Category: News

Just over three months ago, on July 22, the members of the legacy Wildrose and Progressive Conservative parties voted overwhelmingly in favour of one united conservative movement in Alberta.  Since then, the United Conservative Caucus team has been hard at work defending the interests of everyday Albertans and holding the NDP to account for their…

Individuals are regularly left in the dark about how their personal information, once collected, is used and disclosed by websites and apps in the public, private and health sectors, a global privacy sweep has discovered. The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta joined 23 other privacy regulators around the world to analyze…

Calgary, AB – United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership candidate Jason Kenney received the endorsements of 23 current Alberta Members of Parliament. “I’m honoured to receive the support of so many of my former colleagues in the federal Alberta Conservative Caucus. While we are today working at different levels, we are united in the need to…

EDMONTON, AB: Monday, Brian Jean launched his plan to make United Conservatives competitive in every constituency across Alberta in the next provincial election, set for May 2019. Jean released the following statement regarding the plan: “If I’m granted the honour of leading this party, every single seat in this province will be in play. For too…

Springbank, AB – Cochrane RCMP are on scene of a possible plane crash near the Springbank Airport.  There is a fire and smoke in the area and visibility is reduced on the highways in this area, so please use caution if driving on these roads. The RCMP are asking the public to please stay away from this area, while this…

UCP leadership election sees nearly 62,000 members registered to vote Calgary – With deadlines now over for registration, the United Conservative Party has successfully registered  nearly 63,000 registrations resulting in about 61,670 registered members. Approximately 106,000 members were eligible to register in the leadership election, resulting in a 59% rate of registration. “The difficult part of…

Okotoks – ATM THEFT Okotoks, Alberta. On October 25th 2017 at approximately 4:28 am Okotoks RCMP responded to the Save-on Foods located at 100 Southbank Boulevard for an ATM theft. A truck was observed dragging the ATM from the business causing substantial damage to the business. The ATM was later located in the Rural area of MD of Foothills.…

Ottawa – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) commends the federal government for last week’s announcement that it will not move forward with measures relating to the conversion of income into capital gains. “We are very pleased that the government has listened to concerns of business owners and has stepped back from this element of…

EDMONTON, AB: United Conservative Party Interim Leader Nathan Cooper released the following statement in response to the release of the Electoral Boundary Commission’s final report: “While this report has made some changes to riding sizes and boundaries, it continues to miss the mark by placing too large of a value on population, rather than striking the right…

“Albertans’ right to effective representation in government is fundamental to democracy and is protected by the Canadian Constitution,” said Justice Myra Bielby, Chair of the Electoral Boundaries Commission. “The year-long review of Alberta’s electoral boundaries was undertaken as required by law, with a view to producing recommendations to the Legislature aimed at ensuring continued effective…