Provincial Politics

Justice Minister: Clearing the Air on Police Funding

The first duty of government is to protect the safety of law-abiding Albertans. After the NDP sat on their hands for four years as crime rates skyrocketed in many rural communities, Albertans gave the...

Sep 25, 2019 Doug Schweitzer

Advanced education minister says action coming on MacKinnon report

EDMONTON - Alberta's advanced education minister says he hopes to soon announce action on a report that characterizes the province's post-secondary system as rudderless and rife with duplication and o...

Sep 25, 2019 Demetrios Nicolaides

UCP must back down from cut-a-cop funding formula: Notley

From the sound of it, Premier Jason Kenney's cut-a-cop approach to trimming the provincial budget isn't going over well in rural Alberta."It's a money grab," says Brooks Councillor Bill Prentice."This...

Sep 20, 2019

NDP brings budget town hall tour to Red Deer

Alberta's NDP Official Opposition held a Budget Town Hall in Red Deer Thursday night to gather input from residents on alternatives to the UCP government's first budget expected next month.The NDP is ...

Sep 20, 2019 NDP Advanced Education Critic David Eggen speaks to nearly 100 people at the Red Deer Public Library Thursday night to gather feedback from residents regarding anticipated cuts to the province's budget this fall.

Alberta inquiry into oil and gas foes could face legal challenge from Ecojustice

CALGARY - An environmental law group is threatening legal action if the Alberta government's inquiry into the funding of oil and gas industry foes continues as is. Vancouver-based Ecojustice issued th...

Sep 18, 2019

Red Deer Public School board to defend its 'legal' name

The Red Deer Public Schools Board of Trustees have voted to continue their advocacy efforts in maintaining the word 'public' in the District's legal name.Board chair Nicole Buchanan says three motions...

Sep 17, 2019

Provincial funding to continue for School Nutrition Program

Some great news for local school districts regarding a program that provides daily nutritious meals for thousands of Alberta students.The provincial government has announced it will continue funding t...

Sep 17, 2019 Aeid Falih and Sidra Smaisem enjoy a spaghetti lunch at Fairview Elementary School, thanks to the Province's School Nutrition Pilot Project. (2017)

Flewwelling disappointed, but optimistic after removal from RDC board

The former mayor of Red Deer isn't entirely content with how he was ousted this past week from his role as chair of the Red Deer College Board of Governors.Morris Flewwelling, who was installed in the...

Sep 14, 2019 Morris Flewwelling (centre), now former chair of the Red Deer College board of governors, is shown here receiving an honourary degree from RDC in 2014. (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Tara Veer returns from meetings with 21 other mayors

Red Deer's mayor and city manager are returning from this week's mid-sized mayors' caucus meetings in Lethbridge with eyes on continuing to advocate for paths to economic growth, jobs, and diversifica...

Sep 13, 2019 (The City of Red Deer)

Alberta ending separate offices for climate change, environmental monitoring

EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government is eliminating stand-alone offices for climate change policy and environmental monitoring. Some say the move will damage the province's ability to m...

Sep 13, 2019