Alberta News

A plan is being developed that will guide land-use decisions in Southern Alberta for decades to come.

Every Albertan over six months and under the age of 18 is eligible to receive the H1N1 vaccine as of today.

This weekend's Progressive Conservative Annual General Meeting in Red Deer was widely touted as the fight of Premier Ed Stelmach's political life.

Promoting their new CD Losin' Lately Gambler, Corb Lund, right, and his Hurtin' Albertans brought their show to the Centrium on Tuesday.

More than 1000 people lined up for a wait of more than 2 hours to get their H1N1 flu shots at special clinics around the city.

After all, only 18 months ago he won 72 out of 83 seats for the Alberta Progressive Conservatives thus ensuring another four years for the 37-year-old dynasty.

A spat broke out Tuesday between Tory provincial and federal politicians representing Calgary-West, underscoring divisions between Progressive Conservative and Reform factions in Alberta over the emerging Wildrose Alliance.

In 2001, The Oldham County History Center joined with the Library of Congress and the AARP to begin collecting a series of oral histories from veterans in our area.

Federal Conservatives and Liberals are accusing each other of purposely stoking resentment in Western Canada as Stephane Dion prepares to sell his national carbon tax proposal in Alberta, heart of the country's energy industry and bastion of Conservative political support.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservatives continue to enjoy a big lead in popular support over the opposition Liberals, but will need to shore up support in Ontario or Quebec to break into majority territory, a new poll suggests.

I like following leadership races, maybe even more than general elections. The candidates are less well know, the dynamics are more intriguing, and the results are less predictable.

This high-stakes poker is ugly and could get a lot uglier. There's heavy money on the table and a provincial government willing to shut out citizens so they can make their big-business buddies happy.

A double-helix of historic change will inject a hefty dose of new DNA into Canadian politics this Saturday.

By day, Torontonian Dan Zinman is a mild-mannered project manager at a downtown advertising agency, where his desk is littered with Soviet propaganda posters and action figures .

The beauty of entering provincial politics in a Calgary riding is that the job comes with its own hat - the unflappable white Stetson.

The beauty of entering provincial politics in a Calgary riding is that the job comes with its own hat - the unflappable white Stetson.

Virginia Department of Transportation worker Scott Clark placards over a "rest area" sign on Interstate 85 near Alberta, Va.

By Eric Rajah, A Better World I have lost count of my trips to Kenya. I have been coming here for 10 years now and directing A Better World for 20.

As Ottawa promised Monday to give Alberta $222 million to build new infrastructure, a senior federal Conservative indicated the Stelmach government's much larger request for extra health-care cash is not in the cards--unless Wild Rose Country becomes a have-not province.

Alberta's request for extra health care dollars is not in the cards, unless it becomes a have-not province, a senior federal Conservative indicated Monday, as the provincial and federal Conservative caucuses met in Calgary.