'I want justice': Wife demands answers and accountability after 44-year-old Edmonton man dies waiting in ER

Edmonton-area Alberta NDP MLA among the latest to face recall petitions

Elections Alberta announces three new recall petitions, including second NDP MLA

QuickList on the 26 Alberta politicians facing citizen recall petitions

2 months / sootoday

Three more Alberta recall petitions issued against politicians, bringing total to 26

2 months / sootoday

CP NewsAlert: Three more Alberta recalls petitions issued, bringing total to 26

2 months / sootoday

Three more Alberta recalls petitions issued, bringing total to 26

2 months / citynews / News Staff

BREAKING: Alberta independence petition application meets requirements

Will Vasseur / westernstandard - Elections Alberta announced on Monday that the Alberta Prosperity Project's citizen initiative proposal application to hold a referendum on Alberta's independence meets the requirements, clearing the way for the final step before issuing a petition.

#politics #alberta #edmonton #referendum #separatism #voterturnout #localelections #government #canadianpolitics

Costly rule changes shake petition efforts (1)
Critics slam controversial referendum maneuvers (2)
Other: Isolated weather alert emerges (1)
Rapid referendum approvals drive Alberta’s debate (9)

2 months / sootoday

BREAKING: Alberta independence petition application meets requirements

CP NewsAlert: Proposed referendum question approved on Alberta separation

2 months / sootoday

Edmonton police release photos of truck connected to multi-vehicle hit and run

Kabi Moulitharan / globalnews - According to police, on Dec. 16 at around 9:30 a.m., a Dodge Ram truck was driving north on 86 Street when it crossed onto 132 Avenue without stopping and hit a Honda CR-V.

#crime #alberta #edmonton #publicsafety #emergencyresponse

Edmonton police release photos of truck connected to multi-vehicle hit and run

2 months / globalnews / Kabi Moulitharan

Edmonton police seek suspect in hit and run that sent five people to hospital

2 months / edmontonjournal / Postmedia News

Alberta Next panel recommends ditching RCMP, referendum to quit CPP

sootoday - EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s hand-picked panel re-examining the province's relationship with Ottawa says it’s time to ditch the RCMP and hold a provincewide referendum on quitting the Canada Pension Plan.

#politics #canada #alberta #referendum #government #canadianpolitics #finance

Smith defends Alberta Next panel recommendations to advance provincial police, pension plan

2 months / calgaryherald / Scott Strasser

Alberta Next Panel recommends referendums on leaving Canada Pension Plan, immigration

2 months / theglobeandmail / Matthew Scace

Alberta Next panel recommends ditching RCMP, referendum to quit CPP

2 months / sootoday

Alberta government panel calls to ditch RCMP, hold referendum to quit CPP

2 months / nationalobserver / Lisa Johnson

Alberta Next panel recommends referendum on pension, immigration and strengthening provincial powers

Alberta government panel calls to ditch RCMP, hold referendum to quit CPP

2 months / sootoday

Alberta Next panel urges referendum to quit Canada Pension Plan

CP NewsAlert: Alberta government panel urges referendum to quit Canada Pension Plan

2 months / sootoday

Freedom Convoy organizer Chris Barber wins court battle to keep his ‘Big Red’ truck

The Canadian Press / nationalpost - The judge determined that seizing the truck would be a ‘disproportionate’ punishment

#politics #canada #publicprotests #alberta #legalaffairs #canadianpolitics

Freedom Convoy organizer Chris Barber wins court battle to keep his ‘Big Red’ truck

2 months / nationalpost / The Canadian Press

Judge says Freedom Convoy organizer Chris Barber gets to keep his truck

2 months / sootoday

BREAKING: Court blocks bid to seize Freedom Convoy organizer Chris Barbers' truck

2 months / westernstandard / Western Standard News Services

Former UCP member Peter Guthrie launches Progressive Tory Party of Alberta

Devika Desai / calgaryherald - Guthrie was expelled from Premier Danielle Smith's caucus after criticizing the government

#politics #alberta #edmonton #localelections #conservativeparty #government #partydiscipline #canadianpolitics

Former UCP member Peter Guthrie launches Progressive Tory Party of Alberta

2 months / calgaryherald / Devika Desai

Former UCP member unveils new ‘Progressive Tory Party of Alberta’ name

BORG: Alberta Party rebrands again, insists this time it’s different

2 months / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

Calgary massage therapist charged with sexual assault

Ken MacGillivray / globalnews - A 36-year-old massage therapist has been charged in an alleged sexual assault involving a client at Massage Addict in the southeast Calgary community of Mahogany.

