Category Archives: Alberta

EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is threatening to turn off the oil taps in a fight with British Columbia over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Notley won’t say if she would ...

HALIFAX – Viola Desmond’s trailblazing act of defiance - overlooked for decades by most Canadians - was honoured Thursday in a Halifax ceremony that cemented her new status as a civil righ...

EDMONTON – The spring sitting of the Alberta legislature is set to begin, with the focus on pipelines and the economy. The session opens Thursday, Mar. 8 with a speech from the throne, and Gover...

EDMONTON – The provincial government has announced additional funding for survivors of sexual violence. During a Wednesday morning news conference in Edmonton, Stephanie McLean, Minister of Stat...

EDMONTON – New figures indicate Alberta leads the country in vehicle thefts. According to Statistics Canada more than 60 vehicles are stolen in the province each day. To put the numbers into per...

FORT MCMURRAY – Just months after losing a bid to lead the province’s new United Conservative Party, Brian Jean is quitting politics. Jean won the leadership of the Wildrose Party in March...

LETHBRIDGE – Alberta Health has released its final 2017 Quarterly Report on Opioids and Substances of Misuse. It includes the final tally for deaths, ER visits, hospitalizations and methadone/na...

MEDICINE HAT – Vegetable growers in Alberta are speaking out about new labour rules they say are affecting their ability to do business. Bill 17 went into effect in January 2018, and strips gree...

CALGARY - Canada’s competitive disadvantage with the United States is being reflected in lower spending plans by oil and gas producers, and Tuesday’s budget does nothing to change that tre...

EDMONTON – The Alberta government says a new collaborative funding framework with pharmacists will save $150-million over the next two years. The province says the framework with the Alberta Pha...