Category: News

  • Justin Trudeau Must Resign: Scheer

    Justin Trudeau Must Resign: Scheer

    Ottawa, ON – The Honourable Andrew Scheer, Leader of Canada’s Conservatives and of the Official Opposition, issued the following statement after hearing the testimony of former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould: “Justin Trudeau simply cannot continue to govern this great nation now that Canadians know what he has done. That is why I am calling on Justin Trudeau to resign. Further, the…

  • Banff RCMP Recover Detonated Improvised Explosive Device

    Banff RCMP Recover Detonated Improvised Explosive Device

    Banff, Alta – On February 26, 2019 Parks Canada employees located an improvised explosive device which had detonated within a garbage receptacle near Carrot Creek in Banff National Park. The device, which was of the type commonly referred to as a pipe bomb, had caused damage to the bin. The Banff RCMP have recovered the device and are…

  • Notley NDP Using Health Care Resources for Political Gain

    Notley NDP Using Health Care Resources for Political Gain

    Nixon calls for Ethics Commissioner investigation into violation of Premier’s Office rules and AHS policy EDMONTON, AB (February 24, 2019): The Notley NDP and Alberta Health Services must be investigated after the NDP held a partisan campaign event at Lethbridge’s Chinook Regional Hospital on Saturday, United Conservative House Leader Jason Nixon said today. AHS rules prohibit the use of…

  • Trudeau Still Failing to Move Forward on Pipeline Projects: Stubbs

    Trudeau Still Failing to Move Forward on Pipeline Projects: Stubbs

    Lakeland, AB – Shannon Stubbs, the Conservative Shadow Minister for Natural Resources, today released the following statement regarding the National Energy Board’s recommendation to the Liberal cabinet on the Trans Mountain Pipeline: “Today’s recommendation from the National Energy Board, while positive, does not get us anywhere closer to the pipeline getting built. All it does is put…

  • Letters to Railway Companies on NDP’s Secret $4 Billion Deal

    Letters to Railway Companies on NDP’s Secret $4 Billion Deal

    EDMONTON, AB (February 21, 2019) – United Conservative leader Jason Kenney has written to railway companies Canadian National and Canadian Pacific, outlining concerns with the NDP government’s costly and risky $4 billion crude-by-rail scheme, the full details of which have not been disclosed to Albertans. “While we have not been able to obtain details on the…

  • High River RCMP Seek Public Assistance

    High River RCMP Seek Public Assistance

    High River, Alberta –  High River RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance after multiple commercial break and enters. On Friday February 22nd, 2019, at approx. 03:45 a.m., a business located on 11 Ave SE was the victim of a break and enter. Three individuals who are believed to be males, entered the property using a large cube van but were scared off when an…

  • Jason Kenney is Leading by Example

    Jason Kenney is Leading by Example

    He ain’t messing around. With one swift announcement last week, United Conservative leader Jason Kenney proposed a series of steps to provide real, meaningful, and long lasting changes to Alberta’s democratic process. To begin with, he announced that a United Conservative government will approve recall legislation, and give voters the ultimate say in holding MLAs…

  • Premier Notley Responds to NEB Recommendations

    Premier Notley Responds to NEB Recommendations

    Premier Rachel Notley responds to recommendations from the National Energy Board for proceeding with the Trans Mountain Pipeline. Thank you. Today, we took an important step forward on the road to building the Trans-Mountain Pipeline. It has not been easy. That’s no secret. Many obstacles have been put in our way. But Albertans haven’t wavered in…

  • Macleod Trail Closed at Highway 22X Over Weekend

    Macleod Trail Closed at Highway 22X Over Weekend

    Between Friday, Feb. 22, at 9 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 23, at 7 a.m., Macleod Trail will be closed to both directions of traffic at the intersection of Highway 22X. Detours will be in place for travellers in the area. Motorists should plan ahead and consider alternate routes, such as Deerfoot Trail or 37 Street…

  • NDP Crude-by-Rail Plan a Risky Venture

    NDP Crude-by-Rail Plan a Risky Venture

    EDMONTON, AB: United Conservative leader Jason Kenney has issued the following statement, following this week’s crude-by-rail announcement from the NDP government: “The NDP has created a fiscal train wreck, putting Albertans on track for $100 billion in debt, and now the NDP is adding $4 billion tax dollars to that debt for a risky venture in the…

  • United Conservatives Commit to Sweeping Democratic Reforms

    United Conservatives Commit to Sweeping Democratic Reforms

    UCP Plan for Stronger Democracy Includes Recall, Fixed Election Dates, Banning Big Money & Floor Crossings, Free Votes, Better Decorum, Senate Elections EDMONTON, AB: To strengthen democracy and accountability in Alberta, a United Conservative government would make sweeping democratic reforms – including the adoption of an MLA recall law, and a ban on big money in…

  • United Conservatives Commit to Pay Cuts for Premier and MLAs

    United Conservatives Commit to Pay Cuts for Premier and MLAs

    “A strong team that’s ready to lead” Wraps up Pre-Election Conference EDMONTON, AB: A United Conservative government would lead by example, reducing the Premier’s salary by ten percent, and MLA salaries by five per cent. The announcement was made by UCP Leader Jason Kenney at the close of the party’s election readiness conference in Edmonton that…

  • Travellers’ Advisory: Oversize Load to Travel on Highways 14, 834 & 15

    Travellers’ Advisory: Oversize Load to Travel on Highways 14, 834 & 15

    Drivers should be aware of a wide load travelling from Edmonton to the Fort Saskatchewan area this week. The 728-tonne, 48-metre-long piece of petrochemical equipment, called a polypropylene reactor, will travel from Edmonton to the Industrial Heartland over four days, Feb. 19-22. Previously scheduled to move Feb. 10-13, it was postponed due to extreme cold. At…

  • High River: Temporary Closure of Macleod Trail Between 7 and 8 Street S.W. on Feb. 20

    High River: Temporary Closure of Macleod Trail Between 7 and 8 Street S.W. on Feb. 20

    HIGH RIVER, AB: K-Line is working on behalf of Fortis this week to upgrade the streetlight infrastructure on Macleod Trail between 7 and 8 Street S.W. Preliminary work started on Thursday, February 14 and will continue until Wednesday, February 20, excluding the weekend and statutory holiday on Monday, February 18. The work will require partial…

  • Okotoks RCMP investigate Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision

    Okotoks RCMP investigate Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision

    Okotoks, Alberta – On February 17th, 2019 at approximately 12:08 pm, Okotoks RCMP responded to a report of a single vehicle collision that struck a light standard on 32nd street at North Railway in the Town of Okotoks. The lone female occupant of the vehicle, a 61-year-old resident of Okotoks, sustained severe injuries and was later pronounced deceased on…