#crime #alberta #calgary #publicsafety #consumerprotection #legalaffairs #healthcare #workplacesafety

Calgary massage therapist charged with sexual assault

Massage therapist charged with sexual assault after incident involving client, police say

2 months / calgaryherald / Noah Brennan

Calgary massage therapist charged with sexual assault after client complaint

2 months / westernstandard / Western Standard News Services

Winter storm to wallop Prairies, other parts of Canada heading into weekend

theglobeandmail - Treacherous commutes expected as heavy snowfall and strong winds hit parts of Western Canada

#canada #alberta #manitoba #saskatchewan #publicsafety #traveladvisories #weather #emergencyresponse

Eastern Impacts: Montreal, Atlantic, Ontario icy hazards (5)
General Outlook: Broader weekend winter weather predictions (2)
Prairie Storm Impact: Hazardous commutes, blizzard effects (8)

Eastern Impacts: Montreal, Atlantic, Ontario icy hazards

Gusty winds cause power outages in Montreal and surrounding areas

2 months / citynews / Jessica Barile

High winds and heavy rain set to batter Atlantic Canada

OPP warn of slick roads as temperature plunges, winds whip region

2 months / lfpress / Norman De Bono

High winds could reach up to 90 km/h in Montreal

2 months / montrealgazette / James Mennie, Montreal Gazette

Flash freeze possible in Sault area

2 months / sootoday

General Outlook: Broader weekend winter weather predictions

Up to 15 cm of snow expected north of the city

2 months / sootoday

Weekend Outlook: Three days, three hazards, with wind, snow and arctic cold

2 months / sootoday

Prairie Storm Impact: Hazardous commutes, blizzard effects

PHOTOS: Skaters brave wind and snow at Springbank Park

2 months / lfpress / Mike Hensen

Blizzard cripples Winnipeg Transit operations; more than 200 buses stuck in the snow, 71 had to be towed

2 months / winnipegfreepress / Malak Abas

Winter wallop continues across Prairies, storm warnings in Ontario and Quebec

2 months / sootoday

Another Alberta clipper headed for Winnipeg

2 months / winnipegfreepress / Free Press staff

Treacherous commutes anticipated in Alberta as winter wallop tracks across Canada

2 months / nationalobserver / The Canadian Press

Winter storm to wallop Prairies, other parts of Canada heading into weekend

2 months / theglobeandmail

Treacherous commutes expected in Alberta as winter wallop tracks across Canada

Treacherous commutes expected in Alberta as winter wallop tracks across Canada

2 months / sootoday

Alberta increases referendum petition fees to $25,000 — a 5,000 per cent hike

Lisa Johnson / nationalobserver - Smith's UCP government had previously made it easier for citizens to apply for a policy initiative or constitutional referendum, including efforts to put Alberta separation on the ballot, but says the fee hike is necessary to "discourage frivolous applica…

#politics #publicprotests #alberta #referendum #legalaffairs #voterturnout #government #canadianpolitics #finance

Alberta increases referendum petition fees to $25,000 — a 5,000 per cent hike

2 months / nationalobserver / Lisa Johnson

Alberta hikes fee for citizen-initiated referendums to $25,000

2 months / theglobeandmail / Matthew Scace

Alberta ups referendum petition fees to $25K — a 5,000% hike to discourage ‘frivolous applications’

Alberta increases fee for citizen-led initiatives to $25K to discourage 'frivolous applications'

#canada #alberta #edmonton #publichealth #emergencyresponse #healthcare #government

Dr. Vivien Suttorp named Alberta’s permanent chief medical officer of health

Karen Bartko / globalnews - Dr. Vivien Suttorp, a longtime medical officer in southern Alberta, is now the province's CMOH — the first person in three years appointed to the role on a permanent basis.

