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EDMONTON -- Alberta's privacy watchdog is calling for law changes in light of claims that a separatist group obtained and illegally used the province's official voter list.
EDMONTON -- A judge has granted an injunction ordering an Alberta separatist group to remove from its website a database of private information - including names and addresses -- of close to three million provincial voters.
EDMONTON -- An Edmonton judge has granted an injunction ordering a separatist group to remove from its website a database of private information - including names and addresses -- of close to three million Alberta voters.
EDMONTON -- Elections Alberta says it's investigating the possibility that a provincial party or a party official illegally used or shared an official voter list.
EDMONTON -- An Edmonton lawyer is calling on Elections Alberta to close a loophole allowing Premier Danielle Smith's government to advertise in favour of her fall referendum on sweeping immigration reform.
EDMONTON -- Alberta is formally moving to boost its number of legislature seats.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government introduced on Thursday proposed legislation that would see the province abandon clock changes and remain on daylight time year-round.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government has introduced legislation that would see the province abandon clock changes and remain on daylight time year-round.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's Opposition NDP say they will participate in a new review of provincial riding maps even though they believe Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservatives are using the review to rig the next election.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says only time will tell whether ditching twice-a-year clock changes is the right call.
EDMONTON -- ?Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says only time will tell whether ditching twice-a-year clock changes was the right call.
EDMONTON -- A controversial motion to send recently proposed changes to Alberta's electoral maps back to the drawing board has passed in the legislature, leading the Opposition NDP to accuse Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservatives of undermining democracy.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's Opposition NDP says Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservatives are undermining democracy with their plan to revisit election maps.
EDMONTON -- Politicians in the Alberta legislature are expected to vote today on a controversial motion that directly affects next year's general election.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting Opposition accusations that her United Conservatives are pulling the strings behind the scenes to rejig election ridings in their favour.
EDMONTON -- Travellers could soon be greeted by new Welcome to Alberta signs in the province.
EDMONTON -- Alberta is proposing rule changes that would see Premier Danielle Smith's government become more involved in kick-starting potential big-ticket industrial projects.
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA -- An Alberta judge has put up a roadblock on a petition drive to force a vote on the province quitting Canada.
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA -- An Alberta judge has put up a roadblock on a petition drive to force a vote on the province quitting Canada.
EDMONTON -- Lawyers for the Alberta government say collecting signatures for a potential referendum on separation doesn't violate treaty rights nor would holding a vote.
EDMONTON -- A court hearing began Tuesday for an Alberta First Nation's request to at least temporarily put on ice a petition to force a vote on whether the province should quit Canada.
EDMONTON -- An Alberta First Nation is in court looking to get a petition urging the province to quit Canada put on ice.
EDMONTON -- The president of the teachers union in Alberta says the government's suggestion that educators don't act with integrity or present issues in a balanced way is offensive.
EDMONTON -- An Alberta bill tabled Tuesday aims to make sweeping changes to teacher conduct and education priority rules, including a new mandate for teachers to discuss all issues in a balanced and neutral way.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says a deadline for reaching two agreements connected to her landmark energy deal with Ottawa will be missed.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's government is calling on Ottawa to change the Constitution to give provinces more of a say in how judges are appointed at the provincial level.
EDMONTON -- Those found guilty of neglecting or abusing animals in Alberta could soon face much stiffer penalties.
EDMONTON -- Twenty-five Edmonton and area medical professionals say they're concerned new Alberta limits on medical assistance in dying would cause needless suffering and put clinicians in "ethically untenable" positions.
Canada's national lawyers group is rebuking calls from four premiers this week to have Ottawa overhaul how it appoints provincial superior court and appeal judges.
EDMONTON -- Conflicting recommendations on redrawing Alberta's electoral boundaries are leading the Opposition NDP to warn that Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservatives are trying to gerrymander electoral districts to increase the power of rural votes.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's government has tabled legislation that would drop some unnecessary regulations to ease the sale of goods from other provinces.
EDMONTON -- Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney is taking up the Canadian cause as he's set to participate in two debates about separatism against a lawyer pushing for the province to go its own way.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's government says it's looking to change an existing law to let people sue others for sharing fake intimate images created through artificial intelligence.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is seeking security clearance to receive briefings on foreign interference in her province, but the leader of the Opposition says she shouldn't be trusted with it.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government took steps Wednesday to drastically restrict who's eligible for medical assistance in dying.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she travelled on a private plane on behalf of the Saudi government last fall.
EDMONTON -- Disability advocates and the Alberta NDP are calling on the government to up its game when it comes to accessibility, saying it comes down to giving people dignity.
EDMONTON -- Alberta may soon require oil and gas companies to be on top of their municipal property taxes if they want to keep producing.
EDMONTON -- Elections Alberta says a recall petition against a member of Alberta's Opposition NDP has been withdrawn.
EDMONTON -- A judge denied on Friday an injunction application from Alberta teachers against legislation that forced them back to work and ended a provincewide strike last fall.
EDMONTON -- Some Edmonton landowners are taking a stand by erecting a blockade against what they call a delinquent oil and gas company.
EDMONTON -- A petition looking to oust Alberta Premier Danielle Smith from her seat in the legislature has failed.
EDMONTON -- ?A volunteer historical society that's almost as old as Alberta itself is concerned the province's history may go forgotten after its funding was eliminated.
EDMONTON -- A petition looking to oust Alberta Premier Danielle Smith from her seat in the legislature has failed.
EDMONTON -- A petition looking to oust Alberta Premier Danielle Smith from her seat in the legislature has failed.
EDMONTON -- A petition looking to oust Alberta Premier Danielle Smith from her seat in the legislature has failed.
EDMONTON -- Ottawa and Alberta have reached a prospective deal that they say will see major projects be approved more efficiently.
EDMONTON -- Three more recall petitions against members of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative caucus have failed.
EDMONTON -- Three more recall petitions against members of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative caucus have failed.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's teachers went to court Wednesday to fight the province's back-to-work legislation, but their union president says if they win, it doesn't necessarily mean their provincewide strike is back on.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's teachers union was back in court today seeking an injunction against the province's back-to-work legislation last fall.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling on Ottawa to walk back its restrictions on nicotine pouches, arguing the rules are an unnecessary barrier for those trying to quit smoking while inadvertently making it easier for youth to access.
EDMONTON -- Premier Danielle Smith says she hopes failing recall petitions against members of her caucus mean Albertans are feeling heard.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling on Ottawa to walk back its restrictions on nicotine pouches, arguing the rules are a barrier for those trying to quit smoking.
EDMONTON -- Premier Danielle Smith says she hopes failing recall petitions against members of her caucus mean Albertans are feeling heard.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's government is putting $40 million toward software upgrades after seeing a major spike in cybersecurity incidents last year.
EDMONTON -- Elections Alberta says four more recall petitions against members of Premier Danielle Smith's caucus have failed.
EDMONTON -- Elections Alberta says four more recall petitions against members of Premier Danielle Smith's caucus have failed.
EDMONTON -- Elections Alberta says four more recall petitions against members of Premier Danielle Smith's caucus have failed.
EDMONTON -- The Alberta government says it hopes its latest education budget will show understanding for teachers following a mass strike last year that ended with the province forcing on educators a contract many had previously rejected.