Provincial Politics

Wage increase can't be justified, MLA Jason Stephan tells nurses

Today the United Nurses of Alberta ("Union") held a protest at my MLA constituency office.Protests should be honest; without disingenuous distortions of facts, or attacks on persons instead of policie...

Feb 13, 2020

Alberta, First Nation in war of words as Teck oil mine decision nears

EDMONTON -- Alberta's Indigenous relations minister says a last-minute war of words with a First Nations leader over a multibillion-dollar oilsands mine is a case of bare-knuckle bargaining.Rick Wilso...

Feb 12, 2020

People's Bus takes health care and senior's care concerns to minister's riding

A bus carrying dozens of Albertans concerned about the government's actions regarding health care and senior's care made a stop near Red Deer on Wednesday.The People's Bus, chartered by Friends of Med...

Feb 12, 2020 Dozens of people concerned about the direction of Alberta's health care and senior's care systems boarded the People's Bus enroute from Edmonton to Calgary on Wednesday to bring those concerns to Minister of Health Tyler Shandro in the constituency of Calgary-Acadia. (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

Alberta unloads crude-by-rail contracts signed under former NDP government

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says his government has unloaded crude-by-rail contracts signed under the previous NDP government, but details aren't being disclosed yet. His predecessor, Rache...

Feb 11, 2020

Second protest planned for Red Deer over provincial cuts

A second rally is planned for later this month in Red Deer to protest cuts being made to public services by the provincial government. This Thursday, Feb. 13, members of the United Nurses of Alberta w...

Feb 11, 2020

Alberta government to table 2020 budget on Feb. 27

Alberta's finance minister says the province's next budget will be tabled on Feb. 27, two days after the spring session opens with a throne speech. Travis Toews says the government consulted with more...

Feb 11, 2020 Finance Minister Travis Toews

Kenney sets sights on Democratic hopefuls aiming to block Keystone XL pipeline

WASHINGTON - Jason Kenney opted to join Ontario counterpart Doug Ford in the Democratic doghouse Saturday as the Alberta premier vented his spleen about progressive presidenti...

Feb 10, 2020

Nurses to rally in Red Deer over contract talks

EDMONTON- The United Nurses of Alberta are planning a province-wide demonstration on Thursday over the current state of collective bargaining negotiations with the province.Members of Local 2 (Red Dee...

Feb 10, 2020

Alberta asking 24,000 government staff to take pay cut in latest bargaining

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is asking about 24,000 unionized workers, including sheriffs and social workers, to take a pay cut as part of a new collective agreement.The government is currently n...

Feb 07, 2020 Finance Minister Travis Toews (Photo: The Canadian Press)

Alberta uninterested in federal 'handout' if Teck mine rejected: Nixon

CALGARY - Alberta's environment minister says the province is not interested in any federal handout if Ottawa rejects the proposed Frontier oilsands mine. A Reuters report, citing unidentified sources...

Feb 07, 2020