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Alberta NDP calling for a pause in new AI data centresAlberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi says all proposed AI data centre projects in Alberta need to pass an impact assessment before they are given the green light. The NDP’s seven point assessment includes centres having minimal water use, no increases to electricity costs, and meaningful public consultation. Nenshi says businesses and residents need certainty, and...Global News Hour at 6 EdmontonAug 27
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Alberta NDP criticizes Danielle Smith’s ‘weak’ tariff responseOttawa’s relief strategy is getting support from Alberta’s business community, as employers sift through the latest American tariffs. But the Alberta government response is under political attack. Erik Bay has more on the criticism.Global News Hour at 6 EdmontonAug 25
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NDP government ends public access to online government directoryCiting cyber threats, the NDP government has announced it is ending public access to its online government directory to government services and employees. Jordan Armstrong reports.Global News Hour at 6 BCAug 18
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NDP government pressured to make at-home care more affordable for seniorsThe NDP government is being pressured to eliminate co-payments for publicly-funded at-home care for seniors to make it more affordable. Aaron McArthur reports.Global News Hour at 6 BCAug 19
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Eby thinks B.C. NDP candidate will beat ‘hateful, divisive’ Kerry-Lynne Findlay in byelectionB.C. Premier David Eby said Tuesday that he believes Pam Alexis, his party’s candidate running in the Abbotsford-Mission byelection, will beat the “hateful, divisive” approach of the B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay. He also said he would not reconsider proportional representation “because of the chaos on the Conservative side.”CanadaSep 1
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Alberta NDP leader to run in Calgary next provincial electionThe leader of Alberta’s NDP will be changing cities in the next provincial election. Naheed Nenshi sharing those details as parties start their nomination processes for an election that’s a little more than a year away. But as Erik Bay tells us, one analyst says candidates will be preparing for more than just that.Global News Hour at 6 CalgaryJul 17
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MLA Amelia Boultbee joins NDPAnother shake-up in provincial politics, as Okanagan MLA Amelia Boultbee has joined the NDP, just a few months after leaving the BC Conservatives. Cohan Sassaman has the details and the reaction.Global News at 5:30 OkanaganJul 3
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Amelia Boultbee joins the BC NDPFormer BC Conservative MLA Amelia Boultbee has joined the BC NDP. Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey has the latest on this decision.Global News at Noon BCJul 3
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Provincial NDP Leader Carla BeckEarlier this week, the Saskatchewan NDP released their ‘Your Care Your Say’ interim report after a year of consultation. With more on that, provincial party leader Carla Beck joined our Juliane Bodini in studio for an extended interview.HealthJul 3
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Canada’s GDP rises 3.3% in 2nd quarter, but US trade war could halt that momentumAfter a slow start to the year, Canada’s economy picked up speed in the second quarter, growing at its fastest pace in three years. The GDP grew at an annualized rate of 3.3 per cent. But the country’s trade dispute with the U.S. could break that momentum. Senior Business Editor Jacqueline Hansen has more.CanadaAug 28
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Global News Hour at 6 BC August 20A new report says that without investment in LNG and the TMX pipeline, damage from the Trump tariffs would have been much worse. And B.C. senior executives were given performance-based raises by the BC NDP government, which some are questioning as inappropriate.Global BCAug 20
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Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: Aug. 27Alberta’s resource royalties rollercoaster swings from a budget deficit up to a Q1 surplus due to the high price of oil. The NDP calls for a pause in new AI data centres as Premier Smith attends the latest town hall. The mansion once home to Oilers owner Peter Pocklington’s is now on City of Edmonton’s...Global News Hour at 6 EdmontonAug 27
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Alberta premier won’t impose oil and gas export tax, calls U.S.-Canada trade war ‘unjustified’Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling the trade war between the United States and Canada “tragic, unjustified, and wholly unnecessary.” She says the best path forward is to head back to the negotiating table, but won’t impose an export tax on oil and gas, the province’s biggest industry despite calls to do so from the...Global News Hour at 6 EdmontonAug 26
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Bell’s AI Data Centre was not Environmentally Assessed province revealsAfter the NDP requested information for over 3 months, the Provincial Government now says that there was no environmental impact assessment done for Bell’s AI Data Centre in the RM of Sherwood.EnvironmentAug 3
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New poll has BC Conservatives out ahead of BC NDPThe BC Conservatives are gaining momentum in B.C. A new Leger poll titled ‘British Columbia Pulse Check’ has the party pulling ahead of the BC NDP among decided voters. Ben O’Hara-Byrne has the details.Global News Hour at 6 BCJun 5
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Scott Moe criticized for attending Lindsey Graham’s funeralPremier Scott Moe is catching criticism from the official opposition for flying to Washington to attend Senator Lindsey Graham’s Funeral. The NDP questioned the used of taxpayer dollars to attend a funeral for an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, who continues to threaten Canada with heavy tariffs and the possibility of annexation.PoliticsJul 30
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BC cabinet minister speaks out against the Tilbury LNG expansion in DeltaA BC NDP cabinet minister is speaking out against the newly announced expansion of the Tilbury LNG facility. Kelly Greene says she’s disappointed and is speaking out on behalf of her constituents. Ben O’Hara-Byrne has the details.Global News Hour at 6 BCJul 27
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Calgary police officer faces 2nd-degree murder chargersThe preliminary hearing for a Calgary police officer charged in the deaths of two men took place on Monday. The charges stem from a shooting that happened more than three years ago during a low-speed pursuit of a five-tonne commercial truck along Memorial Drive. Drew Stremick reports.CanadaAug 11
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‘Inherently undemocratic’: NDP proposes ban on floor crossing without a byelectionNDP MP Don Davies has introduced a bill to ban MPs from crossing the floor without getting the support of their voters in a byelection. Davies said Tuesday that MPs who are crossing the floor without facing their constituents has a “corrosive effect” on Canadian democracy, adding, “while that may not be illegal, it is...CanadaJun 2
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Youth trial has begun for 2nd person accused in 2018 murder of rapper ‘Smoke Dawg’The accused, who is now 24, was only 16 at the time but fled the scene and wasn’t arrested until 2025. Catherine McDonald reports.CrimeAug 17