Provincial

Alberta taking federal government to court over revised impact assessment law
Alberta taking federal government to court over revised impact assessment law

Alberta is taking Ottawa to court, saying the federal government has failed to follow through on necessary changes to a law governing resource development. The federal Impact Assessment Act determines...
Smith says Donald Trump has 'valid concerns' after meeting with feds on tariffs
Smith says Donald Trump has 'valid concerns' after meeting with feds on tariffs

Alberta's premier says president-elect Donald Trump has "valid concerns" and pledged to work aggressively to strengthen the province's partnership with the incoming U.S. administration following an emergency...
Elections Alberta is prepping for byelection already affected by postal strike
Elections Alberta is prepping for byelection already affected by postal strike

Alberta election officials say they are working to get the word out as they deal with a Canada Post strike ahead of a Christmas-week byelection in Lethbridge-West. Because of the postal workers’ strike,...
One small step for Alberta town: Residents hope to share name with lunar rover
One small step for Alberta town: Residents hope to share name with lunar rover

Residents of a northern Alberta town are over the moon that it could share its name with the first Canadian rover set to explore the dark, cold terrain of Earth's closest celestial neighbour.
Nenshi says not sending voter cards due to postal strike could affect byelection
Nenshi says not sending voter cards due to postal strike could affect byelection

Alberta Opposition Leader Naheed Nenshi says a decision not to mail out voter registration cards due to the Canada Post strike could hurt turnout in a provincial byelection that's been called for a week before Christmas.
'A decisive decision': Crowsnest Pass residents vote overwhelmingly for new coal mine
'A decisive decision': Crowsnest Pass residents vote overwhelmingly for new coal mine

Heavy snow didn't stop a steady stream of voters in Crowsnest Pass from casting ballots Monday in favour of bringing King Coal back to this scenic rocky patch of Alberta’s southwest.

'We need an industry': Crowsnest Pass residents voting on support for new coal mine
'We need an industry': Crowsnest Pass residents voting on support for new coal mine

It's been more than 40 years since coal was king in the scenic Crowsnest Pass of southwestern Alberta, but a referendum vote Monday could sway a contentious debate on bringing it back. The Municipality...
Alberta aiming to create test site to support new drilling technologies
Alberta aiming to create test site to support new drilling technologies

Alberta’s government says it will invest up to $50 million to support the creation of a first-in-Canada drilling test site to support technology development in the oil, gas, geothermal and lithium industries.
'We need an industry': Crowsnest Pass residents voting on support for new coal mine
'We need an industry': Crowsnest Pass residents voting on support for new coal mine

It's been more than 40 years since coal was king in the scenic Crowsnest Pass of southwestern Alberta, but a referendum vote Monday could sway a contentious debate on bringing it back. The Municipality...
Man arrested for impaired driving nearly a year after deadly Alberta crash
Man arrested for impaired driving nearly a year after deadly Alberta crash

Mounties have laid impaired driving charges nearly a year after a deadly crash on a rural highway northeast of Calgary. RCMP say emergency crews were called to Highway 9 near Range Road 214, about 20...