LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A former Alberta finance minister says it's time to talk about a provincial sales tax.Ron Liepert says having a PST could help lev...

EDMONTON - Alberta students will not only avoid paying more tuition next year, they will also not pay a mandated two per cent increase tied to inflati...

It's been a rough couple of months for Alberta's health care community. A lean 2013 provincial budget means no money for doctor wage increases, nur...

Angered by cuts delivered to post-secondary education by the latest provincial budget, faculty and students from Mount Royal University took their pro...

The budget tabled by the province last month was a tough pill to swallow for many Albertans, post-secondary students being no exception. With slash...

Future Albertans, future children and grandchildren of this province call the cops, you have been robbed. Actually, robbed may be too generous a term: this has been no shoplifting offense. You have been victim of grand larceny. This theft is on par with the scam pulled by Bernie Madoff. It makes the Great Train Robbery look like child's play.

Alberta's public sector unions were unhappy with frozen operational spending this year. Truth be told, they don't realize they were thrown a lucky lifeline, this because the present government threw Jim Dinning's budget reforms into the deep blue sea.

EDMONTON - Alberta's school boards say they have serious concerns about a tentative deal between the province and the teachers. The Alberta School...

CALGARY - Alberta Health Minister Fred Horne says he sees no point in sending the ongoing fee dispute with physicians to arbitration.A facilitator wor...

EDMONTON - Alberta's health leaders say they will slash budgets, freeze salaries, and reduce hiring in the wake of last week's provincial budget.Alber...

EDMONTON - A leaked internal email says the University of Alberta is eyeing deep cuts because of reductions in operating grants announced in the gover...

EDMONTON -- The electronic monitoring of criminals has been axed by the Alberta government. The province had been funding a program that sees some ...

The Alberta government is facing a deficit in the area of $4 billion. By now we have all heard the discussions regarding the recommended courses of action that the government should take to make sure that Alberta's finances get back into the black; reform Alberta's taxation system (although the budget saw no such reforms), cut government spending, and diversify Alberta's energy export markets.

Alberta educators were left dismayed by Thursday's budget, after the government pulled out of previous promises to increase basic funding for school b...

If reaction in social media was any indication of how the 2013 Alberta budget was received on Thursday, the numbers in the document were equally offen...

Opposition parties had been loud and constant about how big a failure the 2013 Alberta budget was going to be and it seems they were saving their hars...

EDMONTON - The Alberta government — squeezed by falling oil revenues and a growing population — has delivered a budget that holds the line on day-...

EDMONTON -- The 2013 Alberta budget will see no increase in overall day-to-day spending, but revenue shortfall means the province will be facing a $2-...

EDMONTON - The Alberta government has delivered a budget that brought good news for schools and anyone driving to Fort McMurray and bad news for low-i...

EDMONTON — The Alberta government — squeezed by falling oil revenues and a growing population — has delivered a budget that holds the line on da...

In a move marking the passing of Canadian hero Stompin' Tom Connors, Alberta Liberals found a clever way to herald what promises to be another horribl...

It's budget day in Alberta, and Premier Alison Redford says that while lean times are ahead, there won't be any tax hikes. The budget is expected ...

EDMONTON - It's budget day in Alberta, and Premier Alison Redford says that while lean times are ahead, there won't be any tax hikes.Redford says fall...

With all the gloom-and-doom swirling around Edmonton this week, an outside observer might conclude a state funeral was in the works instead of an annual budget presentation. Yet while Premier Redford undeniably has tough decisions to make, there are promising signals that she is looking beyond bubbles and examining a range of more enduring solutions to the province's challenges.

EDMONTON - Alberta's budget, to be unveiled Thursday, will be so lean, it won't even keep up with provincial growth, Premier Alison Redford said Wedne...