Monday, July 7: Former UCP caucus members Peter Guthrie and Scott Sinclair announced over the weekend that they plan to relaunch the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta to give centrist Alberta conservatives “a place to park their vote.” Both were voted out of caucus after challenging UCP policies.
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July 7: Premiers Danielle Smith and Doug Ford announce they have agreed to a joint feasibility study of new pipelines and rail lines as well as new port projects. The two premiers agreed on “the need for the federal government to” scrap a host of federal regulations as well as “all other federal initiatives that discriminately impact the energy sector.”
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Tuesday, July 8: The Jasper Municipal Council approve the Climate Adaptation Action Plan, a five-year plan to study and mitigate climate hazards. The approval comes almost a year after a wildfire caused the evacuation of more than 25,000 residents and the destruction of 358 structures.
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Wednesday, July 9: Alberta reports 1,245 cases of measles in the province. This number represents the most measles cases in North America on a per-capita basis, sitting just 43 shy of the total cases reported by the CDC for the entirety of the United States.
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Thursday, July 10: The province says it will ban books with “explicit sexual content” from school libraries. Education and Childcare Minister Demetrios Nicolaides issues a list of specific sex acts and says all public, charter and private schools must remove books containing such content by October 1, 2025. The Alberta Teachers Association says the government is “politicizing a non-issue.”
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Friday, July 11: Assisted Living and Social Services minister Jason Nixon announces that Alberta and the federal government have agreed to spend an additional $203-million on affordable housing. The joint funding is intended to build 2,300 units in 25 projects across the province.
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