Provincial Politics

Hasn't campaigned with federal leader: NDP's Notley says her focus on Alberta

CALGARY - Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley says she hasn't campaigned with the federal party leader because her focus is on what's best for the province - including pipelines. During a campaign stop i...

Apr 12, 2019

No pedal to floor: Experts say no government can bring back Alberta bitumen boom

EDMONTON - Getting Alberta's economy running on all its fossil-fuel-powered cylinders is at the heart of the province's election campaign. But some of Canada's top energy thinkers - as well ...

Apr 10, 2019

Notley and Kenney focus on trust in only leadership debate of Alberta campaign

EDMONTON - Alberta's two main political leaders used the only election debate to drill in on trust, with Jason Kenney saying Rachel Notley can't run the economy and Notley saying Kenney...

Apr 04, 2019 United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney, left to right, Alberta Liberal Party leader David Khan, Alberta New Democrat Party leader and incumbent premier Rachel Notley and Alberta Party leader Stephen Mandel pose before the start of the 2019 Alberta Leaders Debate in Edmonton, Alta., on Thursday, April 4, 2019. (Codie McLachlan/The Canadian Press)

Kenney promises budget surplus by 2023

CALGARY - The United Conservatives are promising to get Alberta's books out of the red and into a $714-million surplus by 2023, a year earlier than the NDP.UCP Leader Jason Kenney unveiled the numbers...

Mar 31, 2019 United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney speaks to supporters at a rally in Calgary on March 30. (The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh)

Calgary UCP candidate quits race citing threats

CALGARY- Another United Conservative Party candidate is pulling out of the Alberta election, saying someone outside the party is threatening to release her past social media comments about Muslim refu...

Mar 25, 2019 Eva Kiryakos/ Facebook

Provincial party leaders continue along campaign trail

Alberta's NDP leader is promising more long-term beds for seniors if her government is re-elected.Rachel Notley made the announcement at a seniors centre in Lethbridge.Meanwhile, United Conservative l...

Mar 21, 2019 Photo: The Canadian Press

Election forum set for April 9 at GPRC

The Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce's all-candidates forum will take place exactly one week before the provincial election.The Chamber's Tom Pura says the forum is set for April 9 at...

Mar 21, 2019 GPRC