UCP

• Premier Danielle Smith braces for crucial vote at UCP’s weekend conference

  The vote comes at the party's annual general meeting, and at least 5,500 members are registered to attend.

  Politics

  Nov 1
  
• Feds fire back at Alberta’s application for judicial review of carbon price

  Smith announced earlier this week that her United Conservative Party government is seeking a judicial review of Ottawa's exemption of the carbon levy on home heating oil.

  Environment

  Oct 30
  
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• Alberta applying for judicial review of ‘unfair’ federal carbon price heating oil exemption

  Alberta said providing a benefit to those who use heating oil, predominantly in Atlantic Canada, undermines what is supposed to be a national standard.

  Politics

  Oct 29
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• Feds say Alberta didn’t respond to offer to help with homelessness, province denies formal offer made

  Federal Housing Minister Sean Fraser said his government is now approaching municipalities directly to work with them.

  Politics

  Oct 23
• Alberta government proposing additional restrictions on renewable energy

  Last year the Alberta government imposed a seven-month moratorium on new renewable energy projects.

  Politics

  Oct 14
• Alberta premier faces criticism over chemtrails discussion at UCP town hall

  Alberta's premier is being criticized for not shutting down a conspiracy theory during a recent United Conservative Party town hall in Edmonton.

  Politics

  Oct 2
• Advocates say meeting with Alberta MLA who compared trans youth to feces went south

  Jennifer Johnson currently sits as an Independent in the legislature.

  Politics

  Sep 24
• Danielle Smith says an Alberta pension plan estimate from the feds will spur hard questions

  Alberta estimates it deserves more than half of the national retirement plan, about $334 billion.

  Politics

  Sep 13
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• Premier Danielle Smith says ministers, staff accepting playoff hockey tickets onside

  Premier Danielle Smith says she doesn't think her cabinet ministers and political staff accepting tickets to luxury suites at playoff hockey games runs afoul of ethics rules.

  Politics

  Jul 22
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• Danielle Smith believes Alberta UCP policies on trans youth are ‘supportive’

  Alberta's premier stood behind her government's recently announced policies regarding transgender youth, gender-affirming care, sex education and parental notification.

  Canada

  Feb 1