Category Archives: Alberta
'Part of the history': Rivals for Alberta NDP leadership torn on federal party ties
What began as a race to pick a new leader for Alberta's Opposition NDP has triggered a broader existential debate over why being provincially orange must automatically tie you to the federal brand.Acc...
Apr 01, 2024
Anti-carbon tax protest kicks off at Walsh, vehicles line the Trans-Canada Highway near border
A peaceful protest against a planned increase to the federal carbon tax got underway Monday at the Alberta-Saskatchewan border near Walsh.About 50 vehicles were lined up on the westbound side of the T...
Apr 01, 2024
The race shifts: What the candidates think about evolving NDP leadership contest after shake-up
Some might say a shift has occurred in the race to become the next leader of the Alberta NDP, and the candidate who many believe is the front-runner says he's not really focused on that label.Said rep...
Mar 30, 2024
Alberta families to receive more back from carbon tax than they pay into it
CORRECTION: The original version of this article stated that Albertans would receive more money back from the carbon tax then they paid into it. Following clarification from the Canadian Taxpayers Fed...
Mar 28, 2024
Federal Court orders revisions to deal between Ottawa and Métis Nation of Alberta
EDMONTON - The Federal Court is ordering Ottawa to make changes to a self-government deal it struck with the Mtis Nation of Alberta. The court says the deal too broadly defines who it applies to and w...
Mar 28, 2024
Medicine Hat wrestles with uncertain future as mayor launches legal action, files reveal a divided city hall
Residents of Medicine Hat woke up Thursday with a city government divided in chaos a week after its council stripped the mayor of her powers and cut her salary in the name of upholding respect and fai...
Mar 28, 2024
Province shares tech-related investments made to fight drought in Alberta
With the risk of drought facing the province, the Alberta government says they have invested in numerous tech-related projects to maximize water supply and deliver adequate drinking water to communiti...
Mar 28, 2024
Alberta government taking steps to protect waterways from invasive species
The Government of Alberta is being proactive in combatting invasive aquatic species.Officials say that as it stands, the province is 100 per cent free of zebra and quagga mussels. However, increased d...
Mar 28, 2024
Medicine Hat top staffer sent 'cease and desist' letter to mayor, arguing two counts of defamation
Mayor Linnsie Clark was sent a letter from City Manager Ann Mitchell's lawyer demanding the mayor to "cease and desist" from further defaming Mitchell in November of last year.The letter, included ami...
Mar 28, 2024
Medicine Hat mayor launches legal action in effort to reverse council's sanctions
Medicine Hat Mayor Linnsie Clark has launched legal action in an attempt to reverse city council's decision to take her powers away and expects to be in court by summer."I do not agree with the decisi...
Mar 27, 2024