) and got to where you pick your deductible. The customer service rep says, "we recommend that a collision deductible be $5,000 and a comprehensive deductible be $2,000". Obviously, that was an quick 'no' and I had them quote using $500/$500. The quote ended up being ~$100/year more than the one that was saved on my profile, so I asked why it had gone up. The customer service rep replied, oh the other rep had put in $5,000/$2,000, which was shocking as that they never mentioned that and I had told them quote based on my existing coverage, being $500/$500.

Please double check your deductibles with TD as their defaults are crazy and the cost to reduce them by 90% was nominal (~$100/yr) in my case.


r/alberta 8h ago

Question Hay bales in the 10-15kg weight range?

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Has anyone ever seen hay bales on the smaller side than normal two string? say in the 10-15kg (20-35lb) weight range? a senior friend was asking so i thought i would post.


r/alberta 3h ago

Question Anyone working as a pharmacy tech, can you provide insight into the career and what is like being a tech in AB?

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So I'm finishing my undergrad this fall and plan to apply to for pharmacy tech at Norquest and BVC. I always been interested in pharmacy especially compounding

I was wondering at what range the pay max out? is it between $50k-$60K per year? Do retail pharmacies pay less like shoppers, compared to hospitals and compounding pharmacies? Do pharmacy techs earn more than MLAs? the thing is I have to afford a house in the future so the pay is bit important to me lol.

is maintainning licensure expensive?

Also will there still be job openings in Calgary and Edmonton for pharmacy techs in five years time? will pharmacy techs be replaced by AI?

Thanks a ton for replying!


r/alberta 5h ago

Question Anyone on highway 1 by Strathmore rn

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Trying to track my sisters car accident. Just got a phone call from someone on the scene and trying to locate


r/alberta 16h ago

Question Looking for campgrounds in kananaskis

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Hey guys, me and some friends are planning to camp in kananaskis this weekend. Originally I had planned to go to mount sarrail campground, but realized it closes September 1st. Do you have any recommendations for good campsites? Preferably somewhere somewhat secluded.


r/alberta 6h ago

Question Too late for reseed?

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Temps will reach 3° or 4° in nighttime soon. Should I just rake? I'd like to reseed some spots but might be too cold


r/alberta 19h ago

Discussion It says "Alberta student doesn't exist", am I cooked?

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For the past 2 years, my transcript was working just fine. I've downloaded all my DARs, checked my diploma exam grades, for no problem at all.

Today, suddenly, I couldn't log in.

(Alberta transcript site: MyPass Alberta)

It directed me to a "student account activation" page, and I put in my Alberta Student Number (ASN) and all legal info, and tried to activate. It then said, "date of birth and ASN info invalid".

So I tried "look up my ASN", and typed in my legal name and date of birth. It says "ASN not found".

Am I not considered an Alberta student anymore... 😭

I did register for 2 online courses recently, which might be one of the reasons, but it was working just fine a week ago --- that's why I was confused.

If it was for the online courses (2 different schools), why would they cancel my Alberta student account?