How Alberta became a green energy leader then squandered it
A small wind turbine spins over Paul McLauchlin’s farm in Ponoka County, Alta. It’s a breezy day here, an hour south of Edmonton. The skinny pole supporting a small rotor …
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NDP says UCP cabinet minister’s letter suggests he doesn’t believe Albertans support pension idea
The Alberta NDP released a letter to the public on Friday that it says demonstrates at least one senior UCP lawmaker believes his government’s interest in exploring the idea of …
Danielle Smith says Alberta’s CPP exit campaign to continue despite questions over key number
Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta will continue its $7.5-million pension-exit advertising and survey campaign, despite acknowledging the key dollar figure is disputed and likely headed to court. Smith says her …
More food regulations not needed in light of Calgary E. coli outbreak: law professors
Kate Maxwell wants to know why, despite multiple inspections of a kitchen thought to be the source of the Calgary daycare E. coli outbreak, it was allowed to continue operating. …
NDP promises to axe proposed plan to quit CPP if it wins 2027 Alberta election
Alberta’s long road to quitting the Canada Pension Plan would run smack into the scheduled 2027 provincial election, with Opposition New Democrats promising to kill the idea if they win. …
Federal NDP targets seats in Alberta, bets on urban prairie appetite for change
The federal New Democrats are eyeing Alberta’s urban-rural divide as a way to flip blue seats in the next general election. Leader Jagmeet Singh’s recent visit to Edmonton is part …