Tag Archives: Provincial Politics
Alberta cuts energy war room budget due to COVID-19 pandemic
Alberta's $30-million-a-year energy war room is drastically cutting its budget because of COVID-19.The province announced late Monday that the Canadian Energy Centre is reducing its current operating ...
Mar 30, 2020 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, centre, addresses attendees at a press conference to announce the launch of the Canadian Energy Centre at SAIT in Calgary, Alberta, Dec. 11, 2019. (Canadian Press)
Alberta Opposition tells education minister to fight for school funding or quit
EDMONTON - The Alberta Opposition says Education Minister Adriana LaGrange needs to start fighting for students or quit and make way for someone who will.NDP education critic Sarah Hoffman says LaGran...
Mar 30, 2020 Education Minister Adriana LaGrange
Critics say students will suffer from education support staff layoffs
People involved in Alberta's education system say they were blindsided by the provincial government's announcement that K-12 funding for May and June is being scaled back and redirected to fight again...
Mar 30, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Alberta doctors send letter asking government to delay health-care restructuring
Hundreds of Alberta doctors have signed an open letter asking the provincial government to delay its proposed health-care restructuring.The changes, which are to take effect Wednesday, include cancell...
Mar 30, 2020
More non-essential businesses to close in Alberta, effective immediately
The Government of Alberta will now enforce a greater range of mandatory closures in relation to COVID-19.As announced by Premier Jason Kenney on Friday, all non-essential retail stores must now close....
Mar 27, 2020
Alberta renters given more certainty amid COVID-19 crisis
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced Friday that no Albertans will be evicted on April 1 due to an inability to pay rent. Alberta is one of the final provinces to make that decision, and it is part ...
Mar 27, 2020
Calls for Health Minister Shandro to resign after alleged confrontation
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has rejected calls to fire his health minister for threatening to sic legislature security on a private citizen and berating a physician in front of his family....
Mar 27, 2020
Better days are ahead, says Red Deer-South MLA
Dear Friends,Early March I participated in events hosted by our local Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club sharing exciting developments in the Alberta budget addressing our community's needs, includin...
Mar 26, 2020 Jason Stephan
Alberta applies to designate food supply chain as essential service
The Government of Alberta is taking steps to protect the province's food supply and aid food growers and producers, as well as consumers. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Devin Dreeshen spoke Thur...
Mar 26, 2020
Applications open for Albertans needing emergency isolation support
Applications are now open after the provincial government recently announced $50 million in financial support for self-isolating Albertans with no other source of income. Working Alberta adults who ha...
Mar 25, 2020