Advocates cry foul as Alberta replaces funding model for anti-homelessness agencies
EDMONTON -- A former president of the Calgary Homeless Foundation says he is deeply concerned by the Alberta government's recent...
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Alberta government's Green Line report raises feasibility questions: Gondek
CALGARY -- A report on the Alberta government's proposed alignment for Calgary's Green Line light-rail transit project raises questions about...
Green Line report says elevated track through downtown Calgary needs study
CALGARY -- A report on the Alberta government's proposed alignment for Calgary's Green Line light-rail transit project says noise, ease...
Transgender bill challenger dismayed by Smith's openness to notwithstanding clause
EDMONTON -- A lawyer fighting a new Alberta law affecting transgender youth says he's disappointed Premier Danielle Smith will use...
'Should never have happened': Indigenous man's braids cut off in Edmonton hospital
EDMONTON -- Alberta Health Services says it has taken a number of steps to better train staff, after an Indigenous...
Alberta cancels foreign worker recruitment trip to United Arab Emirates
EDMONTON -- The Alberta government has pulled the plug on a foreign worker recruitment mission in the United Arab Emirates...
Privacy watchdog concerned as Alberta passes bill to end fall legislature sitting
EDMONTON -- Alberta's information and privacy commissioner says she is worried -- but not surprised -- the province voted this...
Alberta information watchdog wasn't expecting bill changes after letter to minister
EDMONTON -- Alberta's access to information watchdog says she wasn't expecting the UCP government to heed her warnings about a...
Alberta information watchdog concerned as warnings about government bill not heeded
EDMONTON -- An Alberta government bill proposing changes to freedom of information rules has passed third and final reading in...
Alberta minister wants to see $100B in data centre infrastructure in next five years
EDMONTON -- Alberta's Technology Minister Nate Glubish says he's hoping to see $100 billion worth of artificial intelligence data centres...
'We do need to harvest': Alberta government expands cougar hunting areas, quotas
EDMONTON -- The Alberta government has created six new areas where cougar hunting is allowed, including inside a provincial park.
Alberta taking federal government to court over revised impact assessment law
EDMONTON -- Alberta is taking Ottawa to court, saying the federal government has failed to follow through on necessary changes...
Alberta's pledge to take over ownership of emissions data 'irresponsible': Guilbeault
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA -- Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Alberta's plan to make greenhouse gas emissions data the property...
Alberta takes aim at GHG emissions cap, proposes rules on trespass and data gathering
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is eyeing a number of steps to challenge the proposed federal...
Alberta Premier Smith says passenger train system key to meeting tourism goals
CALGARY -- Premier Danielle Smith says a robust passenger train system in Alberta will be key to meeting her government's...
Alberta forecasts $4.6-billion surplus in budget update, but braces for uncertainty
EDMONTON -- The Alberta government is forecasting a $4.6-billion surplus this fiscal year, but Finance Minister Nate Horner says Alberta's...
Alberta's privacy commissioner raises concerns over two government bills
EDMONTON -- Alberta's information and privacy commissioner says she has big concerns - including fuzzy definitions and insufficient guardrails -...
Alberta privacy commissioner raises concerns over government bills
EDMONTON -- Alberta's information and privacy commissioner says she has significant concerns about two bills tabled by the government earlier...
New Alberta hospital agency to be up and running in the spring, minister says
EDMONTON -- Alberta's health minister says the province's new hospital agency will be operational next spring, months later than expected.
Fire-stricken Jasper braces for winter as it adapts to new normal
JASPER, ALBERTA -- A bright green Welcome Home banner still hangs on the awning of Nesters Market on the main...
Federal government offers grants for small businesses in fire-stricken Jasper, Alta.
JASPER, ALBERTA, CANADA -- Business owners in the fire-ravaged Rocky Mountain resort town of Jasper are getting some financial help...
Deputy minister appointed interim CEO of AIMCo after Alberta government fires board
EDMONTON -- Longtime Alberta bureaucrat and top deputy minister Ray Gilmour has been appointed interim leader of the Alberta Investment...
Alberta government fires AIMCo board, citing rising costs and poor performance
EDMONTON -- Alberta's finance minister has sacked the board of directors of AIMCo, which manages pension and other funds for...
Alberta forestry minister says wolverine, lynx trapping limits lifted to gather data
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA -- Alberta Forestry Minister Todd Loewen says the decision to lift limits on trapping for animals like...
Alberta asks municipalities to name oil companies not paying taxes, reeve says no use
EDMONTON -- The Alberta government is asking rural municipalities to send letters naming oil and gas companies that aren't paying...
Alberta aims to add two seats to legislature, bringing total to 89 for next election
EDMONTON -- Alberta's surging population has the provincial government planning to add more seats to the legislature.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith gets 91 per cent support in UCP leadership review
RED DEER, Alta. -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith received a dominating 91.5 per cent vote of support from her United...
