Dean Bennett
Reporter with The Canadian Press
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Alberta on track for $10.8B deficit, but 25,000 jobs added: finance minister
Real GDP, which is expected to fall by 2.8 per cent this year due to the effects of last spring's vast Fort McMurray wildfire, is expected to rebound.
Troubling to hear woman candidate allege harassment in PC race: Alberta premier
Notley says the PC party needs to seriously investigate and report back.
Alberta introduces bill to cap oilsands emissions at 100 megatonnes a year
The legal rubber has hit the road on Alberta’s promise to cap greenhouse gas emissions from the oilsands — the engine of the province’s economy.
Alberta fall legislature sitting to focus on climate change plan
Alberta's climate change plan will be front and centre next week when politicians return to the legislature for the fall sitting.
Alberta's Notley says minimum wage increases timely, will not lead to job losses
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says it was time to lock in minimum wage increases that guarantee workers will be paid $15 an hour by 2018.
Saskatchewan councillor resigns after comment about killing of Indigenous man
A Saskatchewan rural councillor has resigned from his job after posting an online comment about the shooting death of a First Nations man.
Notley urges patience as Alberta deals with multibillion-dollar deficits
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley defended her government's recession-era budget, saying that, had the Conservatives won, they would have slashed spending on healthcare, and education.
Fort McMurray wildfire adds $500M to Alberta's projected deficit
Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci said at a press conference Tuesday that he has had to revise the projected deficit upward in his first−quarter fiscal update to almost $11 billion from $10.4 billion.
Notley responds to having her face made up as golf course target
She says that having an oversized picture of her face tacked onto a cardboard target for golf balls is not the Alberta that she knows.
Wildrose, addressing Kenney right-unite rumours, says it already has a leader
After the Conservatives made it clear Tuesday they are looking for a leader but aren’t keen to merge, the Wildrose caucus announced Wednesday it’s happy to link up — under its own banner and leader.