Provincial Politics

Provincial Justice Minister listens to rural crime concerns

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Provincial Justice Minister and Solicitor General Doug Schweitzer made stops in Lethbridge, Coaldale and Fort Macleod Tuesday (Sept. 17), as part of his month-long provincial tour to ...

Sep 18, 2019 Provincial Justice Minister and Solicitor General Doug Schweitzer

Alberta inquiry into oil and gas foes could face legal challenge from Ecojustice

CALGARY - An environmental law group is threatening legal action if the Alberta government's inquiry into the funding of oil and gas industry foes continues as is. Vancouver-based Ecojustice issued th...

Sep 18, 2019

Alberta ending separate offices for climate change, environmental monitoring

EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government is eliminating stand-alone offices for climate change policy and environmental monitoring. Some say the move will damage the province's ability to m...

Sep 13, 2019

Alberta government will call MLAs back for early return to the legislature

EDMONTON -- Alberta MLA's will soon be headed back to the legislature as the United Conservative government wants to reconvene earlier than planned.Government house leader Jason Nixon has sent a reque...

Sep 13, 2019 Alberta Legislature -LNN

Alberta group urges women to get more confident talking about politics

OTTAWA - A group with roots in the oil and gas industry is encouraging women to talk about politics this fall, even if they hold widely different views. The non-profit organization, called Canada Powe...

Sep 11, 2019

Alberta opens public submissions for environmentalist foreign funding inquiry

EDMONTON -- The Alberta government has started a website to allow people to submit information to its inquiry into foreign funding of environmental groups.Inquiry commissioner Steve Allan says he is a...

Sep 10, 2019 Jason Kenney outside the Legislature - The Canadian Press

Alberta opens public submissions for environmentalist foreign funding inquiry

EDMONTON - The Alberta government has started a website to allow people to submit information to its inquiry into foreign funding of environmental groups. Inquiry commissioner Steve Allan says he is a...

Sep 09, 2019

Alberta Appeal Court says province can delay wage arbitration talks with unions

EDMONTON -- The Alberta Court of Appeal has set aside an injunction that stopped the government from delaying wage arbitration for thousands of public-sector employees.A judge granted the injunction i...

Sep 07, 2019 Courtroom gavel

Coalition pushing for maintained provincial funding for Alberta social services

MEDICINE HAT - With the risk of significant provincial budget cuts over the next four years, a coalition of groups from across Alberta has formed to urge the government to maintain funding to communit...

Sep 06, 2019 Alberta Legislature -- LNN

Local farmers, ag producers offer feedback on Bill 6 ahead of "repeal and replace" legislation

Local farmers, ag producers offer feedback on Bill 6 ahead of "repeal and replace" legislationLETHBRIDGE, AB - A hotel conference room in Lethbridge was packed Wednesday afternoon - with farmers from ...

Aug 22, 2019 Provincial Agriculture Minister Devin Dreeshen and Lethbridge East MLA Nathan Neudorf get feedback from area farmers