Alberta
Provincial Politics leaps into the 21st Century – Watch Question Period on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube

New online ways to watch the machinations of Government beginning with the Throne Speech Feb. 25th
Second session of 30th Legislature opens with Throne Speech and new ways to watch oral question period
Starting with the Throne Speech on February 25 and continuing with OQP at 1:30 p.m. throughout session, proceedings will be broadcast on the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s social media channels.
“Albertans have a vested interest in the proceedings that take place in the Legislative Assembly Chamber as the important decisions made here can affect their daily lives,” said Honourable Nathan Cooper, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. “I am pleased that Albertans have even more options for viewing the proceedings.”
Gavel-to-gavel coverage continues on Assembly TV and Assembly Online.
Tune in to your preferred viewing platform at 3 p.m. on February 25 as Alberta’s Lieutenant Governor, Her Honour the Honourable Lois E. Mitchell, CM, AOE, LLD delivers the Speech from the Throne to commence the Second Session of the 30th Legislature.
The opening day ceremony begins with a 15-gun salute on the south Legislature grounds, followed by an inspection of a quarter guard in the Legislature rotunda. The program will also feature performances by soprano Cara McLeod and the Royal Canadian Artillery Band.
Visit assembly.ab.ca for more information on how to watch the Assembly.
Read more on Todayville Edmonton.
Alberta
UCP asks Albertans to consider an Alberta Pension Plan

News release from the United Conservative party
The government is eager to hear your views. To find more information, and participate in a survey, tap the button below.
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Albertans deserve a pension plan that reflects their hard work and earnings, and it is up to Albertans to decide which pension plan that is.
-Your UCP Team
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Alberta
Police arrest two more people following killing of eight-year-old girl in Alberta

An Edmonton Police Service logo is shown at a press conference in Edmonton, Oct. 2, 2017. Police in Edmonton have charged two more people following the killing of an eight-year-old girl whose remains were found on a First Nation south of the provincial capital in April. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Edmonton
Police in Edmonton have charged two more people following the killing of an eight-year-old girl whose remains were found on a First Nation south of the provincial capital.
Officers responded on April 24 to a welfare call about the girl at an Edmonton home but were unable to locate her.
Her remains were discovered five days later on the Samson Cree Nation in Maskwacis.
Shayden Lightning, who is 21, and Raighne Stoney, who is 36, have been charged with being an accessory to murder and causing an indignity to a body.
Three others were initially charged in the case.
Police are not releasing the names of two of the accused in order to protect the identities of other children related to the victim, whose identity is under a publication ban.
A 27-year-old woman faces a charge of first-degree murder and a 25-year-old man faces charges of being an accessory to murder and causing an indignity to a body.
Edward Nievera, 67, was charged with being an accessory to murder and causing an indignity to a body.
Edmonton police Staff Sgt. Colin Leathem said in a release Friday that the recent arrests will be the last in the case and that the investigation has concluded.
“We want to thank the RCMP in Maskwacis and Wetaskiwin for their assistance with this investigation,” he said. “Needless to say, this was an exceptionally distressing investigation to work on, and they went above and beyond in helping to facilitate these final arrests and bring this file to conclusion.
“While nothing can change the horror of what occurred, we hope (the arrests) can provide some measure of justice to those who knew and loved this little girl.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 22, 2023.
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