Provincial Politics

Alberta says universities over-budget; need to freeze travel, hiring, hosting

Alberta's advanced education minister says post-secondary schools are going over budget and he's urging them to immediately freeze hiring and stop spending on travel and hosting.Demetrios Nicolaides s...

Jan 16, 2020 Demetrios Nicolaides

Opposition NDP urges Alberta government not to switch drugs for some patients

Alberta's Opposition is urging the province not to force patients on certain drugs for rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and Crohn's disease to switch medications.NDP health critic David Shepherd says it...

Jan 15, 2020 Remicade (medpagetoday.com)

Province launches online survey for Budget 2020

EDMONTON- Members of the public are invited to provide input for Alberta's next provincial budget.An online survey with questions on Albertans' spending and saving priorities, as well as ideas for job...

Jan 15, 2020

Group cleaning up old oil wells says Alberta government rules inadequate

EDMONTON - A group tasked with cleaning up thousands of abandoned energy facilities in Alberta says the province's rules for ensuring polluters reclaim their wells before selling them off are&nbs...

Jan 15, 2020

Province delays new rules on doctor fees

EDMONTON - Alberta's health minister says the government will delay its proposed February 1 date for new rules on doctor fees as it continues to consult with physicians.Tyler Shandro says he's encoura...

Jan 14, 2020

Alberta public sector salaries inflated compared with other provinces, says Canadian Taxpayers Federation

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Many Alberta public sector salaries are not only higher than those in comparable provinces, but in some cases they're tens of thousands of dollars more than anywhere west of Ontario.T...

Jan 14, 2020

New numbers confirm Alberta drivers facing higher insurance costs

EDMONTON - New numbers confirm that many Alberta drivers are getting hit with hikes, and even some sharp spikes, in their auto insurance.The Automobile Insurance Rate Board says that 27 insurers opera...

Jan 10, 2020

Alberta fires back at UN committee for criticism of energy megaprojects

EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister says the United Nations is an unelected, unaccountable body that has no business criticizing Canada's energy megaprojects.Sonya Savage, in a statement, says that i...

Jan 07, 2020

Alberta NDP says $30M energy war room a cavalcade of errors, should be shut down

EDMONTON - The Opposition in Alberta says the government's $30-million energy war room has been such a cavalcade of flubs and mistakes that it should be shut down.NDP energy critic Irfan Sabir says th...

Jan 06, 2020 The second, and current, logo for the Canadian Energy Centre.

Alberta justice minister says province will 'fight back' against carbon tax

CALGARY - Alberta is promising to continue its fight against the federal consumer carbon tax as the price of gasoline in the province is set to jump. Starting Wednesday, a litre of gas is expecte...

Jan 02, 2020