CP NewsAlert: Alberta Premier Smith gets 91 per cent support in leadership review
RED DEER, Alta. -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith received 91.5 per cent support from her United Conservative Party members in...
Alberta Premier Smith to face leadership review today to close out UCP convention
RED DEER, Alta. -- Some 6,000 United Conservative Party members are in Red Deer, Alta., for the party's annual convention...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith braces for crucial vote at weekend party conference
RED DEER, Alta. -- Thousands of members of Alberta's governing United Conservative Party gather Friday in Red Deer ahead of...
Alberta infrastructure minister says he accepted free Oilers playoff tickets
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA -- Alberta's Infrastructure Minister Peter Guthrie says he accepted free Edmonton Oilers NHL playoff tickets but that...
Alberta infrastructure minister says he accepted free NHL Oilers playoff tickets
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA -- Alberta's Infrastructure Minister Peter Guthrie says he accepted free Edmonton Oilers NHL playoff tickets and says...
'Baffling': MP says Alberta minister made false claims about pandemic bill
EDMONTON -- A Liberal member of Parliament says he's baffled by the Alberta United Conservative government's response to his private...
'Baffling': Liberal MP says Alberta minister made false claims about pandemic bill
A Liberal MP from Toronto says he's baffled by the Alberta government's response to his private member's bill about pandemic...
Alberta publishes new accessibility standard guide, but Minister says more work to do
EDMONTON -- The Alberta government has published a new accessibility design guide, marking the first major update to the document...
'No one can work for free': Alberta Pharmacists' Association says cuts will hurt care
EDMONTON -- The Alberta Pharmacists' Association says upcoming government cuts to service compensation fees will have a big impact on...
Alberta Pharmacists' Association says government cuts will be detrimental
EDMONTON -- The Alberta Pharmacists' Association says government cuts to service compensation fees will be detrimental to pharmacists across the...
Labour expert: use of dispute board to delay Alberta strike a sign of what's to come
The Alberta government's recent use of a rarely used measure to intervene in labour disputes is a sign of what's...
Former Alberta justice minister Kaycee Madu to be sanctioned by law society
EDMONTON -- A former Alberta justice minister is to be sanctioned after the provincial law society determined he "undermined respect...
Alberta government proposing additional restrictions on wind and solar energy
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA -- The Alberta government is proposing additional restrictions on wind and solar farms that conservationists think are...
'Gulf is just too big': Strike vote looms for Alberta nurses as contract talks falter
EDMONTON -- Alberta's nurses could soon find themselves on the picket line as recent talks with the province foundered over...
"Gulf is just too big": strike vote looms for Alberta nurses as contract talks falter
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA -- Alberta's nurses could soon find themselves on the picket line as recent talks with the province...
Strike vote looms for Alberta nurses union as informal mediation talks unsuccessful
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA -- Alberta's nurses could soon find themselves on the picket line as recent talks with the provincial...
Federal minister says not possible to depoliticize Alberta transgender policy debate
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she wants to depoliticize the debate around upcoming legislation affecting transgender youth, but...
Federal minister says not possible to depoliticize Alberta transgender rule debate
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she wants to depoliticize the debate around upcoming legislation affecting transgender youth, but...
Albert government decides against allowing grocery, corner stores to sell alcohol
EDMONTON -- Albertans won't be able to buy alcohol from grocery and convenience stores after all.
Alberta government decides against allowing grocery, corner stores to sell alcohol
EDMONTON -- Albertans won't be able to buy alcohol from grocery and convenience stores after all.
Alberta municipal leaders squash advocacy for permanent resident voting rights
RED DEER, ALBERTA, CANADA -- A Calgary city councillor's plea to have permanent residents be given the right to vote...
'A few processes to go through': LaGrange says more work to do on doctor pay deal
Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says there's more work to be done before a new compensation contract for the province's...
"A few processes to go through": LaGrange says more work to do on doctor pay deal
Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says there's more work to be done before a new compensation contract for Alberta's doctors is...
"We have not hit the bottom yet:" Jasper council asks province for budget funding
The town of Jasper, Alta., is asking the provincial government for budgetary financial support for the next few years to...
Alberta town adopts new resident code of conduct to address staff safety
An Alberta town has laid out rules for how residents must treat municipal staff and the consequences if they step...
Snake strikes spike as roadkill numbers in Alberta trend upward
Provincial data suggests Alberta's roadkill numbers are soaring, with snakes hit particularly hard last year.
'Long haul': Sense of community key as Jasper rebuilds, former Slave Lake mayor says
The former mayor of a northern Alberta town ravaged by wildfire more than a decade ago says community ties will...