Provincial

Alberta government introduces new rules, clarifies private information not for sale

The Alberta government is making changes to strengthen privacy rules, including a ban on public bodies such as schools and municipalities selling private information. Technology Minister Nate Glubish...

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Alberta asks municipalities to name oil companies not paying taxes, reeve says no use

The Alberta government is asking rural municipalities to send letters naming oil and gas companies that aren't paying their property taxes, but one rural leader says there's no hope for enforcement. Rural...

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith extends congratulations to Donald Trump on U.S. presidential win

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she looks forward to working with the new administration of Donald Trump and JD Vance following their early morning election win.

New UCP bill could mean 2 added electoral ridings in Alberta

There could be two more seats in Alberta's Legislature if changes to a law revealed Tuesday are implemented.

Alberta in talks to attract transgender health specialists to the province

Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says her department is actively trying to recruit physicians who specialize in transgender health care.

Federal money to fund campaign encouraging Albertans to report rat sightings

Alberta's government is spending $110,000 on billboards and outreach materials encouraging residents to report rats.

'I'm pissed': Premier Smith fumes over feds' planned emissions caps

Alberta premier Danielle Smith is not holding back in response to the federal government's planned oil and gas emissions cap.

'Red patches on the road': Alberta wildlife corridors reduce animal-car collisions

Almost every day when Blair Painter drives on the scenic Rocky Mountain highway near his home, the grey asphalt is stained red somewhere along the way. And Painter, the mayor of Crowsnest Pass, says...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith gets 91 per cent support in UCP leadership review

Some 6,000 UCP members are in Red Deer for the party's convention to vote on what they think of Premier Danielle Smith's leadership so far.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith braces for crucial leadership vote as UCP members gather

Thousands of members of Alberta’s governing United Conservative Party gather Friday in Red Deer ahead of a crucial weekend vote on the job performance of their leader, Premier Danielle Smith.