Category Archives: Alberta
Carbon tax, desk-thumping on agenda in upcoming Alberta legislature session
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's government heads to the legislature this week to make noise with an ambitious legislative agenda while trying to keep a hush on daily affairs. ...
May 20, 2019
LaGrange reiterates UCP commitment to Education Act
Some teachers who believe the Alberta UCP's Education Act will hurt gay-straight alliances waved Pride flags as the new minister took the stage at the Alberta Teachers' Association convention. Adriana...
May 19, 2019
'Rope-a-dope': Environmentalists say Alberta war room threat won't distract them
EDMONTON - Environmental groups targeted by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney are shrugging off the new government's promised $30-million "war room" to fight criticisms of the province's energy industry. "...
May 19, 2019
Senate committee approves dozens of energy-industry-friendly amendments to C-69
OTTAWA - A Senate committee has approved dozens of amendments - primarily aimed at mollifying the energy industry - to the Liberal government's controversial environmental assessment legislation. Bill...
May 18, 2019
Killer of missing Alberta seniors loses appeal of manslaughter convictions
EDMONTON - An appeal from the killer of two Edmonton-area seniors has been dismissed. Travis Vader asked the Alberta Court of Appeal for a new trial or for his manslaughter ch...
May 17, 2019
Federal fire officials update forecast for this year's wildfire season
EDMONTON - This year's fire season forecast is normal across the country for the month of May, but the hazard is expected to increase for much of Western Canada this summer. Natural Resources Canada's...
May 17, 2019
Man who killed Edmonton couple gets 15-year sentence
EDMONTON- A man who killed an elderly couple during a random 2016 break-in has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.Kyle Roberts broke into the home of Joao and Maria Nascimento north of downtown Edmo...
May 17, 2019
Fire ban issued in northern Alberta due to wildfire threat
EDMONTON- Campfires, unauthorized burning and off-highway vehicles are banned on public lands throughout most of northern Alberta because of wildfire concerns.The fire and OHV ban extends from Lac La ...
May 17, 2019
Alberta Government loosens drinking rules ahead of long weekend
If you're spending a time in a provincial park this May long weekend, you'll legally be able to down a drink or two, or three or four or however many at any provincial park.In the words of Premier Jas...
May 16, 2019
Kenney lauds Senate committee rejecting tanker ban, promises to continue fight
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is calling for a full-court press to kill Ottawa's proposed B.C. coast tanker ban now that it has been defeated in a Senate committee. Kenney says he hopes ...
May 16, 2019