Provincial Politics

Province touts Budget 2021's $143-million for health facilities

CALGARY, AB- Calgary's Foothills Hospital is receiving new priority health capital projects from Alberta's 2021 Budget.Foothills Medical Centre's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is being given $23...

Mar 04, 2021

Provincial government trumpets 'historic' health spending in latest budget

Premier Jason Kenney this morning highlighted his United Conservative government's "historic" investment in health care that will be made if last week's budget is passed in the legislature.If passed t...

Mar 02, 2021

Kenney, Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update Monday afternoon

Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta is ready to "safely and cautiously" move to Step 2 of the province's relaunch.Kenney says measures are being eases for indoor facilities and libraries.However, change...

Mar 01, 2021

Alberta Medical Association, province reach tentative deal for doctors

The Alberta Medical Association and the province have reached a tentative agreement."I am pleased to arrive at this opportunity to return to a collaborative relationship between the physicians of Albe...

Feb 26, 2021

Doctors disappointed with funding for Red Deer Regional Hospital expansion

Disappointment is being expressed by local doctors on Friday following the release of the provincial budget this week, that shows less than expected funding this year for the expansion of Red Deer Reg...

Feb 26, 2021

Update on negotiations between provincial government and Alberta physicians

The Alberta Medical Association and the province have reached a tentative agreement."I am pleased to arrive at this opportunity to return to a collaborative relationship between the physicians of Albe...

Feb 26, 2021

Alberta's budget promises more help for COVID-19 with a hard deficit

EDMONTON - Alberta's COVID-19-era budget made a hard landing Thursday with an $18.2-billion deficit but also a promise that good times will return.Finance Minister Travis Toews said as vaccines contin...

Feb 25, 2021

Province reaffirms committment to helping Red Deer's most vulnerable

Alberta's government welcomes the opportunity to update residents on the proposed emergency homeless shelter service in their city.Our mutual objective is to ensure that Red Deer residents have access...

Feb 24, 2021

When Kenney promises no tax hikes, does he mean it?

Premier Jason Kenney is trying to assure Albertans that there won't be tax hikes in the upcoming budget, but he'll have to forgive taxpayers for being skeptical. Afterall, he promised not to increase ...

Feb 24, 2021

Alberta names special adviser for Police Act review

The provincial government has appointed a special adviser to help with its review of the Police Act.Temitope Oriola, an associate professor of criminology at the University of Alberta, has been appoin...

Feb 24, 2021