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Progressive Albertans call town hall to forge battle plans against Jason KenneyProvincial Politics | 209668 hits | 7:03 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Dozens of politically-minded and progressive Albertans attended a town hall in Calgary on Thursday to address a growing concern in their circles that Jason Kenney will be the province's next premier. Former Edmonton mayor Stephen Mandel to run for Alberta Party leadershipProvincial Politics | 207398 hits | 7:21 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
CBC News has learned former Edmonton mayor Stephen Mandel will run for the leadership of the Alberta Party. Sources confirm Mandel will make an announcement Wednesday in Edmonton. Jason Kenney's UCP inner circle made up of former Ottawa staffersProvincial Politics | 207330 hits | 7:43 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Some key inner-circle legislature positions filled by Jason Kenney to work for the United Conservative Party are connected to him through their days working as political staffers in Ottawa. Edmonton man wants answers after falling light pole smashes JeepProvincial Politics | 206989 hits | 6:33 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
A light pole fell and crushed Jason Orr's vehicle as he drove through downtown Edmonton in October 2017. More than two months later, he's still looking for answers. Carbon tax rebates coming this week, government saysProvincial Politics | 207049 hits | 5:46 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Albertans will begin receiving carbon tax rebate cheques sometime in the next week, deputy premier Sarah Hoffman said New Year's Day, the day a 50 per cent increase in the tax went into effect. Hydro customer debt and disconnections soar under Kathleen WynneProvincial Politics | 207018 hits | 3:57 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
New numbers posted by the Ontario Energy Board paint a painful picture of how hydro customers have fared under Kathleen Wynne's government. Alberta files trade complaint after Saskatchewan ignores licence plate ultimatumProvincial Politics | 207599 hits | 7:05 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Alberta filed a trade injunction Thursday after Saskatchewan ignored its ultimatum in a spat over licence plates, said Economic Development Minister Deron Bilous. Canada's oil capital takes big leap toward renewable energy as it seeks to balance climate with oilsandsProvincial Politics | 207366 hits | 6:26 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Alberta on Wednesday auctioned off 595 megawatts of renewable energy capacity to be built, positioned as a continuation of the province's lead in energy Alberta MLA Derek Fildebrandt charged with illegal deer kill on private land | CTV NewsProvincial Politics | 211206 hits | 5:28 PM on Wednesday | posted by BeaverFever
WARMINGTON: Host Stephen LeDrew fired from CP24Provincial Politics | 208404 hits | 10:01 AM on Tuesday | posted by shockedcanadian
Is Alberta dropping I.D. requirements for prospective voters'Provincial Politics | 207588 hits | 6:43 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
The government is proposing, under Bill 32, to drop the six-month residency requirement for people to vote in provincial elections. United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney claims the change will mean people “can come to Alberta and vote the next day B.C. government to go ahead with Site C hydroelectric dam projectProvincial Politics | 207151 hits | 7:28 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
Calling it a "difficult decision," the B.C. government has decided to go ahead with the controversial Site C hydroelectric dam, paving the way for work to restart. The government now expects the dam, originally budgeted at $8.3 billion, will cost a B.C. government to announce Site C decision on MondayProvincial Politics | 207409 hits | 11:11 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
Premier John Horgan will make the announcement to either continue or stop the construction of the $8.8 billion hydroelectric dam at 11:30 a.m. in Victoria. 'Brad Wall needs to smarten up,' says Alberta trade minister in spat over licence plate policyProvincial Politics | 207525 hits | 5:57 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
If you are working on a new Saskatchewan government highways project, you'd better not have an Alberta licence plate. B.C. court rules against injured veterans in fight for disability pensionsProvincial Politics | 209706 hits | 2:30 AM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
The B.C. Court of Appeal has dealt a devastating blow to a group of injured veterans engaged in a landmark legal battle with the federal government. Finance minister signals no pay increases for Alberta unionsProvincial Politics | 207683 hits | 6:59 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Finance Minister Joe Ceci broke past practice Tuesday by suggesting government would like public sector unions like AUPE to accept no salary increases in their current contract talks. The Alberta Personal Health Card is a blight on everything that makes Alberta greatProvincial Politics | 206950 hits | 6:31 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
