Some eligible Albertans will automatically receive state government support payments before the month is out to help them grapple with the rising cost of living. Affordability and Utilities Secretary Matt Jones was joined by Children’s Services Secretary Mickey Amery and Technology and Innovation Secretary Nate Glubish at a press conference in Edmonton Monday morning to … Read more
It’s a new year and Albertans can expect more fireworks when it comes to provincial politics. The election is still months away, but experts say the unofficial campaign will only get more interesting as it goes. If you’ve seen political ads on television recently, brace yourself, there’s more where that came from. “We’re already in … Read more
It’s a new year and Albertans can expect more fireworks when it comes to provincial politics. The election is still months away, but experts say the unofficial campaign will only get more interesting as it goes. If you’ve seen political ads on television recently, brace yourself, there’s more where that came from. “We’re already in … Read more
Treaty 6 chiefs say they have concluded that Prime Minister Danielle Smith does not respect or understand treaty rights and indigenous history after hearing comments she made in the Alberta legislature on Tuesday. Smith compared the federal government’s treatment of Alberta to Canada’s treatment of Indigenous peoples under Indian law—a comment that has frustrated and … Read more
Alberta’s NDP opposition leader says Prime Minister Danielle Smith’s remarks decrying the legitimacy of the federal government betrayed her unspoken plan to lay the groundwork for an eventual divorce. Rachel Notley quoted Smith’s comments to the House just before members passed her sovereignty bill earlier Thursday, in which Smith rejected the overarching authority of the … Read more
Alberta’s United Conservative Party has announced its candidate for the currently vacant seat of Calgary-Elbow in next year’s election. Attorney Chris Davis has been nominated to run in the general election, which will be held in May. Story continues under ad There has not been an MLA in Calgary-Elbow since early September, when former UCP … Read more
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EDMONTON — The government of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has introduced a bill that would allow her province to deem federal laws unconstitutional, make unilateral changes to provincial legislation and order provincial entities to “harmfully” federally ignore policy. The slate of broad, new purported powers is part of Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act, … Read more
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is reneging on a pledge to legislate human rights protections for COVID-19 unvaccinated people this fall. Instead, Smith said she is calling organizations with vaccine mandates to urge them to change their mind, if necessary by linking it to government funding. Smith is also asking Albertans to call her government to … Read more
Many Albertans will receive financial assistance from the provincial government amid the ongoing inflation and affordability crisis, Prime Minister Danielle Smith announced Tuesday night. During a televised address, Smith revealed her government plans to pay $600 over the next six months for every child under 18 in lower-income families. She said such payments will also … Read more
Alberta Prime Minister Danielle Smith is back in the legislature after winning a seat more than seven years after she left. Smith defeated four opponents to win the by-election in the Brooks-Medicine Hat constituency in the county’s southeast corner. With all the polls reporting NDP candidate Gwendoline Dirk came in second, while Alberta party’s Barry … Read more