ALBERTA

The province temporarily cut education funding across Alberta, to reflect the current at home learning situation due to the coronavirus. In a media release sent out at 1 p.m. on a Saturday, the province announced […]

On Monday night, the Conservative Party captured all 10 ridings in Calgary for the 2019 federal election. Provincially, the Conservatives won 33 out of 34 ridings. The only outlier was in Edmonton-Strathcona where NDP Heather […]

Alberta Party leader Stephen Mandel has decided to step down from his role to take on the role of Chancellor at Concordia University. Mandel took over the party 15 months ago, taking over from previous […]

EDMONTON — A prosecutor from outside Alberta is being sought to advise police investigating irregularities in the United Conservative Party leadership race. The RCMP is looking into whether voter fraud was committed in 2017 when the party picked its leader, now-Premier […]

EDMONTON — Alberta has put the legal wheels in motion to cut corporate income taxes by one third. The changes are part of a bill introduced in the legislature by Finance Minister Travis Toews. Bill 3, […]

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. […]