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By Lisa Johnson The Canadian Press Posted April 24, 2025 3:34 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A former Alberta cabinet minister says an investigation called by Premier Danielle Smith’s government into multimillion-dollar health contracts looks like a “whitewashing” exercise. Peter Guthrie, now an Independent member of the legislature,…
Three weeks after new restrictions on photo radar took effect, Edmonton councillors are asking the city to look into alternative ways to conduct traffic enforcement to keep streets safe. The new Alberta government regulations took effect April 1, prohibiting photo radar on numbered provincial highways and limiting its use to school, playground and construction zones….
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 18, 2025 5:35 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta’s premier is on her way across the Pacific for a week of meetings in Japan and South Korea. Danielle Smith’s office issued a news release saying she will depart Friday, adding the…
Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says the government’s proposed bill to wipe out municipal councils’ codes of conduct could create a free-for-all of delinquency and grift. “This bill is an affront to local voters. It basically says to local voters, ‘We don’t trust you,’” Nenshi told reporters at the legislature Wednesday. Municipal Affairs Minister Ric…
Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says Alberta’s measles outbreak isn’t dire enough for the province’s top public health doctor to address the public, despite mounting calls for the government to do more to stop the spread. Alberta Health Services announced seven new cases of the highly infectious disease Tuesday, bringing the province’s confirmed case total to…
By Lisa Johnson The Canadian Press Posted April 7, 2025 8:28 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta’s government is taking another step toward giving municipalities the option of ditching the RCMP in favour of a new provincial police service. Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis says an independent Alberta…
By Lisa Johnson The Canadian Press Posted April 7, 2025 5:51 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta’s government will soon tie public hospital funding to the number and type of procedures performed, a move critics warn won’t improve the public system and will only accelerate private delivery. Premier…
A new version of a government-commissioned report about Alberta’s inactive oil wells and what to do about them now says the province should manage a new insurance fund, rather than backstop it with taxpayer funding. The tweaked language is one of a few changes made to the report, a draft version of which was leaked…
The first phase of a plan to reduce waste and save Alberta taxpayers money by reassigning some recycling responsibilities is set to take effect on Tuesday, and Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Minister Dale Nally says the changes were the result of data that suggested action was needed. “The numbers don’t lie,” Nally said…
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending her plan to fly to Florida to appear at an event alongside a far-right U.S. influencer who calls Canada “a silly country,” saying it is her duty to do everything she can to reach out to Americans to prevent tariffs. Smith is to make a speaking appearance Thursday with…
