Provincial Politics

Alberta legislation would scrap NDP plan to change electricity power market

EDMONTON -- Alberta has introduced legislation to follow through on its promise to end the plan to move the provincial power market to a capacity system.Energy Minister Sonya Savage says stakeholders ...

Oct 19, 2019 Electrical lines

Alberta introduces legislation allowing access to partner's criminal records

EDMONTON - Alberta is introducing legislation first developed in Britain that allows people in abusive relationships to request information about a partner's criminal record. Premier Ja...

Oct 16, 2019

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg in Edmonton Friday for climate strike

EDMONTON - Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is planning to be at the Alberta legislature Friday for a climate strike. Climate Justice Edmonton says the 16-year-old Stockholm student will join acti...

Oct 16, 2019

Alberta joining class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors

CALGARY - The Alberta government says it's joining a class-action lawsuit to recoup health-care costs related to the opioid crisis.Health Minister Tyler Shandro says there were almost 800 fatal overdo...

Oct 15, 2019 Health Minister Tyler Shandro, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Jason Luan and Solicitor General Doug Schweitzer announce Alberta will support B.C.’s proposed class action against opioid manufacturers and distributors

Alberta joining class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors

CALGARY - The Alberta government says it's joining a class-action lawsuit to recoup health-care costs related to the opioid crisis. Health Minister Tyler Shandro says there were almost 800 fatal overd...

Oct 15, 2019

Alberta finance minister to host two telephone town halls on budget next week

EDMONTON - Alberta's finance minister is hosting two telephone town halls next week to take questions and advice from the public on his upcoming budget.Travis Toews will dial in to speak to and hear f...

Oct 04, 2019 Finance minister Travis Toews - The Canadian Press

UCP Government extending NDP exemption for farm trucks, school buses says Ag Minister

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Provincial Agriculture Minister Devin Dreeshen offered some brief comments Thursday (Oct. 3) while in Lethbridge, on the province's decision to review regulations that relax the requi...

Oct 04, 2019 Provincial Agriculture Minister Devin Dreeshen - Photo: Courtesy Province of Alberta

Province announces online form submission tool for seniors

EDMONTON -- The provincial government has announced a new online tool that will make it easier for seniors to receive financial assistance.Josephine Pon, Minister of Seniors and Housing, along with Gr...

Oct 02, 2019 Minister Josephine Pon raised the International Day of Older Persons flag after announcing a new online tool that will make life better for seniors. (Government of Alberta photo)

Alberta Premier Kenney says restraint coming - Not Klein-era budget cuts

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says there will be spending restraint in the upcoming budget but it won't resemble the fiscal bloodletting of the early 1990s.His first budget will put the brak...

Sep 28, 2019 Premier Jason Kenney - The Canadian Press

Alberta budget Oct. 24; Premier says will have tough touches to fight deficit

EDMONTON -- Premier Jason Kenney says the Alberta budget is to be delivered in just over a month.Kenney says it will be released Oct. 24 and include tough choices to get Alberta's multibillion-dollar ...

Sep 23, 2019 Premier Jason Kenney -- The Canadian Press