Maria Dunn to Perform ‘Troublemakers’ in Olds College Theatre
Juno-nominated folksinger’s tour celebrates 100 years of labour history One of Alberta’s best-known folk singers is coming to the Olds to present stories about the early years of Alberta labour […]
Read moreMaria Dunn to bring ‘Troublemakers’ concert to Southern Alberta
Juno-nominated folksinger’s province-wide tour celebrates 100 years of labour history One of Alberta’s best-known folk singers will be touring southern Alberta in early May to present stories about the early […]
Read moreFederal government making it easier to hire temporary foreign workers
NISKU – Alberta businesses, frustrated by red tape and delays in hiring temporary foreign workers, got a break Wednesday from the federal government. Human Resources and Skills Development Minister Diane […]
Read moreTemporary foreign worker program brings more problems than solutions: AFL
At least one Alberta group isn’t happy with today’s changes to federal temporary foreign worker laws. The Alberta Federation of Labour says lowering the wages for the workers makes Alberta’s […]
Read moreCorbella: The liberals finally win another Alberta election
For the first time in 91 years, the liberals have won an election in Alberta. Yeah, sure, the name of the party that won a majority of seats last night […]
Read moreHealthcare telephone poll sets off a firestorm before Alberta Election
Merit Alberta and the Wildrose Party have filed complaints with government officials claiming that the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) is violating election rules with a province-wide telephone poll. “AFL […]
Read moreAlberta Election 2012: NDP picks up support, falls short of goal
EDMONTON – Wild predictions of eight or more seats died out as results rolled in for the NDP Monday night, but the party still doubled its number of MLAs. NDP […]
Read moreUnion group pushes against Wildrose
With polls predicting a Wildrose government, several groups went public this week pleading with Albertans for anything but. The Alberta Federation of Labour called every Albertan with a landline phone […]
Read morePCs make final push
Flanked by her team of Progressive Conservative candidates, Premier Alison Redford fired up cheering supporters at rallies in both Edmonton and Calgary Saturday to mark the final push ahead of […]
Read moreDebate crowd heckles Smith for statement on climate change
EDMONTON – A live audience heckled and booed Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith at a leader’s debate Thursday after she said she isn’t convinced that climate change is real. Smith, the […]
Read moreElection watchers wonder if some MLAs might consider crossing the floor
CHESTERMERE – With polls showing a significant possibility of a minority government following the April 23 election, speculation has begun on whether some newly elected MLAs might cross the floor […]
Read moreExhaustive province-wide poll shows Albertans don’t support Wildrose plan to use public money to finance expansion of for-profit health care
McGowan urges voters to reject both conservative parties and, instead, support parties that will “go to the wall” to keep Medicare public Alberta voters are clearly turning away from the […]
Read moreRaj Sherman under fire for heated Twitter remarks as party leaders call for campaign civility
Alberta Liberal candidate describes Wildrose candidates as ‘homophobic,’ PCs as ‘corrupt/incompetent/bullying’ Wildrose candidates are “homophobic, climate change deniers” and “bigots” while the PCs are “corrupt/incompetent/bullying” and “senior neglecting,” Liberal Leader […]
Read moreExpert pollster predicts Wildrose majority, but close race in most Alberta ridings
But seat projections for Danielle Smith Wildrose majority come with big caveat The Wildrose party would win a healthy majority government with 50 to 60 seats, based on the results […]
Read moreAlberta Election 2012: How important will strategic voting come Monday?
EDMONTON — With just three days until Monday’s vote, many Edmontonians may be caught in a dilemma — do they vote Progressive Conservative for the first time to stave off […]
Read moreProbe launched into AFL robocalls
The Alberta Federation of Labour is being investigated by Elections Alberta after conducting a provincial telephone poll decrying the Wildrose Party. In a robocall telephone poll that called 1.54 million […]
Read moreUnions divided on which party to support in election
CALGARY — As the Tories and Wildrose parties fire off accusations over how the other intends to manage public services, Alberta’s unions are now dividing between those willing to endorse […]
Read moreAlberta Election 2012: Civil service nervous with political change in the air
EDMONTON — No matter which party wins Monday’s election, there’s bound to be change in the ranks of the civil service — deputy ministers shuffled, bureaucrats transferred, positions eliminated, new […]
Read moreMoral issues dog Wildrose as Alberta election campaign enters final week
Personal views don’t reflect policy: Smith With a week to go in the most hard fought Alberta election campaign in decades, hot-button moral issues again put the front-running Wildrose party […]
Read moreAlberta election poll shows Wildrose Party ahead
CBC poll suggests Progressive Conservatives trailing Wildrose A poll conducted for the CBC shows the Wildrose Party has a seven-point lead over the Progressive Conservatives just a week before the […]
Read moreGood-behaviour bonds a free-speech issue, Tories say
Wildrose point to maverick MLAs ousted by Conservatives The Wildrose party’s $1,000 “good conduct” bonds for those who attempted to win a party nomination are “undemocratic,” says Progressive Conservative Leader […]
Read moreEditorial: Helping foreign workers
Reducing immigration barriers is long overdue Immigration is the federal department most likely to be viewed as the stodgiest and burdened with the most cumbersome processes. This is not necessarily […]
Read moreNew Democrats would reignite plans for four bitumen upgraders near Edmonton, Mason says
Processing oilsands output in Alberta will create jobs, ND leader argues New Democrat Leader Brian Mason would move forward with four upgraders planned for the Industrial Heartland area northeast of […]
Read moreAlberta Election 2012: Thomson: Leaders’ debate could prove to be pivotal point of election
EDMONTON – The Alberta election campaign officially began March 26th, but in many ways, the campaign really won’t start until Thursday night. At 6:30 to be precise. That’s when the […]
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