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Budget 2020: Alberta continues plan to cut spending amid volatile economy
The Alberta government plans to reduce operating expenses over the next three years to the tune of $1.2 billion, or 2.5 per cent, while increasing some user fees, according to the provincial budget released Thursday.
Alberta government plans to table recall legislation for MLAs, local councils
Albertans may soon be able to recall MLAs, municipal councillors, mayors and school board trustees, the government said Tuesday in its throne speech.
Provincial investment in oil and gas may be needed in changing investment climate, Kenney says
Premier Jason Kenney says his government may set up a publicly traded corporation or agency to invest in oil and gas projects similar to the Alberta Energy Company, which helped kickstart the oilsands in the 1970s.
Federal carbon pricing law unconstitutional, Alberta Court of Appeal rules
The federal government's carbon tax has been ruled unconstitutional by the Court of Appeal of Alberta, on the grounds that it intrudes on provincial jurisdiction.
Alberta family lawyers puzzled by suspension of unified family court project
A new unified family court, an initiative to streamline the duplication and complexity of family law cases, has been put on hold indefinitely by the Alberta government.
Alberta schools will be funded on three-year average enrolment, province says
Alberta schools will receive per-capita student funding based on three-year average enrolment, the education minister said Tuesday, as she promised every district in the province will get more operation money in the budget coming later this month.
Alberta minister's tweet about low-income transit passes was 'tone-deaf,' critic says
Alberta’s minister of community and social services is being called tone-deaf for suggesting AISH and income support recipients prepare for her government’s payment date change by buying transit passes ahead of time.
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Alberta premier deflects questions about latest 'war room' gaffes
Premier Jason Kenney refused to evaluate the performance of the beleaguered Canadian Energy Centre, after a series of social media blunders targeting the New York Times forced an apology from its managing director.
'No more cuts': Nurses rally across Alberta in support of public health care
Hundreds of nurses turned out to rallies across Alberta Thursday to protest zero salary increases, possible privatization and cutbacks to the public health care system.
Alberta disputes First Nation's claims about Teck Frontier in letter to federal minister
In a letter Wednesday to federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Alberta Environment Minister Jason Nixon said claims from the chief of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation are not accurate.
Teen vaping rates rise as Alberta set to make legislative changes
The rate of vaping among Alberta high school students jumped dramatically from eight per cent in 2014-15 to 22 per cent two years later.
Environmental groups not interviewed for Alberta energy inquiry interim report
Three environmental groups painted as hostile to the oil and gas industry by Alberta’s United Conservative government say they weren’t interviewed for an interim report submitted to the energy minister at the end of January.
Alberta government seeks 1% wage rollback from its 24,000 unionized employees
The Alberta government wants nearly 24,000 government employees to accept a one per cent wage rollback in the first year of a four-year collective agreement, followed by three years of wage freezes.
Mastectomies, hernias, possibilities for private surgical delivery
The Alberta government is looking to contract out medical procedures such as mastectomies, hernia repair and some gynecological procedures to private providers with the aim of lowering wait times.
Firefighters raise concerns about safety of proposed 12-storey wood buildings
Tall wood buildings up to 12-storeys present a fire hazard during construction and measures should be imposed to mitigate the risk, Edmonton’s outgoing fire chief Ken Block says.