Sep 25 2023 — Dean Bennett — The Canadian Press — EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition is launching its own survey on whether the province should leave the Canada Pension Plan, saying the government questionnaire is a “sham” and a “unicorn.” NDP finance critic Shannon Phillips says her party's survey is to...
Aug 21 2023 — Dean Bennett — The Canadian Press — EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition NDP is asking the auditor general to investigate the province’s failed attempt to privatize community lab testing. David Shepherd, the NDP's health critic, says an independent analysis is needed, and that the United Cons...
Aug 15 2023 — Dean Bennett — The Canadian Press — EDMONTON — The Edmonton business owner who forked out $16,000 in a government-sponsored bidding war for a life-size donair costume says it was all about keeping the meat suit from being desecrated by lettuce-rejecting Maritimers. Adil Asim, owner of Pr...
Jul 24 2023 — Dean Bennett — The Canadian Press — EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it is checking into a Calgary clinic that is promising fast-track access to a family doctor along with other perks to patients who pay up to $4,800 a year. “The Government of Alberta remains committed to the princ...
Jul 5 2023 — Dean Bennett — The Canadian Press — EDMONTON — CBC News is retracting a report alleging someone in Premier Danielle Smith’s office emailed Crown prosecutors to question and challenge the handling of cases involving COVID-19 protests in Alberta that blocked traffic at a U.S. border crossi...
Jul 5 2023 — Dean Bennett — The Canadian Press — EDMONTON — The Alberta government is to spend up to $30 million to build a long-term drug addiction treatment facility on the Tsuut’ina First Nation west of Calgary. The aim is to have construction begin next year on the 75-bed facility that is expecte...
Jun 23 2023 — Dean Bennett — The Canadian Press — EDMONTON — The last of Alberta’s two bitterly fought election contests is officially over. Former United Conservative justice minister Tyler Shandro has conceded victory to his NDP rival after a second, judicial recount of votes in the constituency of ...
Jun 15 2023 — Dean Bennett — The Canadian Press — EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she’s free to post on Facebook again, a day after she publicly accused the social media giant of censoring her. However, Meta, which owns Facebook, says Smith was never blocked from posting and access to...
Jun 7 2023 — Dean Bennett — The Canadian Press — EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is to name her new cabinet Friday, with a lot of jobs to fill, fewer people to fill them and a conspicuous urban-rural divide to bridge. “This is almost like a new government in the sense that they don’t have e...
May 30 2023 — Dean Bennett — The Canadian Press — The political story of Danielle Smith is one of triumph then defeat, followed by betrayal, banishment and redemption. The 52-year-old led her United Conservative Party on Monday to a majority win in Alberta's provincial election. "My friends, this was ...
May 28 2023 — Dean Bennett — The Canadian Press — EDMONTON — Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley made one final pitch to voters Sunday to upend Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party government and deliver an upset win in the provincial election. “In this room, we share Alberta's values. Danielle Sm...
May 24 2023 — Dean Bennett — The Canadian Press — EDMONTON — The Calgary street pastor at the centre of an investigation that concluded Premier Danielle Smith interfered in Alberta’s justice system says she is lying about the nature of their pivotal phone conversation. Smith has said publicly her conv...
May 14 2023 — Dean Bennett — The Canadian Press — EDMONTON — David Parker is a shadowy figure hiding in plain sight in Alberta’s political scene, now roiling in a May 29 election campaign deemed too close to call. He organized a grassroots movement called Take Back Alberta, which took down one premier...
May 13 2023 — Dean Bennett — The Canadian Press — EDMONTON — United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith says she will consider making changes amid questions over whether she is politicizing Alberta’s wildfire crisis by using party news conferences to deliver fire updates meant for the broader public. S...
May 1 2023 — Dean Bennett — The Canadian Press — EDMONTON — Alberta United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith won’t say if she will follow through on her threat to sue the CBC for defamation over its coverage of her role in prosecuting COVID-19 court cases. Smith had given the public broadcaster unti...