Provincial Politics

Province halts funding for supervised consumption sites pending review

The United Conservatives are following through on a campaign promise to halt funding for supervised consumption sites in Alberta until a review into the merits of the practice has been completed. The ...

Jun 02, 2019 Between 130 and 150 people are using the temporary overdose prevention site in Red Deer daily, according to Turning Point. (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Kenney says carbon taxes won't help stop forest fire threat

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says forest fires have always been around and carbon taxes won't do anything to change that. Kenney says a number of factors, including climate change,...

May 31, 2019

Gas prices drop as province scraps carbon tax

Gas prices in Red Deer fell as much as seven cents on Thursday as the United Conservatives cancelled the provincial tax on gasoline and home heating fuels put in place by the NDP.An Alberta carbon tax...

May 30, 2019 The price of gas in Red Deer fell 7 cents between 9 a.m. (left) and 4 p.m. on Thursday (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

Out-of-Alberta prosecutor sought to advise on UCP leadership investigation

EDMONTON - A prosecutor from outside Alberta is being sought to advise police investigating irregularities in the United Conservative Party leadership race.The RCMP is looking into whether voter fraud...

May 30, 2019 Jason Kenney, centre, celebrates his victory as the first official leader of the Alberta United Conservative Party with his opponents Brian Jean, right, and Doug Schweitzer in Calgary - Oct. 28, 2017. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)

Alberta passes law to kill provincial carbon tax, federal tax looms

EDMONTON - Alberta's consumer carbon tax is dead, setting the stage for a showdown with Ottawa over the imposition of a new one.The province cancelled its tax on gasoline at the pumps and on home heat...

May 30, 2019

Province launches "Yes to TMX" campaign in Ottawa

Alberta's new energy minister travelled to Ottawa today to announce a new ad campaign in support of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.Sonya Savage says the "Yes to TMX" campaign shows Alberta's ne...

May 29, 2019

Alberta introduces bill to slash corporate income taxes by a third over three years

EDMONTON - Alberta has put the legal wheels in motion to cut corporate income taxes by one third.The changes are part of a bill introduced in the legislature by Finance Minister Travis Toews.Bill 3, i...

May 28, 2019 L-R: Terry O’Flynn, Rick More, Minister Travis Toews, Todd MacKay, Sandip Lalli and Janet Riopel (Gov't of Alberta)

Kenney did not violate Conflicts of Interest Act: Ethics Commissioner

EDMONTON, AB - The office of the ethics commissioner says Premier Jason Kenney did not violate the Conflicts of Interest act with a recent fundraising letter.The ruling, released by Ethics Commissione...

May 28, 2019

Attorney general questioned by RCMP about UCP leadership race

EDMONTON - Alberta Attorney General Doug Schweitzer says he's been questioned by the RCMP in their investigation into his party's leadership race.Mounties are looking into whether voter fraud was comm...

May 27, 2019

Alberta legislature changing rules to allow MLAs to abstain

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney's government is changing the rules to give MLAs a third option on votes in the Alberta legislature.Legislators will soon be free to remain in their seats and abstain fr...

May 24, 2019