Alberta’s chief medical officer of health says there are two probable cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children in the province. Dr. Deena Hinshaw says both children are under 16. She says one of the patients was treated, discharged from hospital and is doing well. Hinshaw says the other patient remains in…
Alberta Court of Appeal to Rule Whether Federal Assessment Law Is Unconstitutional
Alberta’s highest court is set to release a decision today on the province’s attempt to declare the federal government’s environmental assessment act unconstitutional. The Alberta government has called the Impact Assessment Act a “Trojan Horse” that attempts to invade provincial powers by a back door. The act, given royal assent in 2019, allows the federal…
Alberta Premier’s Caucus Foe Calls Him Soft on Ottawa, Gets Verbal Slap in Return
Jason Kenney’s arch-foe in caucus took his fight with the Alberta premier to the floor of the legislature Thursday and received in return a backhanded verbal slap from a cabinet minister. Brian Jean, recently elected as a United Conservative Party member of the legislature, used his first questions in the house to suggest Kenney is…
Alienating Parents Is Always a Bad Idea
Commentary There’s an old proverb that says you should never bite the hand that feeds you. It’s a pithy way of saying that it’s never wise to attack your benefactors. This proverb originates with 18th-century political thinker Edmund Burke. Burke was cautious about change, and he often warned his readers about the dangers of unintended…
Southern Alberta Town Council Votes Against Ending Century-Old Alcohol Ban
The council of a southern Alberta town that has been dry for more than a century has voted against a motion to allow restaurants to serve alcohol. Six out of seven councillors in the town of Raymond, about 240 kilometres south of Calgary, voted against the motion to amend a bylaw after just over half…
Manchin Visits Alberta to Discuss Energy
A U.S. Democratic senator who’s been a thorn in the side of the Biden administration on economic and energy policies visited Alberta’s oilsands April 11 and 12. “Great to welcome Senate Energy Committee Chair Joe Manchin to Alberta for a two-day visit highlighting the critical role we play in North American energy security,” wrote Alberta…
Man Charged With Conspiracy to Murder at Alberta Border Blockade Asks to Go Directly to Trial
Christopher Lysak, one of four men charged with conspiracy to murder at an Alberta border blockade protest earlier this year, has asked to go directly to trial. A lawyer for Lysak, 48, told a Lethbridge judge on April 11 that he is waiving his right to a preliminary hearing in favour of being tried by a judge…
Alberta’s Kenney Urges Party to Back Him or Risk Division and Election Loss to NDP
Premier Jason Kenney, in a speech to party members deciding his fate, told them he is an unblemished election winner who saved Alberta from servitude in a dystopian socialist hellscape. “I’m 12-0!” Kenney said Saturday in a speech before cheering, applauding, whooping, placard-waving supporters in Red Deer. “I know a thing or two about winning…
Former Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith Returning to Alberta Politics
Former Wildrose leader Danielle Smith says she is coming back to Alberta politics with her sights set on becoming the next leader of the United Conservative Party (UCP). Smith said in an interview with Postmedia on March 30 that she will run for the UCP nomination in the riding of Livingston-Macleod for next year’s general…
Fractious April 9 Party Vote on Alberta Premier Moves From In-person to Mail-In
The contentious April 9 party vote to determine the fate of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s leadership has been changed from an in-person vote to mail-in ballots. UCP president Cynthia Moore, in a public statement, says the change was due to the unexpected crush of people signing up to vote in Red Deer to decide whether…
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