Alberta Legislature

A criminologist says Alberta’s plan to make all police services in the province use body cameras could come with prohibitive costs and take a long time to put in place. Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis announced Tuesday that body…

The next phase of the provincial government’s “Alberta is Calling” campaign, which will try to attract workers from northern and southwestern Ontario and the Maritimes, was launched Monday. The Alberta government is hoping to address…

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is minimizing the effect of two large releases of oilsands tailings water, two area First Nations leaders said Wednesday. Meanwhile, Environment Canada confirmed the Alberta government didn’t pass along…

Alberta’s United Conservative Party government announced provincial firearms legislation Tuesday, offering more clarity for gun owners and more provincial authority over regulations. If passed, the Bill 8 Alberta Firearms Act would…

There’s lingering confusion over whether Health Canada has fully approved the “exceptional importation” of pediatric medicine procured by the government of Alberta. In late 2022, the province announced it found a manufacturer to…

No record of electronic communication between Premier Danielle Smith’s office and the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service (ACPS) has been found after allegations reported last week were probed, according to Alberta Justice. In a news…

The Alberta NDP and some experts are saying there needs to be an independent review done of the emails between the premier’s office and crown prosecutors, following allegations that a member of Premier Danielle Smith’s staff sent…

After a report surfaced Thursday about allegations that a staffer for Premier Danielle Smith emailed the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service to question their judgment on some cases, the premier’s office has issued a statement saying…

Premier Danielle Smith has struck a committee to investigate how the Alberta government responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, and has appointed former Reform Party leader Preston Manning to chair it. Smith said Thursday that Manning and…

The federal government’s just transition legislation has become a point of contention over the past few weeks, as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith continues to rail against Ottawa for not supporting the province. But what actionable…