Provincial Politics

Alberta education minister releases new guidelines for school seclusion rooms

EDMONTON - Alberta's education minister says seclusion rooms in schools will not be banned, but only used as a last resort when a student poses significant and imminent danger to themselves or others....

Oct 23, 2019

Alberta finance minister says first budget to attack spending, not services

EDMONTON - Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews says the first budget of the new United Conservative government will surgically attack spending but not at the expense of essential services. Toews say...

Oct 23, 2019

Mayors discuss construction PST, prompt payment and 2024 election

Prompt payment to contractors, ongoing objections to Provincial Sales Tax (PST) on construction projects, and the 2024 provincial election were among the topics up for discussion by the 16-city Mayors...

Oct 18, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)

Northern Alcohol Strategy expands to three more communities

The Northern Alcohol Strategy will be expanded to Creighton, English River First Nation and La Loche. "Since this work began in 2016, it has gathered significant support and buy-in from community lead...

Oct 17, 2019 The funds will pay for personnel and resources to come up with local strategies to reduce alcohol consumption. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Alberta introduces legislation allowing access to partner's criminal records

EDMONTON - Alberta is introducing legislation first developed in Britain that allows people in abusive relationships to request information about a partner's criminal record. Premier Ja...

Oct 16, 2019

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg in Edmonton Friday for climate strike

EDMONTON - Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is planning to be at the Alberta legislature Friday for a climate strike. Climate Justice Edmonton says the 16-year-old Stockholm student will join acti...

Oct 16, 2019

Alberta joining class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors

CALGARY - The Alberta government says it's joining a class-action lawsuit to recoup health-care costs related to the opioid crisis. Health Minister Tyler Shandro says there were almost 800 fatal overd...

Oct 15, 2019

No provincial funding coming for Fond du Lac runway expansion

There will be no provincial funding coming for the expansion of the Fond du Lac Airport runway.That's according to Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure Assistant Director David Horth, who said ther...

Oct 08, 2019 The Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure remain committed to working with the First Nation. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Fond du Lac Airport still without necessary upgrades: Chief Louie Mercredi

"We are the most isolated community in Saskatchewan right now."Those are the words of Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation Chief Louie Mercredi who flew the media, including larongeNOW, to his small no...

Oct 07, 2019 Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation Chief Louie Mercredi and West Wind Aviation President and CEO Michael Rodyniuk at the local airport. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Hangar expansion in La Ronge to improve aerial firefighting capacity

Environment Minister Dustin Duncan was at the La Ronge Airport on Thursday to celebrate the completion of a four-year, $14 million expansion of Wildfire Management's Aviation Operations hangar. With t...

Sep 26, 2019 There are a number of improvements to the wildfire aircraft hangar in La Ronge. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)