Alberta

Provincial officials update wildfire situation

Agriculture and Forestry Minister Devin Dreeshen, Municipal Affairs Minister Kaycee Madu and officials provide an update Thursday afternoon on the Alberta wildfire situation.About 10,000 Albertans hav...

May 30, 2019

Out-of-Alberta prosecutor sought to advise on UCP leadership investigation

EDMONTON - A prosecutor from outside Alberta is being sought to advise police investigating irregularities in the United Conservative Party leadership race.The RCMP is looking into whether voter fraud...

May 30, 2019 Jason Kenney, centre, celebrates his victory as the first official leader of the Alberta United Conservative Party with his opponents Brian Jean, right, and Doug Schweitzer in Calgary - Oct. 28, 2017. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)

Northern Alberta wildfires force more evacuations

HIGH LEVEL- Hot, dry conditions and gusty winds are leading to what fire watchers call a red-flag warning across northern Alberta's forest as more people were forced from their homes.Mandatory evacuat...

May 30, 2019

UCP introduces Red Tape Reduction Act

EDMONTON- The Kenney government has introduced legislation to slash what it calls unnecessary regulations hindering economic growth and business development.Premier Kenney symbolically used scissors t...

May 30, 2019

Province launches "Yes to TMX" campaign in Ottawa

Alberta's new energy minister travelled to Ottawa today to announce a new ad campaign in support of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.Sonya Savage says the "Yes to TMX" campaign shows Alberta's ne...

May 29, 2019

Trial ordered in Alberta case highlighting bail delays

EDMONTON - Alberta's solution to one problem facing its justice system has created another. A man is to face trial following an Appeal Court ruling on bail hearings brought in after the shooting death...

May 29, 2019

Alberta introduces bill to slash corporate income taxes by a third over three years

EDMONTON - Alberta has put the legal wheels in motion to cut corporate income taxes by one third.The changes are part of a bill introduced in the legislature by Finance Minister Travis Toews.Bill 3, i...

May 28, 2019 L-R: Terry O’Flynn, Rick More, Minister Travis Toews, Todd MacKay, Sandip Lalli and Janet Riopel (Gov't of Alberta)

Kenney did not violate Conflicts of Interest Act: Ethics Commissioner

EDMONTON, AB - The office of the ethics commissioner says Premier Jason Kenney did not violate the Conflicts of Interest act with a recent fundraising letter.The ruling, released by Ethics Commissione...

May 28, 2019

AER moves to restrict fracking near Brazeau Reservoir

CALGARY- The Alberta Energy Regulator is moving to restrict oilfield fracking activity near the Brazeau Reservoir as a precaution following a 4.3-magnitude earthquake south of the area in March.It say...

May 28, 2019

Donation bin death ruled accidental

MEDICINE HAT- Police say the death of a woman found in a charitable donation bin was accidental.Officers and emergency medical personnel found the unconscious woman trapped in the opening of the bin e...

May 28, 2019