United Conservative Government

• New questions for wind, solar in Alberta create more confusion for industry: advocate

  A renewable energy group says new requirements for wind and solar projects create further problems for a booming industry that government policy has already slowed.

  Environment

  Sep 7, 2023
  
• Alberta’s ‘war room’ spent $22M on oil and gas ads, revealed in annual report

  New documents outline a massive increase in public funding for the Canadian Energy Centre's campaign to change attitudes toward Alberta's oil and gas.

  Canada

  Sep 6, 2023
  
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• Alberta election fact check: Can a UCP government create an Alberta pension plan?

  Will the UCP with a second term turf the CPP and start up an 'APP'? The short answer is 'it depends.' The long answer requires a revisiting of recent history.

  Politics

  May 25, 2023
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• ‘Nothing unusual’: Alberta MLA sees no conflict of interest in taking over wildlife rules

  An Alberta cabinet minister says he's working with lawyers and the province's ethics commissioner over concerns about possible changes to his department's responsibilities.

  Economy

  Feb 17, 2023
• Deal struck to establish Siksika Nation police force

  This is Canada's first self-administered First Nation police service in 14 years, the Alberta government said.

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2022
• Alberta energy minister announces date for start of coal consultations, no other details

  Alberta's energy minister says public consultations on coal mining will begin on March 29.

  Politics

  Feb 23, 2021
• Alberta auditor flags $1.6B in government accounting blunders, oversight problems

  Auditor general Doug Wylie said the mistakes are on big-ticket files like the Keystone XL pipeline and the so-called energy war room.

  Politics

  Nov 5, 2020
• Alberta won’t require full environmental assessments for construction sandpits

  Proposed legislation says sandpits will continue to be regulated as they have been in the past with no conditions on approvals.

  Environment

  Jul 7, 2020
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• High meth use at Alberta supervised consumption sites calls for more resources: advocates

  A report for the Alberta government has raised concerns that a large number of methamphetamine users are frequenting supervised consumption sites that were designed to respond to opioid overdoses.

  Health

  Mar 8, 2020