Alberta Today Archives
UCP sets high bar for recall petitions in new bill
The government’s promised recall legislation was introduced Monday, which will allow voters to give an elected official the boot if enough constituents sign on to a recall petition.
Read MorePremiers re-up health transfer ask, citing a surgical backlog
Premier Jason Kenney met with Canada’s other premiers on Thursday for a last-ditch attempt at pushing Ottawa to increase health transfers in its upcoming budget.
Read MoreBusiness Council of Alberta calls for increased taxes, less spending
A new policy paper from one of the province’s leading business groups urged the UCP government to find ways to increase revenues and lower spending.
Read MoreRapid testing expands to asymptomatic oilsands, long-term care workers
Health Minister Tyler Shandro revealed that a study of rapid Covid tests has been quietly running at Suncor’s plant in Fort McMurray.
Read MoreImperial Oil reports massive loss
Imperial Oil announced a fourth-quarter net loss of $1.15 billion, driven largely by undeveloped assets.
Read MoreNDP pulls ahead of UCP in fundraising on final day of 2020
The NDP is boasting a record for non-election year fundraising, pulling ahead of the governing UCP on the last day of the year.
Read MoreCall and response: Public inquiry asks stakeholders to give feedback on newly commissioned reports
The public inquiry into anti-energy campaigns, headed by commissioner Steve Allan, published a series of new reports Thursday — along with a set of book-report-style questions asking for stakeholders’ responses.
Read MoreKenney directs legal team to investigate provincial vaccine procurement
Premier Jason Kenney warned the province will run out of Covid vaccine doses within a week, and has directed his legal team to see if the province can purchase other vaccines on the market without waiting for the federal government to procure them.
Read MorePremier defends relocating office to ‘sky palace’
Premier Jason Kenney confirmed Wednesday that he has been working out of former premier Alison Redford’s infamous “sky palace” since early last year.
Read MoreFederal hydrogen strategy checks off Alberta boxes, but funding still in question
Ottawa unveiled its hydrogen strategy on Wednesday in a rare announcement that had the governments of B.C., Alberta, Quebec and Canada all in agreement.
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