Provincial Politics

Special prosecutor to help with probe of UCP leadership vote

The Alberta government says a special out-of-province prosecutor will assist in a criminal fraud investigation into the United Conservative Party leadership race won by Jason Kenney before he became p...

Jul 03, 2019 (Lethbridge News Now)

UCP accused of raining on NDP's good news parade

EDMONTON- The Kenney government is being accused by the Opposition NDP of misleading the public about the province's finances.A quarterly fiscal report released last Friday shows the province's defici...

Jul 03, 2019

Chinook's Edge budget deficit pegged at $2.6 million

The budget for Chinook's Edge School Division for the 2019-20 school year includes an operating deficit of $2.6 million.The Board of Trustees approved the $128 million at its meeting on June 26.With n...

Jul 02, 2019

Bison in Prince Albert National Park declining from overhunting: study

Research into free-roaming plains bison in Saskatchewan's Prince Albert National Park says the herd could go extinct from overhunting in fields outside the protected area. The study, published in...

Jun 30, 2019

Alberta government ends the year with deficit $2B smaller than predicted

EDMONTON - Newly released figures show the Alberta government ended the last fiscal year with a deficit more than $2 billion smaller than originally predicted in the budget.Higher oil prices and more ...

Jun 28, 2019

Red Deer sees big drop in opioid-related deaths

Overdose deaths in Red Deer and the AHS Central Zone are down by a substantial margin so far this year.First quarter statistics released by Alberta Health show Red Deer saw two fentanyl-related deaths...

Jun 28, 2019 Turning Point's temporary overdose prevention site has been open since Oct. 1, 2018. (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Stephen Mandel steps down as Alberta Party leader

EDMONTON - The leader of the Alberta Party is stepping down.Stephen Mandel says in a release that his last day on the job will be Sunday and that he will be pursuing the role of Chancellor at Concordi...

Jun 28, 2019

Liquor now permitted at select provincial parks day-use sites

Just in time for the Canada Day Long Weekend, the province has announced the list of 14 day-use area picnic sites where Albertans can legally consume liquor.Officials say all approved day-use area pic...

Jun 28, 2019

Kenney hosts western premiers in Edmonton

EDMONTON- Premier Jason Kenney is hosting his first western premiers conference since his United Conservatives won the provincial election in April.It will also be the first time Kenney has spoken fac...

Jun 27, 2019

Legislature boss chides both sides in earplug spat

EDMONTON - Alberta's legislature boss is telling both the government and Opposition members to do better following an angry confrontation in the house over earplugs.Speaker Nathan Cooper says the New ...

Jun 26, 2019 (Dumb and Dumber)