Alberta

Alberta premier cuts off future alcohol from U.S. in tariff row, but no change to oil

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her province will no longer buy American alcohol and video lottery terminals to retaliate in the ongoing tariff row with the United States.She says Alberta won't pl...

Mar 05, 2025

Shoppers will see some food prices rise because of tariffs, but not all at once

Now that Canada and the U.S. are in a trade war, consumers can expect some prices to rise at the grocery store but not on all products, and not all at once.Gary Sands of the Federation of Independent ...

Mar 05, 2025

Canada’s premiers taking ‘decisive action’ to eliminate internal trade barriers, Smith says

Alberta's Danielle Smith says Canadian premiers will act quickly to remove interprovincial trade barriers after the United States imposed sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods that she labelled an "unjus...

Mar 05, 2025

Alberta Government announce northern "east-west" highway

The Alberta Government made an announcement today Tuesday regarding "enhancing safety and economic growth in the north." A large piece to achieving that goal will be the much-discussed east-west highw...

Mar 04, 2025

Alberta hires consultant to review Land and Property Rights Tribunal

The Government of Alberta has hired an external consultant to review the Land and Property Rights Tribunal (LPRT) business processes in an effort to ensure they are effective and responsive to Alberta...

Mar 04, 2025

Current wildfire levels "substantially better shape" than 2024, says Loewen

March 1 officially marked the first day for Alberta's wildfire season, and with that Minister of Forestry and Parks, Todd Loewen says the province has been working since the end of 2024's wildfire sea...

Mar 04, 2025

Tariffs an 'unjustifiable economic attack,' says Alberta premier

Canada's political leaders are speaking out against the implementation of tariffs on Canadian exports to the United States.President Donald Trump has followed through with his promise to impose 25 per...

Mar 04, 2025

Alberta hires former Manitoba chief judge to investigate health spending scandal

EDMONTON -- The former head of Manitoba's provincial court has been hired by the Alberta government to investigate allegations of improper behaviour and spending irregularities in health contracts. Th...

David Opinko Mar 03, 2025

Trump says threatened economy wide tariffs will hit Canada, Mexico on Tuesday

U.S. President Donald Trump said 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, with a lower 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy, will start Tuesday, tipping the continent int...

Mar 03, 2025

Alberta Launches New Parent and Newborn Support Line

Primary Care Alberta (PCA) has introduced the New Parent and Newborn Line, a new service designed to support new parents and caregivers in Alberta. By calling 811, parents will now be directed to nurs...

Mar 03, 2025