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CALGARY — Blasted for days over the legislature committee that paid real money for fictional work, Premier Alison Redford must be kicking herself. The premier could have been the hero […]

For years, every health-care expert in Alberta has said that one of the main solutions for better emergency room access is more long-term care beds. The government has said it, […]

Proposed reforms to make Canada’s immigration system faster and more responsive are “bang on”, says one national construction association. In a recent speech to the National Metropolis Conference, Citizenship, Immigration […]

‘These are the issues that we need to talk about in an election,’ premier tells reporters Premier Alison Redford remains committed to calling an election immediately after the provincial budget […]

One year longer, one year stronger One year ago, after a month of extensive protest, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker illegally rammed through a union-busting bill through the state legislature in […]

Some funds are voluntarily being returned Alberta’s opposition parties say they aren’t under investigation in a controversy over illegal donations that has put the governing Progressive Conservatives under the scrutiny […]

MLAs scramble to explain phantom committee’s stipend Imagine you were getting paid $1,000 a month to do work above and beyond your regular job. Now imagine you haven’t actually done […]

Inequality among Alberta’s non-unionized women at “shocking” levels – McGowan Edmonton – Unions are the best cure for the unfair pay gap that exists between men and women working in […]

But 21 MLAs still paid $1,000 a month Alberta opposition members are calling on the Redford government to kill an all-party committee that never meets to spare the province the […]

The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) and a group of Alberta business associations are pushing for immigration reform to deal with a shortage of skilled labour. The initiatives are happening at […]

Ramp-up planned for September 2013 Alberta parents shouldn’t expect to see the full-day kindergarten promised by Premier Alison Redford this fall, but the province’s education minister says as much as […]

Horne says province trying to mend relationships with MDs CALGARY — Alberta Health Minister Fred Horne said he’s not aware of political intimidation in the province’s medical system — and […]

Wildrose party cries political electioneering The Redford government is under attack from opposition members over spending more than $1.3 million of taxpayers’ money on advertising campaigns – including $425,000 promoting […]

The government has it backwards when it comes to the new public inquiry being launched into queue-jumping in the health-care system. Sure, it’s a troubling issue. But former Alberta Health […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Lingering voter anger over the state’s now-rejected collective bargaining law played out Tuesday as an issue in several state legislative primaries. Contenders in the primary contests included […]

EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour says energy companies exploited a loophole in the province’s drilling stimulus programs, forcing the province to spend about $2.9 billion, more than double […]

Government advertising should be used to inform the public about programs and services, not to promote the party in power. The Redford government’s new $425,000 ad campaign on its recently […]

Politics in Alberta. Money for nothing and the cheques for free. Dire straits indeed. Let’s hope somewhere in their skulls or souls they know it’s wrong. We can always hope […]

Alberta’s chief electoral officer is now investigating more than 50 cases of alleged illegal donations to political parties – and actively weighing how best to penalize those responsible. According to […]

Over-the-top letter bolsters criticisms Tories govern through intimidation, pork-barrel politics When the leaked letter first crossed my desk, I thought somebody was pulling my leg. I suspected a prankster – […]

Don’t let the Alberta government tag fool you. What we’ve got here is a pure political piece of work, an ad where the provincial Tories want to get you to […]

More than 3,800 miles of deep Pacific Ocean separate the remote tropical island of Guam and Honolulu, charter city of Local 1260, but that has not stopped the Hawaii-based local […]

Burma must take significant steps to end human rights abuses, especially forced labour, before the EU can consider easing further sanctions against Burma, a leading British union body has warned. […]

Opponents of Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives must go to sleep at night thanking the political gods for making life so easy for them. The PCs keep handing an endless supply of […]