Tag Archives: Provincial Politics

Alberta union leader wonders what's wrong with 'public' schools
The Alberta leader of Canada's largest union says taking the word 'public' out of the names of public-school districts in the province makes no sense.Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Alberta ...
Sep 06, 2019

Province to review energy regulator, replaces board members
CALGARY - The Alberta government has announced a review of the province's energy regulator.Energy Minister Sonya Savage says the review will look at overall changes to the Alberta Energy Regulatory's ...
Sep 06, 2019

Justice Minister brings rural crime talking tour to Red Deer
Alberta's Minister of Justice and Solicitor General continued his province-wide tour focusing on rural crime on Friday by visiting with stakeholders in Red Deer.Doug Schweitzer told rdnewsNOW he's kee...
Sep 06, 2019

Alberta Appeal Court says province can delay wage arbitration talks with unions
EDMONTON - The Alberta Court of Appeal has set aside an injunction that stopped the government from delaying wage arbitration for thousands of public-sector employees.A judge granted the injunction in...
Sep 06, 2019

LaGrange hopeful hospital expansion will happen
Alberta's Minister of Education says both she and Red Deer South MLA Jason Stephan continue strong advocacy efforts for the expansion of Red Deer Regional Hospital.Adriana LaGrange says Minister of He...
Sep 06, 2019

Town giving Rocky residents chance weigh in on 2020 budget
The Town of Rocky Mountain House has put out a survey giving residents a chance to give their opinion on the 2020 budget, and to see what they think is important to be spending their tax dollars on.Th...
Sep 04, 2019

Alberta panel says savings to be found in health, education changes
A panel looking into Alberta's finances says the province habitually overspends on the services it delivers.The panel, chaired by former Saskatchewan finance minister Janice MacKinnon, says Alberta's ...
Sep 03, 2019

Province lifts ban on school seclusion rooms
Alberta's United Conservatives have repealed a ban on seclusion rooms in schools.The ban was brought in by the previous NDP government over concerns the rooms were traumatizing students with developme...
Aug 30, 2019 Education Minister Adriana LaGrange

AUMA President touring Alberta to discuss provincial, local issues
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Communities across Alberta can all face similar issues, but the solutions to those issues are not always necessarily the same.That's according to Barry Morishita, the Mayor of Brooks ...
Aug 28, 2019

Province’s revenue holding steady, fiscal update shows
EDMONTON - A first-quarter fiscal update from the Alberta government is reporting consistent revenues compared with the same period last year.The province says it brought in $13.4 billion from April t...
Aug 27, 2019