It’s a brittle, outdated, fraud-prone abomination that should have been abolished years ago Only in Canada' A political attack over hockey fights prompts apologyProvincial Politics | 207080 hits | 6:10 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
When the Ontario Liberals tried to discredit PC Leader Patrick Brown by calling into question the fighting record of one of his candidates, former NHL player Troy Crowder, it backfired and put the Liberals on defence. Crowder's opponent, Energy Minister G Provincial finances are worse than they look as politicians hide their megaproject boondogglesProvincial Politics | 206912 hits | 11:28 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The most recent example of mixing electricity liabilities with taxpayer liabilities comes in Ontario. The province recently passed the Fair Hydro Act, which will see it issue as much as $26.2 billion in debt over the next decade to finance temporary rebat Economist warns Edmonton city council to think carefully before voting on big projectsProvincial Politics | 207100 hits | 7:01 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Think before you leap: that's the lesson the city's chief economist wants council to keep in mind going into budget deliberations in mid-November. Alberta Liberals to introduce bill to restrict donations to PACsProvincial Politics | 206918 hits | 7:10 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Unlike political parties, PACs, or third-party advertisers, can still accept donations from unions and corporations, without any limits outside an election period. The Alberta Liberals want the government to introduce legislation to restrict PACs this ses Hiding billions in hydro debt 'unacceptable,' Ontario's auditor general saysProvincial Politics | 207462 hits | 4:18 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Hiding billions of dollars the Ontario government is borrowing to lower electricity bills for a few years will cost hydro users an extra $4 billion, the province auditor general reported Tuesday morning. Quebec Liberal Party slips as CAQ surges less than a year before election: pollProvincial Politics | 207404 hits | 10:43 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Coalition Avenir Québec, a conservative party led by former airline executive François Legault, has surged ahead of the Quebec Liberal Party in voting intentions for the first time since the CAQ was founded in 2011 Provincial Politics | 207809 hits | 10:13 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Ontario’s Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk
revealed this week that Kathleen Wynne’s
government hid the cost of its “Fair
Hydro Plan” from taxpayers. Quebec bans the burqaProvincial Politics | 211776 hits | 3:30 PM on Thursday | posted by martin14
Quebec's Justice Minister Stéphanie Vallée (pictured left) said the national Assembly has passed a law banning the burqa for citizens who choose to use public services. PC Leader Patrick Brown shuts down his party's social conservativesProvincial Politics | 207766 hits | 9:31 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Ontario’s Conservative Party has become
embroiled in a spat over whether its
party leader should veto grass-roots
policy. Ontario government obscuring true cost of cuts to hydro billsProvincial Politics | 207781 hits | 8:47 PM on Tuesday | posted by Coach85
The way the Ontario Liberal government is cutting hydro bills by 25 per cent purposely obscures the true financial impact to avoid showing a deficit on the province's books, the auditor general said Tuesday. What you need to know about Quebec's religious neutrality legislationProvincial Politics | 207581 hits | 11:38 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A bill that requires people in Quebec who give or receive any public service to uncover their faces is expected to become law as early as today, but many important details still need to be crafted, and its implications may be decided by the courts. Calgary councillor denies making 'Johnny Jew from New York' remark, says he meant 'Jimmy Choo'Provincial Politics | 207403 hits | 6:52 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
An incumbent candidate for Calgary city council is drawing criticism for comments he made at a public forum in which he refers to a "Johnny Jew from New York" as a hypothetical artist hired under the city's public art policy. Ontario jobs' spike mostly government hiresProvincial Politics | 210871 hits | 1:36 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Governments are crowing about how many
jobs Ontario created last month. Political fallout begins as TransCanada pulls plug on Energy EastProvincial Politics | 211764 hits | 7:01 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
TransCanada is closing the book on its proposed Energy East pipeline, but the political fallout is just beginning. Marijuana minimum age to be 18 in AlbertaProvincial Politics | 207970 hits | 11:40 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
