Alberta unions promise ‘big and bold’ response — but can they deliver?

On the heels of the Alberta government’s decision to use the Charter's notwithstanding clause to force striking teachers back ...

Federal budget spurs ‘cautious optimism’ in Alberta, as clarity sought on pipeline, other energy implications

Some Albertan politicians say they're optimistic after Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government tabled its first ...

Easing energy projects, helping growing cities: Alberta lays out federal budget wish list

As Canadians prepare for a "generational" federal budget to be unveiled on Tuesday, political, business and non-profit ...

University of Alberta education students protest teachers being forced back to work

Dozens of students, faculty members and teachers rallied at the University of Alberta’s main quad area Wednesday afternoon to protest the province’s Bill 2, the Back to School Act, which the ...

Recall organizers say UCP MLAs limiting Elections Alberta funding thwarts their efforts

The organizers of some grassroots campaigns to recall United Conservative Party MLAs say a refusal to properly fund Elections ...

Minister tasked with defining Alberta whisky in legislation

You've probably heard about Kentucky or Tennessee bourbon. But what makes an Alberta whisky? The provincial government wants ...

MLA Angela Pitt facing recall petition, says Elections Alberta

A second member of the Alberta legislature is facing a citizen petition to recall her from her job. United Conservative Party ...

Alberta government ignores AG’s offer to stay on 2 more years, starts search for replacement

UCP MLAs who make up the majority on an Alberta legislature committee passed a motion Monday to begin the search for a new ...

High-tech weapons screening system to be trialled at Alberta emergency department

A new weapons detection system aimed at reducing violence in hospital emergency departments is set to be trialled at an ...

4 questions you might be considering as Alberta’s provincewide teacher lockout continues

The Alberta Teachers’ Association and teachers’ employers have agreed to return to the bargaining table next week after ...

Large class sizes remain unresolved in Alberta — and that's just where the issue begins

Ballooning class sizes aren’t just a top concern for Alberta’s striking teachers, who are being legislated back to work. It's ...

Education bill would make early years screening tests law for Alberta schools

A new bill would make provincially mandated screening tests in literacy and numeracy codified in law — a first for Alberta ...