Provincial Politics

Bighorn proposal will not go through, says new Environment and Parks Minister

The former NDP government's $40 million Bighorn proposal will be going up in smoke, according to Jason Nixon, who was recently appointed to the Environment and Parks portfolio.The plan was to refurbis...

May 03, 2019

Red Deer students walk out to protest proposed GSA/QSA legislation

Hundreds of Red Deer students walked out of their schools on Friday morning to protest the United Conservative Party's proposed policy around GSAs and QSAs.UCP leader Jason Kenney has made clear his i...

May 03, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Alberta NDP asking for special prosecutor to oversee investigation into UCP leadership race

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Opposition Leader Rachel Notley is asking for a special prosecutor to oversee the RCMP investigation of the United Conservative Party leadership race.The NDP leader made the ann...

May 02, 2019

Ahead of Trudeau meeting, Kenney calls assessment bill a threat to unity

OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says if the federal bill overhauling environmental assessments passes in its current form it will threaten Canadian unity and there will be "an immediate constitu...

May 02, 2019

Alberta law allows oil cuts to B.C.; Premier Kenney says won't use right away

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says his government now has the power to reduce oil flows to British Columbia in the fight over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Kenney say...

May 01, 2019

A list of new Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's cabinet

EDMONTON - New Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and his cabinet were sworn in on Tuesday to form the first United Conservative government in the province. The list of ministers includes seven women a...

Apr 30, 2019

Nixon named Minister of Environment and Parks

Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre MLA Jason Nixon is Alberta's new Minister of Environment and Parks.He has also been named Government House Leader.Elected as MLA in 2015, Nixon served as Official Op...

Apr 30, 2019

Jason Kenney officially sworn in as Alberta's 18th premier

EDMONTON - Former federal cabinet minister Jason Kenney has been officially sworn in as Alberta's premier.The United Conservative leader becomes the 18th person to head the province's government.He is...

Apr 30, 2019

LaGrange, Dreeshen, Nixon named provincial ministers

Three central Alberta MLAs have been named to Premier Jason Kenney's new provincial cabinet. Red Deer-North MLA Adriana LaGrange is the new Minister of Education.LaGrange served as a Trustee with Red ...

Apr 30, 2019

WATCH: Cabinet swearing-in ceremony

Watch live as Alberta's 18th Premier, Jason Kenney, and his new cabinet is sworn in...

Apr 30, 2019