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Edmonton Public Schools is getting four new builds, while Edmonton Catholic Schools and Conseil scolaire Centre-Nord will each receive two new schools and one replacement school.

The Alberta government is eliminating the ad valorem model introduced in 2025, and instead will increase the standard volume-based markup for wine products by 58 cents per litre.

Danielle Smith addressed the Rural Municipalities of Alberta conference, hearing concerns on everything from health care access to infrastructure woes and unpaid oil and gas taxes.

Premier Danielle Smith’s UCP government has introduced a new Alberta budget that promises more money for health and education but also an eye-popping deficit of $9.4 billion.

While income taxes aren't increasing to make up the shortfall, there are several other ways Albertans will be paying more through fees and changes to the education property tax.

Albertans should be taking the time to think about whether the province’s tax structure is the right one nowadays, the finance minister says.

Terrible. Another version of equalization. Those are a few of the terms being used to describe the 2026 Alberta budget tabled in the provincial legislature in Edmonton on Thursday.

Alberta's UCP government is expected to table a budget on Thursday afternoon that is at least $6.4 billion in the red, largely due to slumping world oil prices.

Danielle Smith said Alberta will spend $7.7 billion on doctors in 2026-27 — one of the first major details to come out of what's expected to be a budget filled with red ink.

Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas said the increase is 'incredibly egregious' and has called a special council meeting for March 4 to discuss the city's response.

Oil prices could mean higher prices for Canadians at the gas pump, but experts say that increase could help provincial budgets.

As part of Alberta's 2026 budget, the Historical Society of Alberta is set to lose all provincial funding.

Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner will speak to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce on Friday as he embarks on a tour to sell the 2026 provincial budget.

The Alberta legislature is set to reconvene today, with the government's new budget to be tabled Thursday.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith defended the property tax increase, and noted it is meant to cover a third of the education operating budget this year.

With the price of oil trading well below where the government of Alberta forecast it to be, Premier Danielle Smith warns that "significant" deficits are in store for the province.

Premier Danielle Smith said the immigration changes her UCP government has determined Alberta needs to push for are a significant departure from the status quo.

Jobs Minister Joseph Schow has introduced a bill that, if passed, will require businesses to register with the province before hiring foreign nationals through the federal program.

Danielle Smith and her United Conservative government spoke of their unwavering love for Canada on Monday as the Opposition NDP accused them of harbouring a separatist.

Calgary mayor Jeromy Farkas placed blame on the provincial government, after a significant clawback on photo radar enforcement last year.