Alberta

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith promoting budget's income tax cut

A day after her government released its budget, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has hit the road to sell its perks.Alberta is projecting a $5.2-billion deficit, but is offering income tax cuts that wil...

Feb 28, 2025

Alberta government appoints Martin Long as new infrastructure minister

Alberta has a new minister of infrastructure.Martin Long has been appointed to the cabinet post after the previous minister resigned earlier this week.Long, the member for West Yellowhead, says he wil...

Feb 28, 2025

Canada's National Farmers Union standing up for DEI policies

Canada's National Farmers Union (NFU) says it remains steadfast in its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).In a statement this month, the union clapped back at what it calls attacks on...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 28, 2025

Alberta runs budget deficit while cutting $1.2B in taxes amid U.S. tariff threat

The Alberta government revealed a 2025 budget with a deficit Thursday that creates a new tax bracket aimed at saving families hundreds of dollars amid economic uncertainty driven by threats of a trade...

Josh Hall Feb 27, 2025

Alberta continues reducing red tape

The Government of Alberta has tabled its ninth red tape reduction bill in an effort to continue reducing regulatory burdens for Albertans and businesses. The province says that since 2019, it's elimin...

Feb 27, 2025

U.S. tariffs, possible tax cuts expected to dominate Alberta budget

The looming threat of U.S. tariffs along with a potential tax cut are expected to dominate Alberta's budget today.Finance Minister Nate Horner says addressing affordability is a prime concern, but the...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 27, 2025

Alberta to have peace officers tag team with police on fentanyl crackdown

The Alberta government says roughly 800 peace officers will team up with 34 police forces across the province to crack down on fentanyl.It comes following threats from U.S. President Donald Trump, who...

Feb 26, 2025

Justice minister orders new trial for Alberta man convicted of murder in 1991

OTTAWA - The federal justice minister has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of second-degree murder in Alberta more than three decades ago. Roy Allan Sobotiak was sentenced to life imprisonment ...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 26, 2025

Alberta man spearheads parliamentary petition to keep Trump out of Canada

OTTAWA - More than 28,000 people have signed a parliamentary petition urging Ottawa to bar U.S. President Donald Trump from Canada for persistently threatening the country's sovereignty. Alberta resid...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 26, 2025

Alberta refining licensing requirements for addiction treatment providers

Alberta's government plans to change and refine provincial licensing requirements for addictions services and treatment.Newly tabled legislation will define three types of bed-based addiction treatmen...

Feb 25, 2025