Alberta's top doctor urges Albertans to get vaccinated as flu cases surge

Alberta minister, new permanent chief medical officer of health eye renewed collaboration

Dr. Vivien Suttorp named Alberta’s permanent chief medical officer of health

2 months / globalnews / Karen Bartko

Alberta names new chief medical officer of health

2 months / calgaryherald / Bill Kaufmann

Alberta names new chief medical officer of health after lengthy search

2 months / westernstandard / Western Standard News Services

West Edmonton Mall shoppers squirted with semen-like substance, police seek suspect

Karen Bartko / globalnews - Police said in late November, a man allegedly followed and intentionally squirted an unknown substance resembling semen on several women shopping at West Edmonton Mall.

#violence #crime #alberta #edmonton #publicsafety

West Edmonton Mall shoppers squirted with semen-like substance, police seek suspect

2 months / globalnews / Karen Bartko

'This behaviour is unacceptable': Police seek suspect after West Edmonton Mall sex assault

2 months / edmontonjournal / Trevor Robb

'SEMEN' SQUIRTER: Police hunt WEM sex assault suspect as Edmonton officers seek more victims

2 months / westernstandard / Western Standard News Services

Citizen recall petition approved against Alberta Justice Minister Mickey Amery

sootoday - EDMONTON — Alberta’s justice minister is the latest member of Premier Danielle Smith’s caucus to face a citizen recall petition.

#politics #alberta #legalaffairs #government #canadianpolitics

Citizen recall petition approved against Alberta Justice Minister Mickey Amery

2 months / reddit / /u/ZestyBeanDude

Alberta recall petitions grow to 23 with latest against justice minister

2 months / nationalobserver / Lisa Johnson

Alberta recall petitions grow to 23 with latest against justice minister

2 months / sootoday

Amery now facing a recall petition

Two more recall applications for Alberta UCP MLAs approved by Chief Electoral Officer

2 months / calgaryherald / Daniel Gonzalez

QuickList on the 23 of Alberta's politicians facing citizen recalls petitions

2 months / sootoday

Citizen recall petition approved against Alberta Justice Minister Mickey Amery

2 months / sootoday

Alberta approves citizen recall petition against Justice Minister Mickey Amery

2 months / theglobeandmail

Citizen recall petition approved against Alberta Justice Minister Mickey Amery

CP NewsAlert: Alberta Justice Minister Mickey Amery faces recall petition

2 months / sootoday

Nasty winter storm to blast Prairie provinces with heavy snow, fierce winds

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - It's shaping up to be a nasty blast of winter across the Prairies today with snowstorms and blizzards set to dump up to 30 centimetres in some areas.

#alberta #calgary #winnipeg #manitoba #saskatchewan #education #publicsafety #traveladvisories #weather #emergencyresponse

Alberta road chaos reported (4)
Manitoba weather impacts felt (3)
Prairie-wide storm warnings (4)
Sask outages and storm spread (2)

Alberta road chaos reported

Police warn Alberta drivers to slow down and be careful amid 'nasty weather'

2 months / edmontonjournal / Liam Newbigging

WATCH: QE2 closed after massive 80-plus vehicle pileup as winter storm worsens Alberta road conditions

2 months / westernstandard / David Wiechnik

RCMP warn of treacherous road conditions in southern Alberta

Drivers warned to stay off roads as blowing snow smothers Calgary region and beyond

2 months / calgaryherald / Mackenzie Rhode

Manitoba weather impacts felt

Conditions worsen in Winnipeg as blizzard moves in

2 months / globalnews / Kevin Hirschfield

Cancellations and closures in Manitoba

2 months / globalnews / Kevin Hirschfield

“Slam dunk” blizzard on the way to Winnipeg and southern Manitoba

2 months / globalnews / Sarah McCarthy

Prairie-wide storm warnings

Nasty winter storm to blast Prairie provinces with heavy snow, fierce winds

2 months / thestarphoenix / The Canadian Press

Nasty winter storm will blast Prairie provinces with heavy snow, fierce winds

2 months / nationalobserver / Aaron Sousa

Nasty winter storm to blast Prairie provinces with heavy snow, fierce winds

Prairies to be hit by nasty winter storm bringing heavy snow, blizzards

2 months / theglobeandmail / Aaron Sousa

Sask outages and storm spread

Winter storm system that brought traffic chaos to Prairies moves into Ontario, Quebec

2 months / sootoday

Saskatchewan town remains without drinking water with restoration date unknown

2 months / globalnews / Sean Previl

Calgary police officer shoots suspect at Dalhousie LRT station

Dave Naylor / westernstandard - A Calgary Police Service officer dispatched to the Dalhousie LRT station for a weapons complaint has shot and wounded the suspect.

