People living with chronic health conditions who rely on the government for income say money for transportation to medical appointments has disappeared from their payments. Marie Renaud (second from left), NDP Official Opposition Critic for Community and Social Services, speaks…
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Alberta NDP urges UCP to rethink changes to Seniors Drug Benefit Program
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 5, 2020 5:41 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Alberta’s Opposition NDP says changes to drug plan benefits affecting 60,000 people are not only…
Watch: NDP responds to government review of Alberta Health Services
Opposition Critic for Health David Shepherd responded to the release of the UCP government’s review of Alberta Health Services on Monday February 3, 2020. A review of Alberta Health Services has identified long-term strategies that could help the province save…
Some Alberta drivers to pay 30 per cent more for car insurance in 2020 after rate cap spiked
The Automobile Insurance Rate Board has approved potential rate hikes by insurance companies for Alberta drivers. Postmedia, file Car insurance is about to get a lot more expensive for some drivers in Alberta. The Automobile Insurance Rate Board has approved…
Tuesday’s letters: Find who’s buying stolen catalytic converters
File shot of three catalytic converters. Thieves have targeted the auto part in the Edmonton region during a recent rash of thefts. JULIE OLIVER / OTTAWA CITIZEN I am one of the victims of the alarming thefts of catalytic converters…
Alberta’s energy ‘war room’ under fire from NDP
January 6 2020 8:23pm Alberta’s NDP says the Canadian Energy Centre may actually be hurting the province’s oil and gas sector and wants it scrapped. Fletcher Kent reports. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id]…
Saturday’s letters: Natural gas isn’t so green
A man looks out towards a liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker berthed at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s (Tepco) Futtsu gas-fired thermal power plant in Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. File photo. Bloomberg Re. “Pipeline foes have it wrong on emissions,” Opinion,…
Thursday’s letters: Disappointed by disrespect on Candy Cane Lane
Revelers take a horse drawn sleigh ride during the first-ever Car-free Night at Candy Cane Lane in the Crestwood neighbourhood of Edmonton, on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. The event, which is over 50 years old, is a fundraiser for Edmonton’s…
Year in Review: NDP leader Rachel Notley reflects on transitional year in Alberta politics
She began 2019 as a Premier lagging in public opinion polls, grappling with a glut of Alberta crude oil that had no way to leave the province. She began 2019 as a premier lagging in public opinion polls, grappling with…
Legislature watch: Fall sitting continues summer trend of repealing legislation
The United Conservative Party government’s “summer of repeal” continued into the fall sitting, as legislators debated their way through 16 government bills. Some of them rolled back landmark policies of the previous government. Agriculture and Forestry Minister Devin Dreeshen (centre)…