Articles by The Canadian Press

EDMONTON — Alberta Attorney General Doug Schweitzer says he’s been questioned by the RCMP in their investigation into his party’s leadership race. “I personally am not under investigation,” Schweitzer said Monday. “The RCMP told me that. […]

EDMONTON — The first question period at the Alberta legislature under a new government got dirty in a hurry Thursday as Premier Jason Kenney and Opposition Leader Rachel Notley swapped accusations of criminal behaviour, sexual misconduct and harbouring rule-breakers. Notley […]

EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney put forward a bill Wednesday to kill the Alberta carbon tax — and he put Ottawa politicians on notice that if they try to backstop it with their own levy, he’ll see them in court. […]

HIGH LEVEL, Alta. — As crews try to beat back a powerful wildfire outside a northwestern Alberta town, an evacuee says she’s more concerned about those fighting the blaze than she is about the townhouse she had to […]

EDMONTON — On the eve of Alberta’s carbon tax heading to the chopping block, the province’s environment minister says green projects currently being funded by the levy will go ahead. But Jason Nixon says once the Carbon Tax Repeal Act is passed […]

HIGH LEVEL, Alta. — Fire officials say the winds continue to be favourable as crews battle a large wildfire burning a few kilometres from a northwestern Alberta town. Nearly 5,000 people have cleared out of […]

CANMORE, Alta. — A scenic community in the Alberta Rockies is toughening its parking restrictions for people who have taken up semi-permanent residency in their vehicles. Town council in Canmore, west of Calgary, recently voted […]

EDMONTON — Derek Fildebrandt is stepping down as leader of Alberta’s Freedom Conservative Party. Fildebrandt announced his resignation Monday, less than a year after he launched the party following his departure from the United Conservative […]