Alberta Teachers' Association president Jason Schilling speaks to the media as teachers strike in Edmonton on Monday Oct. 6, 2025. Schilling says they are no picket lines planned. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken

Alberta teachers say strike aims to fix crisis, Smith says province wants to bargain

by The Canadian Press October 6, 2025

written by The Canadian Press October 6, 2025

By Fakiha Baig and Jack Farrell The head of the Alberta teachers union said Monday the provincewide strike by thousands of members is about drawing a line in the sand on underfunding and overcrowding that has become so egregious kids can't learn. Premier Danielle Smith said the government has a...

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