Provincial Politics

Alberta government ends the year with deficit $2B smaller than predicted

EDMONTON - Newly released figures show the Alberta government ended the last fiscal year with a deficit more than $2 billion smaller than originally predicted in the budget.Higher oil prices and more ...

Jun 29, 2019 Alberta Legislature - LethbridgeNewsNOW

UCP planning return of Senator elections by 2021

EDMONTON -- Alberta's United Conservative government plans to bring back elections for would-be senators and hold a vote in a little more than two years. Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer has introduce...

Jun 27, 2019 Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer (R) - Schweitzer Facebook

Alberta premier hands out earplugs during debate on bill affecting union rights

EDMONTON -- Premier Jason Kenney passed out earplugs in the legislature overnight as his government invoked a time limit on debate over a bill that strips some bargaining rights for 180,000 public-sec...

Jun 20, 2019 Jason Kenney -- The Canadian Press

Alberta asks Court of Appeal to look at constitutionality of federal carbon tax

EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister says the province is asking the courts to look into the constitutionality of the federal government imposing its carbon tax.Doug Schweitzer says the province has ...

Jun 20, 2019

Alberta Government fully supports immediate construction of Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion

EDMONTON, AB -- Premier Jason Kenny took the podium Tuesday following the announcement from the federal government that they have approved expanding the Trans Mountain Pipeline.Although he is excited ...

Jun 18, 2019 Premier Kenney and Energy Minister Savage respond to federal government's decision to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

Public sector unions angry with Bill 9

EDMONTON -- The union which represents nurses across Alberta is not happy with a new bill introduced by the United Conservative Party this week.On Thursday, Minister of Finance Travis Toews tabled the...

Jun 15, 2019 Alberta Legislature - LethbridgeNewsNOW

Alberta eyes legislation if necessary to override public sector wage talks

EDMONTON -- Alberta's finance minister says the government will pass legislation if necessary to override collective bargaining agreements with unions and delay contractually mandated wage talks. The ...

Jun 12, 2019 Alberta Legislature - LethbridgeNesNOW.com

Filibustered minimum wage cut bill passes second reading

EDMONTON - The marathon debate over the Kenney government's plan to cut the minimum wage for young people and change rules on calculating overtime pay is over, at least for now.The legislature has pas...

Jun 08, 2019 Alberta Legislature - LethbridgeNewsNOW

Alberta legislators hold marathon debate over workplace rules

EDMONTON -- They've talking around the clock at the Alberta legislature about a bill that would cut the minimum wage for young people and change overtime rules.Opposition members have been speaking on...

Jun 06, 2019 Alberta Legislature - LethbridgeNewsNOW.com

Alberta introduces amended Education Act

EDMONTON -- Alberta is overhauling its framework rules of grade-school education for the first time in a generation, but the Opposition NDP says it's just a cover to out gay kids and expose them to ha...

Jun 05, 2019 Minister LaGrange introduces Bill 8 along with education stakeholders - Govt of Alberta