This week on the Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel, Rachel explains a recent controversy after pamphlets on how to use illicit drugs were found at a Medicine Hat high school wellness fair.
Also on the show, the Edmonton fire chief says homeless encampments are resulting in dangerous and even fatal fires in the city.
And finally, Rachel discusses Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s response to new federal regulations mandating electric vehicles.
Rachel is a seasoned political reporter who’s covered government institutions from a variety of levels. A Carleton University journalism graduate, she was a multimedia reporter for three local Niagara newspapers. Her work has been published in the Toronto Star. Rachel was the inaugural recipient of the Political Matters internship, placing her at The Globe and Mail’s parliamentary bureau. She spent three years covering the federal government for iPolitics. Rachel is the Alberta correspondent for True North based in Edmonton.