Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta legislation to come imposing provincewide code of conduct for local councils
Alberta's government says it's soon instituting provincewide rules to police bad behaviour among local municipal councils. The move comes after Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative government ...
Mar 26, 2026 Alberta Legislature (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Alberta's NDP warns of gerrymandering as new boundary map recommendations released
Conflicting recommendations on redrawing Alberta's electoral boundaries are leading the Opposition NDP to warn that Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservatives are trying to gerrymander electoral di...
Mar 26, 2026 (Image Credit: Elections Alberta)
Alberta moves to implement interprovincial pact to ease trade rules on consumer goods
Alberta's government has tabled legislation that would drop some unnecessary regulations to ease the sale of goods from other provinces. It's part of a commitment Alberta made with its provincial and ...
Mar 26, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 33424303 © Eudaemon | Dreamstime.com)
"Tyra" deemed safe, but some issues to address
A structural checkup on Tyra the Dinosaur concludes the mammoth T-rex tourist attraction is feeling her age but is far from extinct. The engineering firm contracted to analyze the 25-metre beast that ...
Mar 26, 2026 Tyra the Dinosaur. (Image Credit: ID 43253356 © Ronniechua | Dreamstime.com)
Three former members of Calgary city council involved in RCMP investigation
Calgary's mayor says he doesn't believe past and present city councillors are the focus of an ongoing police investigation. At least three members of the past city council are involved in an R-C-M-P i...
Mar 26, 2026 Calgary City Hall (Image Credit: ID 2702898 © Jeff Whyte | Dreamstime.com)
One seriously injured in SUV vs train collision at Burdett
A 49-year-old woman from Burdett, Alta, was taken to hospital with very serious injuries Wednesday afternoon after a train struck an SUV crossing the tracks near the community.On March 25, 2026, at 2:...
Mar 25, 2026 (Image Credit: Submitted: Jay Nielsen)
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney to participate in separation debates
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney is taking up the Canadian cause as he's set to participate in two debates about separatism against a lawyer pushing for the province to go its own way. The first de...
Mar 25, 2026 (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Final four Alberta petition efforts to recall United Conservatives fall short
The final four Alberta recall petitions that aimed to unseat United Conservative members of the legislature have failed. Elections Alberta confirms petitioners didn't gather enough signatures to recal...
Mar 25, 2026 Alberta Legislature
Alberta, Ottawa reach 'agreement-in-principle' on methane emissions
Alberta will be in control of regulating its methane emissions under an agreement-in-principle with Ottawa. The two governments inked a sweeping accord late last year touching on several energy policy...
Mar 25, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 245295419 © Francesco Scatena | Dreamstime.com)
Alberta committee recommends Phillip Peters to replace Wylie as auditor general
An Alberta legislature committee has reached into the auditor general's office to pick a new person to lead the watchdog agency. The committee has voted to recommend that Premier Danielle Smith's cabi...
Mar 25, 2026 Alberta Legislature (Image Credit: Dreamstime)