Provincial Politics

Wexit, Freedom Conservative party members to vote on merger

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Wexit Alberta and the Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta (FCP) are looking to become one.The two groups have announced that an Agreement in Principle has been struck to unite them ...

Apr 28, 2020 Peter Downing (left) and Bill Jones (right). (Peter Downing on Twitter)

Ethics commissioner rules no foul in firing of Alberta's election watchdog

EDMONTON - Alberta's ethics commissioner has rejected Opposition accusations that Premier Jason Kenney and his United Conservative caucus broke the rules when they fired the election official investig...

Apr 28, 2020

Escalating healthcare crisis in rural Alberta: NDP Critic

Rural healthcare in Alberta is in the grip of a serious and escalating crisis.On an almost daily basis, we are learning of doctors in rural communities being forced to resign from their local hospital...

Apr 22, 2020

Low number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Alberta has premier cautiously optimistic

The relatively low number of hospitalizations in Alberta from COVID-19 has the province's premier looking ahead, albeit cautiously. There are currently 70 people in hospital for virus-related cases as...

Apr 22, 2020 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks during a news conference on April 22.

Alberta launches programs to connect, honour volunteers

Anyone in Alberta who is able to safely volunteer during the COVID-19 pandemic is being encouraged to do so. The province is launching the Alberta Cares Connector to connect Albertans with volunteer o...

Apr 22, 2020

Two more COVID-19 cases in Central zone

The number of COVID-19 cases in Alberta has risen by 306 to a total of 3,401.Premier Jason Kenney made the announcement during a news conference Wednesday afternoon, noting that 4,151 tests for the vi...

Apr 22, 2020 Premier Jason Kenney

Province counters concerns over mask sourcing

Health Minister Tyler Shandro has fired back against claims that domestically-sourced masks have been sent to other provinces while masks sourced from China have been given to Alberta's front-line wor...

Apr 21, 2020

Rocky doctors to give up hospital privileges over billing changes

It potentially is a big blow to healthcare in Rocky Mountain House. On Monday, doctors with the Rocky Medical Clinic gave 90 days' notice to Alberta Health Services that they plan to resign their AHS ...

Apr 20, 2020

Doctors in dozens of Alberta communities to reduce services: survey

A growing list of Alberta doctors is warning of a looming health care crisis in rural areas of the province.The Rural Sustainability Group - a grassroots physician movement aimed at drawing attention ...

Apr 20, 2020

Cuts coming this fall for Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools

Services and staff are on the chopping block for the 2020-21 school year at Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools.In a statement shared with rdnewsNOW on Monday, the division says it will pass its annual...

Apr 20, 2020 Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools is set to close St. Gabriel Online School as a result of provincial funding cuts (Photo: Google maps)