Alberta

Alberta Court of Appeal rules federal carbon tax to be unconstitutional, Kenney to respond

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will be giving a speech today, responding to both the Teck Frontier decision on Sunday and the Alberta Court of Appeal decision that the federal carbon tax is unconstituti...

Feb 24, 2020

Notley says Kenney's polarizing environmental approach killed Teck mine

EDMONTON - Alberta Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley says a decision by Teck Resources to abandon its oilsands mining project should be a wake-up call for Premier Jason Kenney. Notley says Kenney's ...

Dylan Payne Feb 24, 2020

Fort Macleod to get special advance screening of new ‘Ghostbusters’ film

There will be something strange in the neighbourhood of Fort Macleod, Alta., in the next few months.A representative for Sony Pictures Entertainment tells The Canadian Press that the studio is working...

Feb 24, 2020

End of coronavirus quarantine in sight for Joffre couple

A Red Deer area couple will soon be free and clear to return home after more than two uncertain weeks quarantined onboard a Japanese cruise ship due to the coronavirus outbreak.Lolita and Hans Wiesner...

Feb 24, 2020

Teck withdraws application for Frontier mine, citing discourse over climate change

everythVANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says it's withdrawing its application for a massive oilsands mining project just days ahead of an expected government decision, citing the political discourse ov...

Feb 23, 2020

Eight people confirmed arrested during warrants in north Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB. - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) Crime Suppression Team (CST) arrested eight people from two homes in the 1800 block of 1 Ave North Friday (Feb 21) afternoon.Sgt. Rod Pastoor told...

Feb 23, 2020 Items seized during raid -- Photo credit to LPS

Motz says Buffalo Declaration meant to spark solutions to Western alienation

MEDICINE HAT, AB - In a bold manifesto asserting many grievances in Alberta, Medicine Hat MP Glen Motz joined three other MPs from the province Thursday, including Peace River-Westlock MP Arnold Viers...

Feb 22, 2020

Trudeau says time for blockades to come down – but, will they?

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says after two weeks, barricades on rail lines and other major transportation routes have to come down.He said injunctions to clear tracks must be obeyed and the...

Feb 22, 2020 Photo courtesy The Canadian Press

Alberta Medical Association prepping for court battle over new rules coming to compensation

The head of the Alberta Medical Association says they're prepping for a court fight over the new pay and benefits deal imposed on them by the province.Doctor Christine Molnar says they're exploring wh...

Feb 21, 2020

Premier Kenney says new imposed pay plan remains good deal for Alberta doctors

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says even with looming changes to physician pay in the province, Alberta's doctors will still be the best compensated in Canada. And Kenney says given those numbers, he...

Feb 21, 2020