For decades, Progressive Conservative governments remained a constant in Alberta politics. The party's unbroken rule — 12 consecutive election wins — ran from 1971 to 2015.

Alberta’s next provincial election has been called for May 29. The Conservatives held power in the province for more than 40 years before an upset in 2015 led to changes in the political landscape.

Alberta premiers can become era-defining personalities or quickly cast aside. Jason Kenney’s fall from grace is a vivid illustration of the volatility of the province’s political landscape.

Every day Alberta’s political culture reaches another dangerous low. The baseline keeps slipping in a petrostate where ethical standards of conduct disappear from the landscape faster than ...

Recent polling suggests about two to five per cent of Albertans consider the environment a priority issue for the May 29 election. “It doesn’t even crack the top 10,” said Wesley.

(Reuters) - The Canadian oil sands province of Alberta will elect a new government on Tuesday and, if polls are correct, could put an end to 44 years of majority Progressive Conservative rule.

“Alberta Municipalities‘ members are deeply troubled by the idea that local elected officials might put the interests of their political parties ahead of those of the group that matters most ...

The whole premise that Alberta would be entitled to over 50 per cent of the CPP’s assets is perhaps the most obvious — and consequential — example of such wishful thinking.

As Canada's oil province Alberta gears up for a May 29 election, some political analysts say the candidates being put forward by right-wing premier Danielle Smith's ruling United Conservative ...