66 h. ago Premature baby dies from measles in Alberta as cases throughout province near 2,000

An infant born prematurely died shortly after being born, after its mother contracted measles during pregnancy, Alberta's health minister said.

Events

3 d. ago Alberta finance minister hopeful teachers' strike can be averted

Horner said the province can't meet the teachers' demand for a "hard cap" of 30 students per classroom because they don't have the brick and mortar space.

Politics

5 d. ago Premier Danielle Smith, ministers to address media after Alberta teachers reject contract

Nearly 90 per cent of teachers who cast ballots voted to reject the deal

Politics

8 d. ago Cities making backup plans as postal strike hits Newfoundland and Labrador elections

Canada Post workers have gone on strike in the midst of municipal and provincial elections, leaving officials racing to find contingency plans for mail-in ballots.

Politics

1 week ago Calgary mayoral candidates weigh in on Green Line downtown alignment

Alberta's transportation minister maintains the Green Line LRT will be elevated through the downtown core, despite that section of the project still subject to a study.

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1 week ago New Oil Sands Pipeline Requires Law Changes First, Smith Says

Building a new oil pipeline from Alberta to the British Columbia coast requires first overturning “nine bad laws” enacted by former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government, said Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.

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1 week ago Alberta government, teachers reach tentative contract: finance minister

It appears a strike by Alberta's 51,000 teachers may have been avoided after the province's finance minister announced that a tentative new contract agreement has been reached.

Politics

1 week ago Alberta minister to review pay of municipal officials, ways to limit property taxes

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is directing her municipal affairs minister to review local spending decisions — including how much elected municipal officials get paid.

Politics

1 week ago Infrastructure and service shortfalls make province's planned tax breaks tough to deliver: Alberta Municipalities

'Show me where and how you're going to do that, not just using catch phrases for a headline' ABMunis president Tyler Gandam said of the province's push for municipalities to limit property tax increases

Economics

1 week ago Bell: Danielle Smith's schools boss doubles down on UCP trans laws

'I do not really hear the things that are being said on social media,' says Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides, commenting on critics

Society

1 week ago Alberta education minister eyes new educational pathways to qualify teachers

Alberta’s education minister has been tasked with creating a pathway for those with a university degree, diploma or trade certifications to become teachers — without needing to earn a full teaching degree. “First and foremost, we want to help create a broader pool of individuals that can be sourced as teachers,” Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides […]

Politics

1 week ago 'Back to basics': Alberta to limit municipal property tax increases, eliminate conflicts

'Where we see municipalities trying to veer outside their lane and outside the jurisdiction where you see municipalities doing woke politics that are better suited at provincial or national level ... then you're going to see an active provincial government putting municipalities on track'

Politics

2 w. ago New Edmonton police chief says force working to fix relationship with Crown prosecutors

Warren Driechel made headlines earlier this month when he urged Alberta’s justice ministry to overturn a pending plea deal for a woman charged with killing an eight-year-old girl.

Events

2 w. ago 'Repealed and replaced': Alberta immigration minister calls for end of the federal temporary foreign worker program

Alberta is calling on the feds to end the temporary foreign worker program and give provinces more say on immigration.

Politics

3 w. 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 […]

Politics

3 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Despite Smith's optimism, can't trust Carney on issues around oil 

The federal Liberals still hate Alberta oil. On Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney released his list of five national-priority projects. There is no pipeline in the bunch. Carney also released a list of projects to be considered for the next round of approvals. Again, no pipeline. There is nothing wrong with any of the projects […]

Events

3 w. ago Opinion: A quiz on whether Alberta's COVID shot policy is free, fair and easy

In response to Alberta Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services Adriana LaGrange’s Sept. 6 op-ed article: “Alberta refining its approach to COVID shots as feds pull funds.” Here is a quick quiz to see how well you as an Edmonton Journal reader know the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommendations for who should […]

Events

3 w. ago Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in child death case EPS criticized Crown over

It comes a day after Edmonton police made public a letter from the force to Alberta's Justice Ministry saying it was aware of the plea deal and urging the Crown to call it off.

Events

3 w. ago ‘That’s not manslaughter!’: Family of Edmonton girl slams reduced plea in her death

It comes a day after Edmonton police made public a letter from the force to Alberta's Justice Ministry saying it was aware of the plea deal and urging the Crown to call it off.

Events

3 w. ago Premier Danielle Smith to meet with PM Carney to reiterate demands as Liberal MPs gather in Edmonton for national caucus meeting

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney Wednesday ahead of the Liberal Party’s national caucus meeting in Edmonton. On her call-in Saturday radio show Smith said she is looking to see some “real movement” by the prime minister on her list of nine demands she has been reiterating since […]

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