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Spending cuts, OAS changes and giveaways to corporations are unnecessary and irresponsible, say Alberta unions Based on the magnitude of the cuts and changes contained in today’s federal budget, you’d […]

EDMONTON – NDP Leader Brian Mason said Wednesday his party would regulate power rates if they win the provincial election. Seated at the dining room table at a retired couple’s […]

EDMONTON – Health care and education are among Albertans’ top concerns heading into the provincial election, while government trust and accountability is another hot topic, particularly for Wildrose party supporters, […]

Albertans overwhelmingly want a public inquiry into doctor intimidation – a probe the governing Tories have refused to call – but a slim majority think PC Leader Alison Redford has […]

Killing $2B GreenTrip fund could drive away urban votes There’s plenty to like about Danielle Smith and the Wildrose party. Smith is smart, tough, charismatic. She will stand up for […]

CALGARY — Liberal Leader Raj Sherman kicked off his party’s campaign in Calgary on Tuesday with charges that the intimidation of health-care workers extends far beyond doctors. Sherman sat side-by-side […]

Campaigning in the same constituency yesterday, it is interesting to wonder what Premier Alison Redford and Wildrose Party leader Danielle Smith would have said to each other if their paths […]

NDP Leader Brian Mason rolled out his party’s health plan to open 1,500 new long-term-care beds, spend $100 million more on home care and cover basic dental costs for children […]

Morinville – Former labour leader Trudy Grebenstein has entered the Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock race as the NDP candidate. After a decade as President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 3550, […]

One could forgive the provincial Tories for indulging in political nostalgia this election campaign. Gone are the days of elections past when supremacy was taken for granted — and pundits […]

If Albertans employed in the energy sector ever wonder why some people underestimate the vast contributions made by the oil and gas industry to Alberta’s prosperity, a new ad from […]

Re: “Assuring Alberta’s prosperity,” Mark Milke, Opinion, March 25. Mark Milke disputes Alberta Federation of Labour attacks on the province’s funding of health care and education by situating Alberta’s per […]

Premier critical of severance deal that could hit $30 million EDMONTON – Twenty-two Alberta MLAs not planning to run in the upcoming spring election will walk away with $10.6 million […]

Critics predict increasing backlog in ERs New figures from the province’s health authority show the wait for nursing home beds has worsened this year despite the fact Alberta Health Services […]

Wisconsin’s populist rebellion came after state GOP leaders attacked workers’ rights and dignity. March 23, 2012 | LIKE THIS ARTICLE ? Join our mailing list: Sign up to stay up […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

‘Pork-barrel politics,’ says political science professor Several Alberta post-secondary institutions gave tens of thousands of dollars in illegal donations to the provincial Progressive Conservative party, in one case with the […]

Liberals say government is ‘hiding abysmal record’ until after election CALGARY — A regular Alberta Health Services three-month report card on wait times and medical data across the province will […]

The BC Teachers’ Federation revealed some elements of its new action plan to fight Bill 22 today, including the possibility of a full-scale walkout in the coming months. Union President […]

EDMONTON – The spring session of the Alberta legislature moved close to the finish line Tuesday, beginning the countdown to the kickoff of the provincial election. MLAs debated several pieces […]