Alberta Legislature

A controversial motion to send recently proposed changes to Alberta’s electoral maps back to the drawing board has passed in the legislature, leading the Opposition NDP to accuse Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservatives of undermining democracy.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting Opposition accusations that her United Conservatives are pulling the strings behind the scenes to rejig election ridings in their favour.

Premier Danielle Smith says Albertans will soon be ditching twice-a-year clock changes.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending her government’s upcoming motion that, if passed, will revisit recently proposed boundary changes.

Alberta’s elections agency says a government decision to revisit how provincial ridings are drawn up will be a challenge as the clock ticks toward an October 2027 vote.

The Alberta legislature was home to a contentious debate on Thursday about the redrawing of provincial ridings ahead of the October 2027 general election amid concerns about how public feedback would contribute to the final changes to the electoral map.

An organization representing large public libraries across Canada warns Alberta’s proposed bill affecting libraries threatens “unprecedented” government overreach into organizations meant to be shielded from political control.

The Alberta government says it will continue its push to establish details of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the federal government, which include a pipeline project, amid a newly established Liberal majority in the House of Commons.

Albertans may soon see ads asking them to ‘Just Vote No’ on referendum questions, due to be asked later this year by the provincial government, paid for by the Alberta Liberal Party.

The Alberta government says it won’t axe its fuel tax yet, after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced federal measures to give Canadians relief at the pumps.

The Alberta government has tabled a bill which would require major energy, mining and industrial projects to be approved within a 120-day timeframe to reduce bureaucratic delays on the road to boosting production.

The Alberta government introduced legislation Monday afternoon to lay groundwork that will ultimately allow people to pay for access to medical testing without a referral from a doctor.

New data shows where Alberta health-care professionals stand on proposed changes to medical assistance in dying (MAID).

An Edmonton judge has paused the next steps of a potential referendum on Alberta separation.