Local News
Karen Shaw declared Morinville-St. Albert NDP candidate
Four-term Sturgeon County Division 6 Councillor and cattle farmer Karen Shaw is the NDP’s candidate for Morinville-St. Albert in the upcoming provincial election. […]
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National News
Alliance agreement formed between Liberals and NDP
Alliance agreement would last until 2025 [playht_player width=”100%” height=”90px” voice=”en-US-JennyNeural”] The federal Liberal and NDP parties have announced a confidence […]
Province
James Grondin seeking NDP nod for Morinville-St. Albert
NDP nominations tentatively set for end of April [playht_player width=”100%” height=”90px” voice=”en-US-JennyNeural”] The next provincial election may be more than […]
COVID-19
Vaccine passport rollback coming – NDP want UCP to “show all evidence” to support it
[playht_player width=”100%” height=”90px” voice=”en-US-JennyNeural”] Amid speculation that COVID-19 health restrictions, including a vaccine passport rollback, could happen within days or […]
Province
NDP want UCP to scrap proposed speeding ticket changes
The overhaul designed to streamline the court system will see traffic court eliminated, tickets emailed, and $150 fee to dispute the ticket. Albertans will also now have only seven days to contest a ticket. […]
Morinville News
Shaw seeking Morinville-St. Albert NDP nomination
A well-known political name in Sturgeon County is seeking the nomination for the Alberta NDP in Morinville-St. Albert.
Four-term Sturgeon County councillor Karen Shaw announced Monday she would seek the party’s nod to run in the 2023 provincial election. […]
Business
CTF designs Taxpayer Guide for federal election
A week ahead of the federal election, The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has released a two-page PDF guide to the three front-running party’s platforms to let voters know where the Liberals, Conservatives and NDP stand on debt, spending and balancing the budget. […]
COVID-19
NDP claim First Wave report hidden, call for public inquiry into UCP pandemic handling
Citing the province’s recent decision to remove tracing, testing and isolation protocols this month, the province’s NDP Opposition is calling for a public inquiry into the UCP government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
COVID-19
Notley questions pace of Kenney’s Open For Summer plan
NDP Leader Rachel Notley expressed concern over the pacing of the UCP government’s reopening plan announced Wednesday morning. That plan would see the lifting of all restrictions by early July if hospitalizations continue down and vaccines continue up. […]
Province
Credit downgrade signals Alberta government needs to fix debt problem, CTF says
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) says the province’s credit downgrade from an A+ t an A by bond rating agency S&P Global is a sign it’s time for the province to find savings. […]
Province
55,000 road tests given in first two months of 2021
Alberta registry agents say they have successfully delivered to Albertans more than 55,000 passenger vehicle road tests in January and February of this year, the first two months since the re-privatization of the majority of road test examiners. […]
Local News
UCP bring recall legislation forward
by Stephen Dafoe A $500 fee and the signatures of 40 per cent of the electorate could remove a mayor, […]
Editorial & Opinion
Letter: Curriculum rewrite troubling on many levels
As an Alberta teacher, I’ve had some time to reflect over the holidays and while there is a lot I am thankful for, there is also a lot I could be angry about. I could be upset that the UCP has significantly reduced the overall per-student budget allocation despite their commitment to maintain funding. I could be upset that they laid off most of our EAs during a pandemic and that students have far fewer supports this year. […]
COVID-19
NDP call for emergency debate on record COVID-19 cases and premier’s lack of action
Alberta’s NDP Official Opposition announced Sunday night it will seek emergency debate Monday afternoon on the weekend’s record COVID-19 case counts. Sunday saw 1584 new cases, an increase from Saturday’s record of 1336 cases. The NDP charge that the government is not providing information to Albertans and that Premier Jason Kenny is not being public accountable. […]
COVID-19
NDP Leader calls for mandatory masks in all enhanced zones
Rachel Notley, leader of the NDP Official Opposition, called on Jason Kenney’s UCP government to implement a mandatory mask policy for all public indoor spaces in all enhanced list regions.
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Province
Alberta to repeal Emergency Powers Health Act amendment in spring
Bill 10, the Public Health (Emergency Powers) Amendment Act, was passed in the Alberta Legislature in April and further expanded emergency powers that have been in place through the Public Health Act since 2002. […]