Provincial Politics

Alberta Freedom Conservative Party leader Derek Fildebrandt resigns

EDMONTON- Derek Fildebrandt is stepping down as leader of Alberta's Freedom Conservative Party.Fildebrandt announced his resignation Monday, less than a year after he launched the party following his ...

Apr 30, 2019

Appeal dismissed in challenge to Alberta gay-straight alliance law

CALGARY - Opponents of Alberta's law allowing gay-straight alliances in schools were dealt another legal setback Monday after the province's highest court dismissed their appeal.In 2017, the Alberta N...

Apr 30, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Senate committee to hear from new Alberta premier on oil tanker ban bill

EDMONTON - A Senate committee is set to hear today from Albertans - including their new premier - on the federal government's bill to ban tankers off the British Columbia coast. The committee on trans...

Apr 30, 2019

"We are in a very difficult spot," Senator says about oil & gas

Senator Doug Black says something has to give in the ongoing dispute over pipelines and Alberta's energy industry.Black, a Calgary native, spoke at the Rotary Club of Red Deer luncheon on Monday at th...

Apr 29, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Red Deer students to walk out this Friday in protest of UCP plan for GSAs and QSAs

Red Deer students will be taking part in a province-wide walkout this week protesting the United Conservatives Party's policy around gay-straight and queer-straight alliances. The walkout scheduled fo...

Andrew Snook Apr 28, 2019 Aimee, a grade 10 student in Calgary, is leading a province-wide walk-out of students on May 3 in opposition to the UCP's plans for GSA/QSA rules. (Supplied)

Record voter turnout for provincial election

A new record was set, but it looks like voter turnout in the recent provincial election was slightly lower than initially thought.Elections Alberta made it official Friday that 64.0 per cent of eligib...

Apr 26, 2019

Dreeshen, Calkins discuss pipelines, agriculture and trade at Chamber breakfast

Local business leaders were served with thoughts about pipelines, agriculture, and a new Alberta government Thursday morning at the Pidherney Curling Centre. Red Deer-Mountain View MP Earl Dreeshen an...

Apr 25, 2019 Red Deer-Mountain View MP Earl Dreeshen (left) and Red Deer-Lacombe MP Blaine Calkins (right) address a crowd of roughly 60 local business leaders at the Pidherney Curling Centre as part of the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce Annual Breakfast with the MP's event Thursday morning.

Alberta's 47 legislature newbies meet for orientation day

EDMONTON - As Alberta's 47 legislature newbies gathered under the dome for orientation day, Speaker Bob Wanner urged them to respect history and embrace responsibility, while adding in a dollop of adv...

Apr 24, 2019

Kenney names senior staff

Alberta premier-designate Jason Kenney has gone back to his federal roots in naming a senior member of his political staff. Kenney has announced his new principal secretary is Howard Anglin -- who was...

Apr 22, 2019

Elections Alberta releases unofficial results

EDMONTON, AB - Unofficial results of the 2019 Alberta provincial election were released Friday evening.The results concluded that the United Conservative Party ended with 63 seats, while Alberta's NDP...

Apr 20, 2019