Provincial Politics

Alberta politicians use duelling tunes to make parks arguments

EDMONTON - Alberta politicians are reaching deep into pop music's memory bank hoping that their messages about the province's parks stick in people's ears.The United Conservative government released a...

Nov 02, 2020

Alberta panel recommends no-fault auto insurance to address rising, costly premiums

A government panel is recommending a fundamental overhaul of automobile insurance in Alberta to move away from costly, protracted court fights to a collaborative no-fault model.Chris Daniel, who heads...

Oct 29, 2020

Camp for developmentally disabled loses government funding

Lee Kvern says provincial government cuts to a lakeshore camp for people with developmental disabilities are cruel.Situated on the southwest shore of Gull Lake, Camp L.G. Barnes is a year-round facili...

Oct 29, 2020

Alberta looks to update child care programs, accessibility

Changes to the provincial Early Learning and Child Care Act being proposed by the government will improve transparency for parents, encourage digital record-keeping and allow for overnight child care....

Oct 29, 2020

Inquiry into Alberta oil and gas critics extended to Jan. 31

EDMONTON - A public inquiry into who is funding environmental opposition to Alberta's oil and gas industry has been granted an extension until the end of January.Alberta's United Conservative governme...

Oct 28, 2020

Alberta union leaders launch protest website against UCP government

EDMONTON - Labour-union leaders are urging Albertans to sign up to protest Premier Jason Kenney's government through rallies and demonstrations and, if necessary, province-wide general strikes.Gil McG...

Oct 28, 2020

Alberta NDP calls for more COVID-19 contact tracers as case numbers rise

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition leader says the government needs to sharply ramp up the number of contact tracers if it wants to get a handle on the rising number of COVID-19 cases.NDP Leader Rachel N...

Oct 28, 2020

Brazeau County applauds province on linear assessment decision

Brazeau County is pleased with the provincial government's decision to hit the 'pause' button on making changes to the oil and gas assessment model review.In a news release this week, Brazeau County s...

Oct 27, 2020

Labour board orders striking Alberta health-care staff back to work

EDMONTON - Alberta's labour relations board has ruled that hospital and other health-care staff who walked off the job Monday to protest recent cuts acted illegally and must return to work.In a decisi...

Oct 26, 2020

Albertans invited to discuss how province's Heritage Fund should be utilized

EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta is inviting residents to talk about the future of the province's trust fund and where its money should go.At 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, you can take pa...

Oct 26, 2020