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Alberta NDP urges public to step up as striking teachers may face back-to-work billLegislation forcing Alberta teaches back to work could be tabled within days after the provincial legislature resumes sitting on Thursday.EducationOct 22
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No changes coming ‘at the moment’ for Alberta’s recall legislation: Danielle SmithAlberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's concerned such petition drives aren't using the recall legislation in good faith but instead, are trying to overthrow her government.PoliticsNov 5
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Albertan defends recall petition of Angela Pitt, says MLA not representing communityThe Airdrie resident who launched a recall petition of a UCP MLA says Angela Pitt has become less responsive to community concerns.PoliticsNov 4
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Alberta hospital, nursing staff vote 98% in favor of striking ahead of mediationAbout 16,000 Alberta hospital workers, including licensed practical nurses and health-care aides, have voted overwhelmingly to strike if necessary to back contract demands.PoliticsNov 5
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Talks stall between Alberta teachers, government in provincewide strikeContract talks between the Alberta government and its 51,000 teachers appear to have hit an impasse over how much teachers are asking for and the province is willing to spend.EducationOct 15
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‘Strong and free’: Alberta government changing licence plate design, sloganA decade after Alberta scrapped a plan to update its red and white licence plates, the UCP is looking to change the design and slogan from 'Wild Rose Country' to 'Strong and Free.'PoliticsOct 15
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Calgary election contends with low voter interest, postal strike impactsCandidates vying for local office in Calgary are contending with a perceived lack of interest as well as a postal strike in the 2025 election campaign.CanadaSep 29
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Alberta to have the lowest minimum wage in Canada as of Oct. 1 as NDP calls for boostAlberta will soon have the lowest minimum wage in Canada at $15. per hour after Saskatchewan increases its minimum wage to $15.35 per hour on October 1.EconomySep 22
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Imperial Oil’s planned layoffs ‘deeply disappointing,’ energy minister saysAlberta Premier Danielle Smith is blaming Ottawa for the layoffs at the Calgary-based company, which she said reinforces the need to build more pipelines.EconomySep 30
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Moderator on Smith’s Alberta Next panel sorry for saying teen should be spankedThe moderator of Premier Danielle Smith's Alberta Next town hall in Calgary has apologized for his "inappropriate" behaviour towards a teen who tried to ask a question.PoliticsSep 30
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Alberta uses Charter’s notwithstanding clause to order striking teachers back to workThe move puts the Alberta government on a potential collision course with more than 350,000 workers in other provincial unions, which have promised an “unprecedented response."PoliticsOct 27
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Premier Smith says back-to-work bill for striking Alberta teachers coming MondayThousands of teachers from across Alberta arrived in Edmonton Thursday for a rally outside the legislature as the fall sitting begins with a speech from the throne.PoliticsOct 23
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‘It’s Nathan day’: Calgary bridges named in honour of soldier killed in AfghanistanCpl. Nathan Hornburg of Calgary died exactly 18 years ago in Afghanistan while working to recover a disabled tank under fire by the Taliban in Kandahar.CanadaSep 24
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Alberta teachers say fight just begun but will follow the law in back-to-work billThe union for Alberta’s teachers is urging educators to rethink going the extra mile: 'You take my rights away? Then I’m going to re-evaluate the voluntary nature of my job.'EducationOct 28
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Imperial Oil to cut workforce 20% by end of 2027Calgary-based Imperial Oil had about 5,100 employees as of the end of 2024, according to a regulatory filing.MoneySep 29
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Tight budget means Alberta teachers face a stark choice in bargaining: Danielle SmithWith a provincewide teachers strike looming, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith suggested the union can have pay hikes and more teachers — but it can’t have both.PoliticsSep 11
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Danielle Smith says she’s found unprecedented common ground with Mark Carney'I found more common ground with the prime minister when I met with him yesterday than I have in any meeting with a prime minister,' Danielle Smith said of Mark Carney.PoliticsSep 11
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Opposition NDP leader Naheed Nenshi sworn in as member of Alberta legislatureNow that Naheed Nenshi has a seat in the legislature, he and UCP Premier Danielle Smith will face off in question period for the first time when the assembly resumes in October.PoliticsJul 14
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‘Lost in translation’: Alberta Premier says she was unaware of controversial expense changesDanielle Smith says she didn't know about her own government's changes that resulted in the removal of publicly disclosed expense receipts earlier this month.PoliticsAug 21
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Premier Smith, Alberta Next panel face hecklers, supporters at fiery Edmonton eventA raucous crowd of about 750 people, the largest yet, attended a town hall hosted by Premier Danielle Smith's Alberta Next panel in Edmonton on Thursday.PoliticsAug 15