One of Rachel Notley’s prized possessions from her time as Alberta premier sits on her bedroom dresser: a framed picture of hell freezing over. It’s a photo of a newspaper headline taken the day after Notley’s NDP delivered a shocking political upset, forming majority government for the first time while delivering the coup de grace … Read more
Former premier Rachel Notley, the leader of the Alberta NDP and Official Opposition, is stepping down. The Canadian Press reported Tuesday that in a recent interview, Notley said there will now be a race to replace her, and she plans to stay in the job until a new leader is picked. Notley said she may … Read more
The Alberta Electric System Operator issued a new grid alert for the province Monday morning amid an ongoing stretch of extremely cold temperatures. “The AESO has declared a grid alert due to extreme cold, and several power facility outages,” the non-profit organization tweeted at 8:12 a.m. The alert was the fourth one issued by the … Read more
The Alberta government is committing $200 million to help family doctors keep the lights on while a new funding agreement with physicians is hammered out. “This is stabilization money to keep those practices going,” Dr. Paul Parks, president of the Alberta Medical Association, told a news conference Thursday, standing alongside Premier Danielle Smith and Health … Read more
