Provincial Politics

Alberta public sector salaries inflated compared with other provinces, says Canadian Taxpayers Federation

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Many Alberta public sector salaries are not only higher than those in comparable provinces, but in some cases they're tens of thousands of dollars more than anywhere west of Ontario. ...

Jan 14, 2020 Alberta Legislature

New numbers confirm Alberta drivers facing higher insurance costs

EDMONTON - New numbers confirm that many Alberta drivers are getting hit with hikes, and even some sharp spikes, in their auto insurance.The Automobile Insurance Rate Board says that 27 insurers opera...

Jan 11, 2020 Vehicle insurance to rise -- The Canadian Press

Deputy Prime Minister Freeland meets with Kenney, Nenshi in Calgary

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he hopes to see concrete action in short order after meeting today with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. Before the two headed into their meeting in...

Justin Goulet Jan 07, 2020 ason Kenney and Chrystia Freeland in Calgary -- The Canadian Press

Alberta fires back at UN committee for criticism of energy megaprojects

EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister says the United Nations is an unelected, unaccountable body that has no business criticizing Canada's energy megaprojects.Sonya Savage, in a statement, says that i...

Jan 07, 2020

Alberta justice minister says province will 'fight back' against carbon tax

CALGARY - Alberta is promising to continue its fight against the federal consumer carbon tax as the price of gasoline in the province is set to jump. Starting Wednesday, a litre of gas is expecte...

Jan 02, 2020

A look through the video lens at Lethbridge’s impactful stories of 2019

LETHBRIDGE -- As the first few hours of a new year and a new decade get underway, we're reminded of the significant stories that impacted Lethbridge in 2019. Many of the stories will continue to linge...

Jan 01, 2020 The Watch Volunteers on patrol -- LNN

‘Take our province back:’ Notley wants to try again for Alberta premier in 2023

EDMONTON - In the last five years, Rachel Notley has gone from third-party leader, to government leader to Opposition leader, but says she will try again for Alberta's top job in 2023.The reason, she ...

Dec 30, 2019 Rachel Notley - The Canadian Press

Feds, Alberta set to clash over cash for new rent supplement

OTTAWA - Alberta is pushing back against the Trudeau Liberals' expectation that provinces and territories pick up half the cost of a new rent supplement, asking instead to substitute federal fund...

Dec 26, 2019

'Intimidating:' Alberta's energy war room singles out climate campaigner

Steven Lee has spoken in hundreds of classrooms around the country about challenges for today's young people posed by everything from genetic engineering to artificial intelligence to climate cha...

Dec 21, 2019

U.S. software giant checking on logo used by Alberta's energy war room

EDMONTON - Alberta's energy war room says it is pulling and replacing its logo after learning that it was already being used by another company.The war room, officially known as the Canadian Energy Ce...

Dec 19, 2019