Monday, July 14: Alberta announces 1,314 total measles cases, surpassing the number reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the entire US (1,288 measles cases). Alberta’s population is roughly 5 million; the US population is 340 million+.
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July 14: Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation RJ Sigurdson issues a statement celebrating 75 years of Alberta being rat-free, championing the province as being “one of the few jurisdictions on Earth to live without the pest.”
Read More: Rattus Non Gratus
Tuesday, July 15: The Alberta Next panel, chaired by premier Danielle Smith, holds its first (sold out) public meeting in Red Deer. Smith says the panel will help to brainstorm questions for a potential 2026 provincial referendum ballot.
Read More: Is a Referendum a Good Way to Make Decisions?
Wednesday, July 16: The Alberta government allocates over 183,000 hectares of land to the Gipsy-Gordon Wildland Provincial Park, formally designating it as an established protected area under the Provincial Parks Act.
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Friday, July 18: The Alberta government announces a $2.8-billion contribution to the Heritage Fund, growing the fund to $30-billion. The province’s goal is for the fund to be worth $250-billion by 2050.
Read More: Heritage Trust Fund
July 18: Premier Danielle Smith demands an apology from the town of Jasper after it released a report critical of the provincial government’s role in the 2024 wildfires.
Read More: Alberta is Burning
