Doctors reach $181M pay deal
Mar 22, 2012
Tories accused of throwing money around before election Days before an expected election call, the Tory government ripped up its physician salary hike imposed weeks ago and instead offered the […]
Braid: PCs mysteriously find money just before election to quell restless doctors
Mar 22, 2012
CALGARY — Wednesday’s surprise pay deal between the province and the doctors raises an obvious question: has the government bought their silence during the coming election campaign? “The answer is […]
Conservative, Wildrose leaders jockey for support of oil industry
Mar 22, 2012
Two of Alberta’s main contenders for political power are fighting for the support of the province’s massive energy industry as they prepare to battle it out in a provincial election […]
Nursing home beds cut back, even as Calgary faces dire shortage
Mar 22, 2012
The province plans to reduce the number of nursing-home spaces this year, despite new figures that show a rising number of Albertans are still stuck in hospital or at home […]
23 cases of improper political donations found by Elections Alberta
Mar 22, 2012
Alberta’s chief electoral officer has found 23 cases where improper donations to political parties and constituency associations were made by municipalities and other public bodies. In a news release, Elections […]
Farm families hit hard by soaring electricity costs
Mar 21, 2012
Alberta farm families are being strangled by skyrocketing electricity costs that stick them with monthly bills of $1,000 or more, cabinet ministers heard at a meeting of rural municipalities Tuesday […]