30 h. ago Ottawa discussing future of emissions cap with Alberta, oil companies: Minister

OTTAWA — The federal government is in discussions with Alberta and the oil industry about the future of the sector’s emissions cap, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said Friday.  At a news conference in Winnipeg, Hodgson said both the province and industry agree with the federal government that there needs to be a “fundamental change in […]

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32 h. ago Parti Québécois leader says he’ll recognize Alberta independence as premier

He also indicated that his government will back Alberta in separation negotiations with Ottawa, if a provincial referendum on independence succeeds

Politics

38 h. ago Time for the Smith government to end political posturing toward Alberta separatists

Instead of political posturing toward Alberta separatists, Alberta should use its considerable fiscal influence in Canada to pursue meaningful options to reform federal-provincial fiscal relations, and inform Albertans about the economic and fiscal effect of these options. Albertans have been a consistently large net fiscal contributor to the Canadian federation. According to the most recent […]

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3 d. ago 'Unmanageable workloads': Health care union members vote to reject tentative agreement with Alberta government

The Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) said it will not be calling for a strike vote at this time and is urging the province to bring forward a better wage offer

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3 d. ago 'There's no rush here': Health care union members vote to reject tentative agreement with Alberta government

The Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) said it will not be calling for a strike vote at this time and is urging the province to bring forward a better wage offer

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3 d. ago Opinion: Cancelled coal hearing shows Alberta energy watchdog forgets who it serves

Faith is fragile and it’s fading fast for governance in Alberta. It’s not just for the obvious reasons — politically motivated pension schemes and police forces, perverse social engineering, and the systematic dismantling of public health care. No, the lens I see Alberta through is its natural resource treasures and how they are being squandered […]

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4 d. ago Liberal government ‘monitoring’ Alberta law banning trans athletes from female sports

The new law requires all female athletes aged 12 and older to submit an attestation form indicating they were assigned female at birth

Sport

5 d. ago Alberta urges teachers back to bargaining, union says old offer not good enough

The Alberta Teachers' Association said the government needs to take teachers' concerns about classroom conditions and salary seriously.

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5 d. ago Alberta’s UCP to fight a legal challenge that aims to scrap school pronoun law

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative government says it will fight hard to defend a court challenge to its school pronoun law. “Alberta’s government will vigorously defend our position in court,” Heather Jenkins, press secretary to Justice Minister Mickey Amery, said in a statement after two LGBTQ+ advocacy groups officially filed the court […]

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5 d. ago Revised Alberta school book ban expected to be released Monday

The Alberta government had promised an updated ministerial order with the revised school library book ban on Friday, but the announcement was rescheduled for Monday.

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7 d. ago Tumultuous start to Alberta school year with possible teachers strike, confusion over school policies

It has been a confusing and uneasy start to the school year in Alberta with shifting provincial government policies and the looming threat of a teachers strike.

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7 d. ago Alberta parents brace for potential teacher strike amid confusion over school policy

Last week, contract talks between the Alberta Teachers' Association and the provincial government broke down. As of Friday afternoon, the two sides remained at an impasse

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8 d. ago 'Albertans shouldn't be on the hook': Alberta given four new recommendations to address tailings ponds

The Alberta government has received four additional recommendations to reduce oilsands mine water and help reclaim tailings ponds, as some advocates raise concerns about the lack of standards in place. The province announced Friday that it has accepted the new recommendations put forward by the Oil Sands Mine Water Steering committee — a task force […]

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8 d. ago Alberta government postpones release of revised school library book ban

'We are taking the time needed to ensure that the revised ministerial order is clear for all school boards,' Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said.

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8 d. ago Alberta’s ‘Fairness and Safety in Sport Act’ criticized as misogynistic, homophobic

Opponents of the Alberta government's new Fairness and Safety in Sport Act, which came into effect at the start of the new school year, call it 'misogynistic and transphobic.'

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9 d. ago ‘It makes people want to read’: Bookstores see sales spike after Alberta government book ban

Alberta bookstore owners say they've seen a spike in sales of some books caught up in the Alberta government's ban on books with explicit sexual content.

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9 d. ago ’It makes people want to read’: Stores see sales spike after Alberta book ban

EDMONTON — An Alberta government order banning some books from school libraries doesn’t appear to be deterring people from reading them, say managers at several bookstores. Kelly Dyer with Audreys Books in Edmonton said the store has noticed a jump in sales since July, when the province announced the ban on books with explicit sexual […]

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9 d. ago Alberta government workers approve mediated deal, strike averted

A new contract has been reached between some 23,000 civil servants and the Alberta government, averting a strike that could’ve happened as soon as next week. The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says the mediator-recommended deal passed with 63 per cent of voting members in favour and 36.5 per cent opposed. In a release Wednesday, […]

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1 week ago Strike averted: 23K Alberta civil servants get new contract via mediated deal

A new contract has been reached between some 23,000 Alberta government workers represented by AUPE and the province, averting a strike that could’ve happened as soon as next week.

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1 week ago Alberta government pauses order to remove books from school libraries — for now

It appears the pause is only temporary, however, as Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides told Postmedia he is revising the order after concerns were raised about the planned removal of classic literary works in some schools

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