Calgary MLA Doug Schweitzer won’t be running to replace Jason Kenney, nor will his name stand in Alberta’s next provincial election. Schweitzer, first elected as the representative for Calgary-Elbow in 2019, posted his intentions to
Jason Kenney has resigned as the leader of the United Conservative Party, and as Premier of Alberta. The resignation followed the outcome of the UCP’s leadership review vote. Kenney received 51.4 per cent yes versus
While it’s a bit surprising a City of Calgary member isn’t on the province’s newly-formed downtown task force, one city councillor says this group could be very helpful. On Tuesday, the province announced the Calgary
We thought last month’s show was jam packed – but this month we’re pushing the limits of audio news production to the limits! Host Darren Krause, editor at livewirecalgary.com, hits on a few hot button
Alberta will match federal funding for municipalities, shoring up budget shortfalls across the province due to COVID-19 revenue loss. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the federal government will provide $19 billion
The province will reduce corporate taxes and spend $10 billion on infrastructure to spur on Alberta’s post-COVID economic recovery. The announcement comes at the same time as a new survey showing Premier Jason Kenney’s popularity
In the province’s ‘probable’ coronavirus scenario, as many as 800,000 Albertans could be infected with COVID-19, there could be more than 400 deaths, with a peak in mid-May. He also said the triple whammy of
In this episode, host Darren Krause takes a look at some recent remarks made by Jason Kenney in the Alberta legislature, he talks with Cameron Graham about a cool cafe in the basement of a
Calgary’s police chief said the province is taking a bigger chunk of fine revenue and that’s leaving them with a potential $10 million hole in their already shrunken budget. Calgary Police Service (CPS) Chief Mark
Provincial cash for Calgary’s Green Line project will be pushed back to 2022, but the chair of the city’s transportation and transit committee said it won’t delay the project. Finance minister Travis Toews presented the