#violence #crime #security #alberta #calgary #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #transit

Calgary police officer shoots suspect at Dalhousie LRT station

2 months / westernstandard / Dave Naylor

Police shooting in Calgary sends man to hospital with serious injuries

Calgary police respond to officer-involved shooting, one man seriously injured

2 months / calgaryherald / Hiren Mansukhani

Skate Canada ices Alberta events over transgender law

Jackie Carmichael / edmontonjournal - Skate Canada says it will not host national and international-level events in Alberta after the province passed legislation regarding gender in sports. “Skate Canada considers a variety of criteria when selecting host locations for its national events. Fo…

#humanrights #sports #alberta #edmonton #publicsafety #legalaffairs #canadianpolitics

Amy Hamm: The Scottish nurse fighting to keep biological males out of women’s change rooms

2 months / nationalpost / Carson Jerema

Skate Canada to stop holding national, international events in Alberta

2 months / reddit / /u/Majano57

Skate Canada won’t hold top-tier events in Alberta over transgender law

2 months / torontosun / Ian Shantz

Skate Canada ices Alberta events over transgender law

2 months / edmontonjournal / Jackie Carmichael

UPDATED: Skate Canada will not hold events in Alberta in light of transgender athlete legislation

Skate Canada to stop hosting events in Alberta due to sports gender law

#politics #alberta #calgary #localelections #infrastructure #government #canadianpolitics

BREAKING: Calgary city council votes to begin process to repeal blanket upzoning

Myke Thomas / westernstandard - Calgary city council, after a long debate on Monday, voted 13 to 2 to direct administration to begin the work required to repeal blanket upzoning. Councillors voting against the notice of motion were Myke Atkinson and Nathanial Schmidt

Calgary city council kick-starts process to repeal citywide rezoning with spring public hearing

2 months / globalnews / Adam MacVicar

Council takes step to repeal process for blanket rezoning, next step is public hearing

2 months / calgaryherald / Scott Strasser

BREAKING: Calgary city council votes to begin process to repeal blanket upzoning

2 months / westernstandard / Myke Thomas

Ottawa, Alberta agreed to extend $15-a-day child-care fees to 2027

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Alberta's early-learning and child-care fees will remain at $15-a-day through to 2027 as the province works with Ottawa to firm up a more permanent deal.

#alberta #edmonton #ottawa #education #childprotection #publicsafety #budget #government #canadianpolitics #finance

Ottawa, Alberta agreed to extend $15-a-day child-care fees to 2027

Alberta extends $15-a-day child-care deal for another year

2 months / westernstandard / Western Standard News Services

Alberta and Ottawa reach a one-year, $1.17 billion child care extension agreement

The future of child care in Canada: What to expect

4 years / irpp / Cosullivan

ATA files grievances over "bad-faith" bargaining

Will Vasseur / westernstandard - The Alberta Teachers Association on Friday said it has filed 61 grievances with the Alberta Labour Relations Board over the provincial government's "bad-faith" bargaining during the recent labour dispute.

#alberta #education #labour #legalaffairs #government #canadianpolitics

ATA files grievances over "bad-faith" bargaining

ATA accuses province of fudging numbers on teacher hires

2 months / edmontonjournal / Steven Sandor

Alberta Teachers’ Association accuses provincial government of bad faith bargaining

#politics #alberta #budget #localelections #government #canadianpolitics

Elections Alberta gets extra $6.7-million to handle surge in recall petitions

Jack Farrell / theglobeandmail - Election officials have issued 21 recall petitions since the end of October, including one against Premier Danielle Smith

Elections Alberta gets extra $6.7-million to handle surge in recall petitions

2 months / theglobeandmail / Jack Farrell

Elections Alberta gets additional $6.7 million to offset recall petition costs