Alberta’s plan to force teachers back to work expected to further inflame dispute
With the strike by Alberta’s 51,000 teachers into its fourth week, the province’s UCP government claims it has…
Alberta uses Charter’s notwithstanding clause to order striking teachers back to work
Premier Danielle Smith’s government introduced a bill Monday using the Charter of Rights and Freedoms notwithstanding clause to…
Alberta NDP urges public to step up as striking teachers may face back-to-work bill
Alberta’s Opposition NDP says it will fight the government’s looming plan to introduce a bill to force striking…
Diploma exams made optional as teachers reject Alberta’s request to end strike, enter mediation
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The union representing Alberta teachers says it has turned down…
‘Strong and free’: Alberta government changing licence plate design, slogan
Alberta may no longer be known as “Wild Rose Country” — at least on its licence plates. The…
Alberta students keeping busy, hope for end to teachers strike as talks to resume Tuesday
Many Alberta students are sleeping in these days, struggling with the feeling they should be doing something else…
Alberta teachers reject contract offer, setting up province-wide strike on Oct. 6
Alberta teachers have firmly rejected the province’s latest contract offer, setting the stage for a potential provincewide strike…
Alberta to use notwithstanding clause on its 3 transgender laws: memo
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has directed officials to invoke the Charter’s notwithstanding clause in amending three laws that…
Ottawa urges Supreme Court to set limits on how provinces can override Charter
The federal government is asking the Supreme Court of Canada to set limits around how provincial governments can…
Alberta adding proof of Canadian citizenship to provincial driver’s licences
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is adding mandatory proof of citizenship markers to driver’s licences and…
Danielle Smith says she’s found unprecedented common ground with Mark Carney
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her latest meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney has inspired optimism and he…
Tight budget means Alberta teachers face a stark choice in bargaining: Danielle Smith
With a provincewide teachers strike looming, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says their union has a stark choice between…