4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (643+ words) Prime Minister Stephen J. Harper: Now friends I think most Canadians know that we mark Confederation from the first of July 1867, Canada Day. However, as we move closer to this auspicious 150th'anniversary it's important for all Canadians to be reminded of…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (199+ words) EDMONTON -- Alberta's government is now giving a 119-year-old historical society some transitional funding after the group had been left out of the province's latest budget. The government's February budget was tabled and passed without the $76, 000 that had for years been…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (156+ words) EDMONTON -- Albertans who apply for $100 payments from the province could see the money land in their bank accounts within two weeks of applying. Premier Danielle Smith has said her government is doling out the affordability payments instead of reducing its…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (256+ words) EDMONTON -- A judge has reserved her decision on whether to set aside a ruling that quashed an Alberta separatist group's referendum petition saying she has concerns with parts of the decision. The ruling last month found that the Stay Free…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1339+ words) CALGARY -- Alberta is planning to ask residents in an Oct. 19 referendum whether the province should stay in Canada or if there should be a future binding referendum on separation. It was prompted by two citizen-led petitions. A petition from the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (337+ words) Macdonald's government legalizes trade unions National Newswatch Today in Canada's Political History: June 14, 1872, Sir John A. Macdonald's government legalizes trade unions Canadian workers had much to celebrate on this date in 1872 as the government of Sir John A. Macdonald, demonstrating a generous…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (216+ words) Liberals reduced to a minority National Newswatch Today in Canada's Political History: June 11, 1945, Mackenzie King's Liberals reduced to a minority Though they retained 40 per cent of the popular vote, Prime Minister Mackenzie King and his Liberals lost a whopping 61 seats…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (564+ words) EDMONTON -- Country musician Corb Lund has delivered his anti-coal petition and says thousands of canvassers delivered more than enough to get it approved. On a rainy Wednesday afternoon, cheered on by supporters, he hauled the papers from the back of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (469+ words) EDMONTON -- Alberta's minister of hospitals says she has put an end to a contentious rebranding of the province's paramedic service provider. Acute Care Alberta announced last month that Emergency Health Services Alberta would be changing its name to ALTA Paramedic…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago  (141+ words) HALIFAX -- The Nova Scotia government says the board responsible for libraries in the Annapolis Valley needs to better explain to the public why it has decided to close five branches. A spokesperson for the Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and…...