Alberta

Thousands of CN Rail employees on strike amid contract talks

OTTAWA -- The federal government has urged Canadian National Railway Co. and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference to continue negotiating as the roughly 3,200 conductors, train-persons and yard worker...

Nov 19, 2019 CN train -- photo credit to CN Rail

Alberta government firing election commissioner who was investigating leadership

EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government is firing the province's election commissioner, but says it's not because he is investigating the party and has fined it more than $200,000.Finance ...

Nov 19, 2019 Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews

One year on, Federal government says most oil-and-gas bailout money has been issued

OTTAWA -- Canada's $1.6-billion bailout for Alberta's battered oil industry is well underway, but with little transparency about who is getting the money and for what.Almost $1 billion of the package ...

Nov 18, 2019 Oil Sand -- The Canadian Press

Kenney says his caucus to get free vote on controversial conscience rights bill

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says members of his caucus would be free to vote as they wish on a private member's bill that calls for giving further protection to health workers who invoke conscienc...

Nov 17, 2019 Alberta Legislature -- LNN

RCMP investigating Vauxhall bank robbery

Vauxhall - RCMP are asking the public for any information possible relating to a robbery at the Scotia bank in Vauxhall, around 1:45 on Friday, (Nov 15) afternoon. The male suspect fled the bank on fo...

Nov 17, 2019 RCMP vehicle -- LNN

Sod turning for new cannabis, hemp and agri-food facility takes place in Taber

TABER, AB - It was a special day in Taber on Friday as officials held a sod turning for the Grasslands Taber Cooperative's (GLTC) Premium Park project.The plan marks the development of what's describe...

Nov 15, 2019 Officials at the sod turning in Taber on November 15, 2019 (Lethbridge News Now)

Province makes changes to cannabis facility taxation

EDMONTON -There will be changes to how cannabis facilities will be taxed starting next year.Kaycee Madu, Minister of Municipal Affairs, announced Wednesday morning that cannabis facilities in Alberta ...

Nov 13, 2019 Cannabis - File Photo

Alberta Premier tells BQ leader to “pick a lane”

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet needs to "pick a lane."Kenney reacted in Calgary to comments the national separatist-party leader made after a ...

Nov 13, 2019 Premier Jason Kenney -- The Canadian Press

Province commits to highway work in southern Alberta, nothing for Hwy 3 twinning

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced $4.4-billion in funding to build and repair highways across the province."Our government is focused on creating jobs and getting Albertans back...

Nov 12, 2019 Highway 3 in Lethbridge. (Supplied by Corco Highways)

Kenney announces ‘Fair Deal Panel’ to advance Alberta’s interests

RED DEER -- Premier Jason Kenney announced the creation of a panel that will examine ways to make his province more independent of Ottawa in a speech to the conservative Manning Centre on Saturday in ...

Nov 10, 2019 Jason Kenney speaks in Red Deer - The Canadian Press