The minimum age to buy and consume marijuana in Alberta will be 18 and public possession will be limited to 30 grams when it is legalized by the federal government next year, Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley said in unveiling part of the province’s 'LGBTQ R U 2 DUM 2 C': School trustee candidate's social media ramblings draw scornProvincial Politics | 207909 hits | 12:05 PM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
A candidate for Calgary public school board trustee is facing a tsunami of criticism for a social media post which partially blames the LGBTQ community for the weekend Edmonton attack that injured five people. Council candidate calls for freeze of photo radar programProvincial Politics | 213694 hits | 6:46 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
The City of Edmonton should "freeze" the photo radar program and re-evaluate its use, says Ward 4 council candidate Tricia Velthuizen. $15 minimum wage could cost Ontario economy up to 90,000 jobs by 2020Provincial Politics | 207104 hits | 1:58 PM on Tuesday | posted by Coach85
Calgary fights to keep $76K investigation into councillor misconduct a secretProvincial Politics | 207794 hits | 6:31 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
The City of Calgary is fighting to ensure an independent investigator's report on misconduct by city councillors remains a secret. The city paid a lawyer $76,000 to investigate whistleblower complaints against council members. Company defends Rachel Notley's support for the oilsands after Brian Jean attacks NDPProvincial Politics | 208325 hits | 7:42 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
An oilsands company is defending the Alberta NDP government, after a United Conservative Party candidate accused Premier Rachel Notley of wanting to shut down the industry. Albertans 'not overly' engaged in UCP leadership race, says would-be candidate Paul HinmanProvincial Politics | 207703 hits | 7:17 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
A would-be candidate in the United Conservative Party leadership race says Albertans are “not overly” engaged in the contest to choose the first leader for the amalgamated Wildrose and Progressive Conservative parties. Reevely: Ontario announces it will make buying pot difficultProvincial Politics | 214014 hits | 3:23 PM on Friday | posted by shockedcanadian
UCP candidate Callaway urges Alberta buy Port of Churchill to spur oil salesProvincial Politics | 208308 hits | 7:45 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Alberta United Conservative Party leadership candidate Jeff Callaway says one way to jump-start the province's lagging oil industry may be to buy a piece of Manitoba. Taxpayers on the hook for new office construction of former UCP-turned-independent MLAProvincial Politics | 207980 hits | 7:25 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Taxpayers are on the hook for the cost of constructing a new office for former United Conservative Party MLA Derek Fildebrandt, which could cost tens of thousands of dollars. Tolls to be eliminated on Port Mann and Golden Ears bridgesProvincial Politics | 207839 hits | 4:39 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
The B.C. government is getting rid of tolls on the Port Mann and Golden Ears bridges starting Sept. 1, Premier John Horgan has announced. Province tries to block Dalton McGuinty testifying at lawsuitProvincial Politics | 207037 hits | 4:56 PM on Tuesday | posted by shockedcanadian
Derek Fildebrandt advertised taxpayer-subsidized apartment on AirbnbProvincial Politics | 207342 hits | 8:37 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Former Wildrose members look to form Alberta Advantage PartyProvincial Politics | 207632 hits | 11:21 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Former members of the Wildrose Party disgruntled by the merger with the Progressive Conservatives have taken the first step in resurrecting the now-defunct party. Christy Clark resigns as leader of B.C. Liberal PartyProvincial Politics | 208271 hits | 12:17 AM on Saturday | posted by Strutz
Former premier Christy Clark will step down as leader of the B.C. Liberal Party on Aug. 4 and leave politics. Overhaul to government PR wing called 'lipstick on a pig'Provincial Politics | 208185 hits | 7:08 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
A communications branch of the Alberta government, long criticized for being a propaganda arm of the premier’s office, is getting a remake. UCP leadership candidate pressed for details on proposed government cutsProvincial Politics | 207986 hits | 7:03 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
United Conservative Party leadership candidate Brian Jean was confronted by a small group of Alberta government employees Wednesday after his news conference in front of the Federal building on the Legislature grounds. Let's ensure gender parity in politics isn't just a fadProvincial Politics | 207516 hits | 9:55 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Last week, the NDP in British Columbia was sworn into government after 18 years in opposition. Newly minted Premier John Horgan unveiled the first gender parity cabinet in the province’s history. Liberals' legacy of wasteProvincial Politics | 207543 hits | 9:51 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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