Provincial Politics

Jason Nixon denies 'troubled past' allegations by NDP

The NDP are calling out UCP House Leader and incumbent MLA for Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre Jason Nixon's alleged pattern of unacceptable behaviour around women.The NDP says Nixon's history incl...

Apr 07, 2019

Notley accuses Kenney of making secret policy changes to UCP platform

SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley says the United Conservatives are trying to pull a fast one on voters in the April 16 election by slipping in changes to their policy platform.N...

Apr 05, 2019

Rally for QSAs and GSAs happening Tuesday in Red Deer

The fight to maintain current protections around gay-straight and queer-straight alliances is coming to Red Deer.Rallies have already been held in Edmonton and Calgary in response to a proposal from t...

Apr 05, 2019 Crowds gathered outside the provincial Legislature on Mar. 27, 2019 to protest the UCP's proposal to claw back protections related to GSAs. (Credit: Bobbi Cullum)

Notley and Kenney focus on trust in only leadership debate of Alberta campaign

EDMONTON - Alberta's two main political leaders used the only election debate to drill in on trust, with Jason Kenney saying Rachel Notley can't run the economy and Notley saying Kenney...

Apr 04, 2019 United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney, left to right, Alberta Liberal Party leader David Khan, Alberta New Democrat Party leader and incumbent premier Rachel Notley and Alberta Party leader Stephen Mandel pose before the start of the 2019 Alberta Leaders Debate in Edmonton, Alta., on Thursday, April 4, 2019. (Codie McLachlan/The Canadian Press)

LaGrange highlights leadership roles in running for UCP

As she runs to become the next MLA for Red Deer-North, UCP candidate Adriana LaGrange describes herself as a proven leader and common sense person."Being a mother of seven and trained as a rehab pract...

Apr 04, 2019

Town of Devon hosting candidates forum Apr. 10

The Town of Devon is hosting a Provincial Election Candidates Forum and invites all Drayton Valley-Devon constituents to come out and meet their candidates as they present their platform and take part...

Apr 04, 2019

Penhold hosting election forum next week

Election candidates and voters in Penhold are invited to a political forum in the lead-up to voting day on April 16.The forum is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10 at the Penhold Regional Mul...

Apr 04, 2019 (Penhold and District Library)

All eyes on Edmonton for leaders debate

EDMONTON- Leaders of four Alberta political parties are facing off tonight in a televised debate.NDP Leader Rachel Notley, the United Conservatives' Jason Kenney, the Alberta Party's Stephen Mandel an...

Apr 04, 2019

Calgary judge denies injunction in investigation of UCP leadership race

CALGARY - A Calgary judge has denied an injunction that would have postponed an investigation into the United Conservative Party's leadership race until after Alberta's April 16 provincial election.Co...

Apr 03, 2019 rdnewsNOW file photo

"F*** NDP" scratched into Red Deer family's car

Election-related vandalism has hit a new low in Red Deer.Kerstin and Dirk Heuer stepped out from their home in Sunnybrook Wednesday morning to find one of their vehicles was vandalized overnight.Both ...

Apr 03, 2019 The words "F*** NDP" were scratched into a Red Deer family's car sometime between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)