Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta Opposition NDP calls on Smith to reconvene legislature over hospital crisis
Alberta Opposition NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi is calling on Premier Danielle Smith's government to reconvene the legislature five weeks early, saying her government needs to take accountability during a...
Jan 20, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 198130002 © Kuprevich | Dreamstime.com)
Heather McPherson seeking to become Alberta's first federal NDP leader
A candidate in the federal NDP leadership race believes that she has what it takes to restore the party's strength.Heather McPherson has been the MP for Edmonton-Strathcona since 2019 as a member of t...
Jan 20, 2026 Heather McPherson is running to become the new leader of the federal NDP. She is shown during an interview in Lethbridge on Jan. 20, 2026. (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)
Alberta's emergency room doctors present front-line horror stories of preventable deaths
Alberta's emergency room doctors are presenting front-line horror stories of preventable deaths, in what one doctor describes as quote "death zones."Doctor Paul Parks of Medicine Hat, president-elect ...
Jan 20, 2026 Photo of Dr. Paul Parks during an interview in August 2024. (Image Credit: File Photo/CHAT News)
AGLC now accepting requests for expanded liquor service hours during Olympic Games
Alberta Gaming, Liquor, and Cannabis (AGLC) announced that licensed stores will have the option to expand their hours of liquor service during the upcoming Winter Olympic Games.Albertans will be cheer...
Jan 19, 2026
Canola groups, GGC welcoming announcement on canola tariffs
The Chair of the Alberta Canola Producers Commission and the Canadian Canola Growers Association is welcoming the tariff deal with China.Valhalla farmer Andre Harpe says he is "extremely happy with th...
Jan 19, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Galbraith)
Alberta launches health system dashboard, day after giving update on strained hospitals
A day after offering an expansive update on the province's overloaded and strained hospital network, the Government of Alberta is sharing more details about a new health system dashboard it's launchin...
Jan 16, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
RMA’s “Closing the Gap” campaign seeks to partner with government to support rural infrastructure
The Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) has launched Closing the Gap: The Rural Infrastructure Funding Deficit, a fiveweek public awareness and advocacy campaign intended to highlight and propose so...
Jan 16, 2026 Rural Municipalities of Alberta (Image Credit: RMA)
Government's use of Emergencies Act in 2022 was 'unreasonable': Court of Appeal
The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled it was unreasonable for the Liberal government to use the Emergencies Act four years ago to quell protests in the national capital and at key border points.For ab...
Jan 16, 2026 Trucks are seen in front of the Chateau Laurier hotel as a protest marked by gridlock and blaring horns reached its 14th day in Ottawa on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. (Image Credit: CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang)
Province aiming to energize Alberta’s alliances at U.S. forum
Alberta MLA Angela Pitt is south of the border aiming to actively engage with U.S. legislators at a National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) meeting in San Diego Jan. 15 to 18.Government offic...
Jan 15, 2026 Angela Pitt, MLA for Airdrie-East. (Image Credit: United Conservative Party)
Alberta announces new rules in hopes of stronger protections for iGaming
The Alberta government says it is taking action to build a safer, more responsible, regulated online gaming market.Government officials acknowledge that unregulated online gambling is already widely a...
Jan 15, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 127267342 © Jjfarq | Dreamstime.com)