Premier Nenshi? Ted Morton sees potential Liberal surge under a leader like...
For Ted Morton, there is an unlikely spectre lurking in Alberta politics – a resurgent Liberal party. The former Tory cabinet minister recently penned an op-ed for the Herald and the Edmonton Journal...
View ArticleAlberta Tory government won’t hit reset button. No fall throne speech
There won’t be any reboot when Alison Redford’s government returns to the legislature to face the opposition this fall. Government house leader Dave Hancock says there will be no throne speech when the...
View ArticleAlison Redford sees need for “frank discussions” with Stephen Harper’s Tories...
When Premier Alison Redford took office in late 2011, she made a point of stressing the need for a strong relationship with Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s federal Conservatives. It was likely a...
View ArticleJustin Trudeau coming back to Calgary
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is making a return engagement in Calgary on Wednesday to shake the money-tree and prepare his party for an upcoming byelection in the area. Trudeau will appear at a “lunch...
View ArticleMcIver brings common touch to high-stakes race
Ric McIver is an ordinary man with big ambitions. The Calgary-Hays MLA will be the first to tell you he’s a “journeyman.” It’s a centrepiece of his campaign to become the next Progressive Conservative...
View ArticleAlberta affected by U.S.-China emissions deal
Premier Jim Prentice says a landmark climate change deal between the United States and China to cut greenhouse gas emissions is a “positive step forward” but it’s too soon to say how it will affect...
View ArticlePremier says detour onto reserve land unfortunate
Premier Rachel Notley says the province has no jurisdiction over a toll charged to motorists detouring through the Morley reserve Monday after an accident closed a portion of the Trans-Canada Highway....
View ArticlePremier signals a fight is on with utilities over dumping money-losing...
Premier Rachel Notley has signalled the NDP government has grounds to reject the move by several electrical utilities to dump money-losing contracts for coal-fired power onto consumers. Read More
View ArticlePatricia Raymaker — nurse, health care advocate, political dynamo — dead at 72
Patricia Raymaker is being remembered as a "force to be reckoned with" who was a key figure in sustaining Liberal fortunes during lean times in Alberta. Read More
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