Provincial Politics

Kenney to focus on job protection, economic relief at First Ministers’ Meeting

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's Premier is one of several officials getting ready for this week's First Ministers' Meeting in Ottawa.Jason Kenney says he will emphasize job protection and economic relief for...

Mar 11, 2020 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks to media on Wednesday, March 11 before travelling to Ottawa for the First Ministers' Meeting (Photo from Gov't. of Alberta livestream)

Doctors to voice concerns over healthcare changes at Innisfail forum

An Innisfail doctor is cautiously optimistic, but still skeptical regarding the government's willingness to listen to physician concerns over the province's health care plans laid out in Budget 2020.D...

Mar 10, 2020

MLA Stephan talks Budget 2020 with Chamber members

The MLA for Red Deer-South says the province may have to revisit some of its numbers in the wake of a major drop in oil prices.However, Jason Stephan told an audience of 65 at a Red Deer and District ...

Mar 10, 2020 Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan addresses members of the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce Tuesday morning to talk about Budget 2020 released on Feb. 27. (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

Province ending Injectable Opioid Agonist Treatment program

CALGARY - An Alberta pilot program meant to help some of the toughest-to-treat opioid users will end in a year.The Injectable Opioid Agonist Treatment grant, announced under the former NDP government,...

Mar 09, 2020

Alberta economy, reeling from coronavirus, takes gut punch due to oil price war

Alberta's oil-based economy, already reeling by reduced demand due to the novel coronavirus, is now getting a gut punch from global prices.The spiral of oil prices has accelerated due to an all-out pr...

Mar 09, 2020

Nixon responds to NDP's helicopter joyride accusations

NDP Environment Critic Marlin Schmidt shot down the UCP's recent move to save cost by restructuring Alberta Parks in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday by stating "The UCP believes that camping is ...

Mar 06, 2020

Coronavirus may force government to ditch balanced-budget plan: Kenney

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says the novel cornonavirus outbreak is hammering Alberta's economy and may force his government to abandon its core election promise to balance the books by 2023....

Mar 06, 2020

Kenney says he agrees with survey urging end to daylight time

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says a large majority of Albertans recently surveyed want to end daylight time and he's in favour of it.About 90 per cent of 141,000 survey respondents said they wanted...

Mar 06, 2020

Local stakeholders react to province's supervised consumption sites report

A growing risk to safety and increased needle debris are front and centre in the newly-released report on the social impacts of supervised consumption sites in Alberta.The report, which Associate Mini...

Mar 05, 2020 Red Deer's temporary overdose prevention site (rdnewsNOW file photo)

WATCH: Province releases report on supervised consumption services in Alberta

CALGARY - A report says the social impacts of supervised drug consumption sites in Alberta include increased needle debris and a growing risk to public safety in surrounding neighbourhoods.Associate h...

Mar 05, 2020