Alberta

Dr. Paul Parks said that in recent days, some critically ill COVID-19 patients who should be on ventilators are not getting them. That's on top of previously announced mass cancellations of surgeries, along with patient transfers.

As an emergency alert blared across the province notifying Albertans of another round of public health restrictions, some felt a range of emotions: anger, confusion, exhaustion.

Federal leaders pointed fingers and fired rounds at each other on Thursday, September 16, 2021, over the spiralling COVID-19 crisis in Alberta, each seeking to forge a link in voters' minds between the province's dire health emergency and the others' policies.

Goodbye, "best summer ever" — Jason Kenney has led Alberta straight into the fall from hell, columnist Max Fawcett writes.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, facing a COVID-19 crisis that is threatening to collapse its health system in just over a week, has reintroduced limits on gatherings along with elements of a vaccine passport system.

Alberta's top doctor says the province's "Open For Summer" plan set the trajectory for a crushing fourth wave of COVID-19, which her predecessor warns is leading to an "acute care system breakdown."

If it were not for the Liberal government's Trans Mountain purchase, Canada would now be in the grips of a serious national unity crisis, writes associate law professor Martin Olszynski.

Canada’s National Observer asked federal Liberal Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson about critical issues in the upcoming election, and how his party would respond to the climate crisis.

This isn’t the time to humour their irrational beliefs, or cater to their selective interpretation of our Constitution and its contents, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society and the Alberta Wilderness Association said Thursday that government maps show West Fraser Timber has been directed to clear-cut blocks that contain century-old trees next to a park in northwest Alberta. 

Maybe the most fanciful part of CAPP’s platform is its belief that Canada should ramp up its LNG exports to Asia and actually get credit for the emissions reductions associated with the switch from coal to natural gas, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Alberta's Canadian Energy Centre appears ready to be vocal again, planning a new campaign to "change perceptions" about the province's oil and gas industry and build what it's calling a social movement in its support.

The Liberal Party’s climate plan includes commitments for a just transition and new funding to support fossil fuel-reliant provinces, but one oilpatch worker-led organization says the plan falls short of what is needed.

Susannah Pierce's children aren't interested in following in her footsteps.

Nobody knows where the premier is, and even his own staffers are unwilling to talk about when he might return, writes columnist Max Fawcett.