Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta's premier consulting on scrapping clock changes, prefers more light at night
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will consult on doing away with twice-a-year clock changes. And she says if a switch is made, she would prefer going to permanent daylight time. Smit...
Mar 05, 2026 Premier Danielle Smith and Minister of Education and Childcare Demetrios Nicolaides at a press conference in Cochrane on March 5, 2026. (Image Credit: Government of Alberta)
Three more recall petitions against Alberta politicians fall short
Three more recall petitions against members of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative caucus have failed. The Red Deer resident targeting Primary Care Minister Adriana LaGrange says on s...
Mar 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Injunction hearing that could renew Alberta teachers ability to strike underway
Alberta's teachers union was back in court today seeking an injunction against the province's back-to-work legislation last fall. If granted, the injunction would allow teachers to once again take job...
Mar 04, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 113036595 © Andreaobzerova | Dreamstime.com)
Alberta minister optimistic about ER doctor deal, doesn't blame physicians for delay
Alberta Hospitals Minister Matt Jones says he doesn't blame doctors for the delay in a core initiative to address extreme pressures in the province's emergency departments. Jones says he's optimistic ...
Mar 03, 2026 Matt Jones, Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services. (Image Credit: Government of Alberta)
Alberta's Smith looking to ditch clock changes as B.C. moves to permanent daylight
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says with the province's neighbours to the west moving to adopt year-round daylight time, it's once again time to consider abandoning the practice of changing clocks twi...
Mar 03, 2026 British Columbia Premier David Eby, right, gifts a bottle of B.C. wine to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith while speaking to reporters at the Council of the Federation meetings in Halifax on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)
Alberta's premier says conflict in Iran underscores need for new Canadian pipeline
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the war in Iran underscores the need for a new pipeline connecting her province's oil reserves to the West Coast. The threat of shipping disruptions have seen globa...
Mar 02, 2026 Alberta’s government announced significant investments to advance cardiac and intensive care services in southern Alberta on Monday, March 2, 2026. (Image Credit: Government of Alberta)
'Good health policy;' Alberta's Smith calls on Ottawa to relax nicotine pouch rules
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling on Ottawa to walk back its restrictions on nicotine pouches, arguing the rules are a barrier for those trying to quit smoking. The pouches are sold behind the...
Mar 02, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 240704839 © Iryna Piskova | Dreamstime.com)
Alberta's Smith hopes failing recall petitions a sign people feel heard
Premier Danielle Smith says she hopes failing recall petitions against members of her caucus mean Albertans are feeling heard. Two dozen recall petitions were launched late last year against United Co...
Mar 02, 2026
Syphilis case numbers fall in Alberta's correctional facilities
Recovery Alberta has reported that the number of syphilis cases within provincial correctional facilities has decreased.A total of 701 cases of syphilis were detected and treated in 2022 in the provin...
Mar 02, 2026 Members of Recovery Alberta’s Correctional Health Services team gather in an exam room at the Red Deer Remand Centre. Pictured left-right back row are Robin (Health Services Manager), Jennifer (Registered Nurse), Ceanna (Nurse Practitioner), and Hope (Licensed Practical Nurse). Seated in the front row are Alex (Clinical Nurse Educator) and Victoria (Registered Psychiatric Nurse). (Image Credit: Recovery Alberta/Supplied)
Name the RCMP's latest batch of police pups
It's that time again, when RCMP look to the children of the nation for help naming their latest litter of puppies.The 13 puppies, which are trained in Innisfail, just south of Red Deer, are German She...
Feb 27, 2026 (Image Credit: Supplied)