Matthew Black
Edmonton Sun
Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Manning-led COVID-19 review panel filled out with five more members
The Public Health Emergencies Governance Review Panel will review “the Alberta statutes which informed ... response to COVID-19.” → Read More
Tracy Allard announces she will not be seeking re-election
United Conservative Party MLA and former cabinet minister Tracy Allard has announced she will not be seeking re-election. → Read More
Moody's upgrades Alberta government's credit profile
The Alberta government’s credit profile has been upgraded on the back of the continued high price of oil. → Read More
Alberta freezing insurance rates through end of year
Alberta pausing increases on insurance rates for private passenger vehicles through the end of the year, the province announced Thursday. → Read More
Smith's office says Alberta premier unaware of staff contacting prosecutors
"This is a serious allegation. If a staff member has been in touch with a Crown prosecutor, appropriate action will be taken." → Read More
Preston Manning to chair Alberta's COVID-19 committee
Former Reform Party leader Preston Manning has been tapped to chair Alberta’s COVID-19 committee → Read More
Government MLA Pat Rehn not running for re-election
Alberta United Conservative Party MLA Pat Rehn is not planning to run in the provincial election expected in May. → Read More
Labour Relations Board rejects vaccine mandate appeal from 4 energy workers
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed appeals of four cases of energy workers fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccination. → Read More
Albertans weigh in on legislatures grounds wading pool redesign
Government asking Albertans through online poll what future look of legislature grounds' wading pool scheduled to be redesigned this spring. → Read More
Year in Review: Matthew Black highlights who is voting with who on Edmonton city council
Postmedia analyzed voting records from the city’s open data portal to highlight how often councillors voted with each other. → Read More
Edmonton social issue task force unveiled by UCP, but Sohi says city was shut out
The Alberta government is promising action on homelessness, addiction and public safety in Edmonton through the creation of a new task force, though skeptics… → Read More
Alberta government attempts clarification as NDP calls sovereignty act anti-democratic
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s sovereignty act is drawing fire over the new power it grants to cabinet and is forcing the government to suggest it’s been… → Read More
Smith introduces flagship Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act, giving cabinet new power
The act aims to give Alberta the power to direct provincial agencies to act against federal laws it considers unconstitutional or harmful. → Read More
Shandro calls for RCMP Commissioner Lucki to be sacked
"The commissioner of the RCMP must be held to the highest of standards." → Read More
$50K reward offered for suspect in March mass shooting at Edmonton lounge
Saed Osman, 27, wanted for first-degree murder, six counts of discharging a firearm with intent to endanger life as well as other charges. → Read More
Alberta Premier Smith announces $2.4 billion inflation relief package
In a nine-minute television address Tuesday evening, Smith blamed much of the inflation crisis on the federal government's record spending → Read More
More snow, more collisions on city streets Monday morning
Edmonton Police say officers responded to 11 collisions between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Monday morning. → Read More
Volunteer helicopter airlift preserves Alberta fossil find
U of A PhD students Mark Powers and Annie McIntosh faced the 900-pound dilemma of how to get a dinosaur skeleton out of the ground. → Read More
Junior hockey team bus among dozens of vehicles involved in snowy weekend collisions
A bus carrying players and staff from the Sherwood Park Crusaders was among those involved in the collisions along the the Queen Elizabeth II. → Read More
'Right into the firing line from here': Interactive map connects Canadians with wartime letters
'The thoughts of being absolutely through with France and of being back in Edmonton before the winter is over is almost enough to account for anything in the… → Read More