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‘No further comments’: Smith, LaGrange remained tight-lipped amid AHS scandal

Alberta’s premier and health minister are both staying tight-lipped on new reporting that alleges their government fired the board of Alberta Health Services the same day it was set to receive an investigator’s report on AHS business deals.

Smith says she'd form second Fair Deal Panel if Ottawa doesn't meet policy demands

Premier Danielle Smith says she would form a panel to generate ideas on what Alberta should do if her demands of Canada’s next government aren’t met.

Advocates say Alberta is ‘clawing back’ disability benefits, but officials say that’s not the case

Groups that assist Albertans with disabilities and their families say the province has opted out of the Canada Disability Benefit, which provides critical funds for low-income residents.

Former Alberta Health Services CEO sticks to guns following statements of defence by province, health authority

Former Alberta Health Services CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos disputes the province's and its health authority's claims she was fired over job performance.

Smith meets Carney, demands oil policy changes and warns national unity at stake

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says that in her first face-to-face meeting with the new prime minister she gave him an earful on wildfires and oil sales and warned him national unity hangs in the balance.

Alberta proposes oil-site trespass bill to keep federal workers from grabbing data

Alberta’s government is proposing a law it says would ban federal employees from going on any oil-related sites -- from wellheads to corporate head offices - but the NDP says it’s an illegal and performative distraction.

New schools being planned for Edmonton as districts face 100 per cent utilization rate

The province is planning 14 new schools in the Edmonton area as both public and Catholic school districts approach 100 per cent utilization rates.

Alberta Premier Smith says plan for orphan well cleanup coming next month

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says plans for cleaning up abandoned or inactive oil wells are to be made public in two weeks.

Alberta premier defends $4.8M office budget increase

2% pay increase coming next month for foster and kinship caregivers: province

The province is increasing rates for foster parents and kinship caregivers by two per cent to help cover day-to-day expenses.

Alberta school boards strike tentative deal with unionized support workers in Edmonton and Fort McMurray

The union representing more than 4,000 school support workers says they have reached tentative deals that could end a two-month strike as early as Wednesday.

Some ‘high-collision’ intersections in Alberta could be exempt from new photo radar rules, minister says

Alberta’s minister of transportation says exemptions can be made for municipalities requesting additional photo radar locations in “high-collision” areas, as long as they can back up their necessity with data.

Alberta doctors say province seeks to cut $400M in billing fees

The Alberta government wants to cut more than $400 million in the fees it pays to doctors, according to a confidential memo obtained by The Canadian Press.

Province files statement of defence to former Alberta Health Services CEO’s $1.7-million lawsuit

The province has filed its statement of defence in relation to a $1.7-million lawsuit filed by the former CEO of Alberta Health Services, Athana Mentzelopoulos.

‘Hindsight is 20-20’: Province planning new acute care beds 2 years after AHS documents showed serious shortage

The government of Alberta said it's hoping to start planning more hospital beds in the Edmonton area.