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The Alberta legislature was home to a contentious debate on Thursday about the redrawing of provincial ridings ahead of the October 2027 general election amid concerns about how public feedback would contribute to the final changes to the electoral map.
An organization representing large public libraries across Canada warns Alberta’s proposed bill affecting libraries threatens “unprecedented” government overreach into organizations meant to be shielded from political control.
The Alberta government says it will continue its push to establish details of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the federal government, which include a pipeline project, amid a newly established Liberal majority in the House of Commons.
Albertans may soon see ads asking them to ‘Just Vote No’ on referendum questions, due to be asked later this year by the provincial government, paid for by the Alberta Liberal Party.
The Alberta government says it won’t axe its fuel tax yet, after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced federal measures to give Canadians relief at the pumps.
The Alberta government has tabled a bill which would require major energy, mining and industrial projects to be approved within a 120-day timeframe to reduce bureaucratic delays on the road to boosting production.
The Alberta government introduced legislation Monday afternoon to lay groundwork that will ultimately allow people to pay for access to medical testing without a referral from a doctor.
New data shows where Alberta health-care professionals stand on proposed changes to medical assistance in dying (MAID).
An Edmonton judge has paused the next steps of a potential referendum on Alberta separation.
Critics of Alberta’s proposed rule changes to public libraries say the true danger lies in the fact they give the province power to dictate access and potentially snoop on Albertans to see exactly which books they are checking out.
As the group campaigning for a potential referendum on Alberta’s separation from Canada continues to gather signatures, one law professor says even a majority bid for independence would not mean Alberta “magically becomes an independent country.”
During day three of court proceedings that could see an injunction put a separatism referendum on pause, Alberta lawyers say collecting signatures does not violate treaty rights.
Alberta’s government says it’s providing $22 million for school security upgrades in the wake of the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. earlier this year.
Premier Danielle Smith will be speaking to Albertans from Calgary Thursday, a speech that organizers say comes at a pivotal time for the province.
Alberta’s education minister is spending a break from the legislative assembly responding to concerns about his Bill 25, An Act to Remove Politics and Ideology from Classrooms and Amend the Education Act.
Alberta’s Official Opposition and New Democrat Party leader Naheed Nenshi is once again calling on the United Conservative government to fire of Justice Minister Mickey Amery amid the Sam Mraiche investigation.
