UCP

• 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
  
• Alberta’s UCP AGM gives party a ‘sense of direction’: expert

  UCP AGM gives party a "sense of direction" further to the right.

  Politics

  Nov 5, 2023
  
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• Danielle Smith’s message could get ‘lost in the noise’: political scientist

  A political scientist expects Danielle Smith's message at the UCP annual general meeting Saturday will be lost in the noise of contentious policy resolutions.

  Politics

  Nov 4, 2023
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• Alberta doctors ‘trepidatious’ about changes to already fragile health care system

  The new president of the Alberta Medical Association says doctors are worried about the ongoing crisis in family medicine and the strain on hospitals due to staffing challenges.

  Health

  Nov 2, 2023
• Alberta legislature resumes with promise of referendum on new taxes

  The Alberta legislature resumed Monday with promises of a referendum on tax increases and more threats to unsheathe a law the UCP says defends the province from federal overreach.

  Politics

  Oct 30, 2023
• Taxes, pension up for discussion as Alberta legislature members prepare for fall sitting

  Alberta politicians return Monday to the legislature for the first sitting since the May election.

  Politics

  Oct 27, 2023
• Poll suggests two-thirds of Albertans oppose pause on renewable energy approvals

  A poll released Thursday suggests nearly two-thirds of Albertans oppose the provincial government's moratorium on approvals for new renewable energy projects.

  Politics

  Sep 28, 2023
• Alberta premier defends minister over conflict of interest allegations

  Provincial records show the husband of Environment and Protected Areas Minister Rebecca Schulz may be lobbying the government in areas that could overlap with her ministry's work.

  Politics

  Sep 27, 2023
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• Decline in annual food safety inspections scrutinized after Calgary E. coli outbreak

  The heath authority's 2021-22 annual report shows there were 33,728 inspections from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 -- down from 65,560 in 2018-19.

  Health

  Sep 22, 2023
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• NDP promises to axe proposed plan to quit CPP if it wins 2027 Alberta election

  Alberta's road to quitting the Canada Pension Plan would run smack into a scheduled 2027 provincial election, with Opposition New Democrats promising to kill the idea if they win.

  Canada

  Sep 22, 2023