Nov 30 2022 — Bill Graveland — The Canadian Press — CALGARY — Constitutional law experts say it's unlikely Ottawa will rush to fight Alberta over a proposed sovereignty bill that would give the provincial government new powers to resist what it considers federal intrusion. Eric Adams, a constitutional ...
Oct 22 2022 — Bill Graveland — The Canadian Press — CALGARY — Alberta's NDP leader Rachel Notley poked fun at the United Conservative Party, it's recent turmoil and focused on the upcoming provincial election Saturday but never mentioned Danielle Smith once in her speech to her party's convention. "They...
Oct 13 2022 — Bill Graveland — The Canadian Press — CALGARY — Representatives from three First Nations in southern Alberta have filed a complaint against the federal government for alleged discrimination against adults with developmental disabilities. The complaint from the Siksika, Piikani and Kainai...
Sep 27 2022 — Bill Graveland — The Canadian Press — CALGARY — A graduated driver's licence program in Alberta that has been in effect for the past 19 years is getting an overhaul. The Graduated Driver Licensing program was introduced in Alberta in 2003. New drivers are not permitted to drive between mid...
Sep 23 2022 — Bill Graveland — The Canadian Press — CALGARY — Alberta criminal defence lawyers are taking another step in their dispute with the provincial government over the amount of compensation paid by Legal Aid Alberta. Organizations representing lawyers in Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer and southern...
Sep 1 2022 — Bill Graveland — CALGARY — Criminal defence lawyers escalated job action Thursday in an ongoing dispute with the provincial government over the amount of compensation paid by Legal Aid Alberta. Four organizations representing lawyers in Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer and southern Alberta began job action Aug. 8 by refusing to accept certain bail and duty counsel files from […]
Aug 24 2022 — Bill Graveland — CALGARY — An Alberta legislature member and candidate for the leadership of the United Conservative Party says there's no doubt hacks on her social media accounts were targeted and she's promising not to back down. Leela Aheer, who was on the edge of tears, told a news conference Wednesday that both her personal and public […]
Aug 23 2022 — Bill Graveland — CALGARY — A member of Parliament says Ottawa may have underestimated Canadians' desire to travel when planning for a return to normal following the end of most pandemic restrictions. Airlines and airports have been grappling with a surge in customers this summer, compounded by staffing shortages affecting both carriers and federal agencies. As a result, […]
Aug 11 2022 — Bill Graveland — The Canadian Press — CALGARY — A new report says Canada needs to change its federal visa policy to speed up the admission of Ukrainian refugees, which has slowed to a trickle. The study by the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy released Thursday says that compared to other countries, Canada has received a small number of the […]
Jul 10 2022 — Bill Graveland — The Canadian Press — CALGARY — There's more to the Calgary Stampede than a rodeo, cowboy hats and horses — it's also a major opportunity for politicians. Regardless of their political stripes, they ride into the city looking to lasso partisan support in the form of votes. The 10-day festival celebrating the cowboy way of life has attracted all […]
Jun 8 2022 — Bill Graveland — The Canadian Press — CALGARY — The Alberta government has expanded a smartphone app aimed at preventing overdoses in people using drugs alone at home. Mike Ellis, associate minister of mental health and addictions, said Wednesday the app is confidential, free and available across the province, including in rural and First Nations communities. The app alerts emergency responders if […]
Jun 2 2022 — Bill Graveland — The Canadian Press — SIKSIKA, Alta. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the chief of a southern Alberta First Nation have signed a historic land-claim settlement which the federal government says is one of the largest of its kind in Canada. Trudeau and Marc Miller, minister of Crown-Indigenous relations, participated in a signing ceremony Thursday with Chief Ouray Crowfoot […]
Mar 9 2022 — Bill Graveland — The Canadian Press — CALGARY — A Canadian military official says the war over Ukraine is being fought on two fronts — armed conflict and disinformation. And more work needs to be done to silence the Russian propaganda machine, says Lt.-Col. Yves Desbiens. Desbiens, who has been stationed with Canada's 500 troops in Latvia for the past four years, […]
Feb 15 2022 — Bill Graveland — The Canadian Press — COUTTS, Alta. — A blockade that paralyzed a United States border crossing for more than two weeks ended Tuesday as trucks and other vehicles with horns blaring rolled away from a southern Alberta town. Protesters had been restricting access to the busy crossing near Coutts since Jan. 29 to rally against COVID-19 vaccine mandates for […]
Feb 9 2022 — Bill Graveland — The Canadian Press — COUTTS, Alta. — Alberta RCMP officers were met with anger and chants of "Hell no, we won't go" Wednesday as they attempted to persuade protesters camped at a United States border crossing to move to another location. "We're not going anywhere. There's going to be more coming," said Keith Alexander, who was among dozens of […]