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Critics cry foul as Tories delay report card on health
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 […]
Read more »Alberta MLAs pass budget ahead of spring vote
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 […]
Read more »Critics outraged Alberta isn’t doing enough to protect adults in care
There have been more than 1,000 confirmed cases of elderly and disabled Albertans being abused in provincially funded facilities over the past seven years and thousands more have filed complaints […]
Read more »Corbella: Don’t let province cut Drop-In funding
Hundreds face living on Calgary streets About 200 more people might be living on Calgary’s streets April 1 if the provincial government carries through with a plan to slash $575,000 […]
Read more »Farm families hit hard by soaring electricity costs
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 […]
Read more »Alberta colleges, universities made illegal donations to Tories
‘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 […]
Read more »Lack of whistleblower law criticized
The Progressive Conservative government’s failure to move quickly on whistleblower legislation is a missed opportunity to improve accountability in a government plagued with accusations of heavy handedness, critics say. Premier […]
Read more »Editorial: Tax sleight of hand
City council displayed a brilliant act of mathemagic Monday by shuffling the no-win hand dealt by the province to keep the property tax increase at six per cent. It’s still […]
Read more »Parties gear up with full slate of candidates
The New Democratic Party has a candidate running in all 87 provincial ridings, beating even the ruling Tory government to full slate status. In Edmonton-Goldbar candidate Marlin Schmidt has been […]
Read more »Health inquiry won’t include intimidation allegations
Minister reaches out to medical association EDMONTON – Health Minister Fred Horne stood his ground on the nature of the province’s public health-care inquiry Saturday, indicating recent calls from representatives […]
Read more »Dig deep to pay for schools
The province will be making announcements about new school projects in the next few days, Education Minister Thomas Lukaszuk told Alberta teachers at a pre-election forum Saturday. He added a […]
Read more »Oilsands
The management of Alberta’s 171 billion barrels of proven oil reserves will be a major election issue, with political parties at odds about everything from upgrading to pipelines to environmental […]
Read more »Media focus on senior dumped at Emergency Ward signals more trouble for Redford Tories
As shocking as it is an ambulance crew was used by a for-profit Edmonton nursing home to evict an 80-year-old grandmother afflicted with dementia and dump her at a public […]
Read more »‘Nervous’ Tories said to be pushing for May election
EDMONTON – A group of “nervous nellies” within the Tory caucus have told colleagues they want the upcoming spring election pushed back into May to give the party more time […]
Read more »Rivals enjoy field day in legislature as PC worries mount ahead of election
CALGARY — Alberta’s opposition parties are having a spectacular week. Day after day they pummel the PCs in the legislature, enjoying a free campaign platform courtesy of the Redford government. […]
Read more »Liberals question PC adherence to leadership campaign donation rules in the Legislature
Liberals Raj Sherman and Hugh MacDonald questioned the Redford government in the legislature Tuesday over the “generous” donations party leadership candidates received during last year’s contest, noting that one donor […]
Read more »Tory pretensions give way to panic
CALGARY — Usually full of hearty PC cheer, the latest newsletter from Premier Alison Redford’s party to its members comes close to pushing the panic button. The looming campaign “will […]
Read more »Seniors home report cites lack of staff
Supportive living complexes may be unsafe, officials say Over a quarter of residents in Alberta’s supported living facilities may be unsafe because there is insufficient staffing and care for their […]
Read more »Opposition opens fire at health-care town hall
In a preview of upcoming provincial election debates, Health Minister Fred Horne took on four party leaders Monday night in a town hall discussion on the future of health care […]
Read more »Committee pay for Tory MLAs halted
Reimbursements by Opposition ‘stunts,’ Redford charges Premier Alison Redford on Monday ordered Conservative MLAs to stop accepting committee pay until a salary review is complete. She hasn’t, however, asked government […]
Read more »Review law on campaign finance
When the business of politics is at its most cutthroat – which is to say during an election campaign – does a politician get what he or she pays for, […]
Read more »Redford had chance on MLA pay and missed it
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 […]
Read more »Government has failed to create long-term care beds
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, […]
Read more »Proposed changes to Federal Skilled Worker Program gets nod from Canadian Construction Association
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 […]
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