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EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says sweeping Democrat wins in the U.S. midterm elections prove her province was on the right path in the cross-border trade war.
EDMONTON -- Groups representing eye surgeons in Canada and Alberta are calling on the province to reverse a decision to let optometrists do some minor surgeries.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says sweeping Democrat wins in the U.S. midterm elections are a vindication of her approach to the cross-border trade war.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says high-profile separatist leader Jeff Rath has been kicked out of her United Conservative Party.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's historic referendum on separation saw voters trek to the polls in the highest numbers in decades.
EDMONTON -- The Alberta government is proposing new rules to give consumers more protection when buying vehicles, tickets, electronics and more.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's government is proposing new rules to give consumers more protection when buying vehicles, tickets, electronics and more.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says those looking to join the board of her United Conservative Party at its annual general meeting next month must now sign a declaration vowing not to advocate for separation.
EDMONTON -- Alberta is looking to end public sector hiring practices aimed at diversity, equity and inclusion.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says those looking to join her United Conservative Party board at next month's annual general meeting must now sign a declaration vowing not to advocate for separation.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says those looking to join her United Conservative Party board at next month's annual general meeting must now sign a declaration vowing not to advocate for separation.
EDMONTON -- Alberta is looking to end public sector hiring practices aimed at diversity, equity and inclusion.
EDMONTON -- Alberta is looking to end public sector hiring practices aimed at diversity, equity and inclusion.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and the United Conservatives are back in the legislature for the first time since the separation referendum, and Smith is dismissing suggestions it was a waste.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is facing another call for a leadership review from one of her United Conservative Party constituency boards.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's government has announced new rules on when, how, and what flags can be displayed at schools starting in 2027.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's government says it has a suite of legislation coming this fall to protect Albertans, their pocketbooks and their personal information.
EDMONTON -- Danielle Smith says Albertans have spoken in Monday's referendum and that as long as she is premier, separation is a dead issue.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will be moving ahead with sweeping changes to immigration after Monday's referendum.
EDMONTON -- Danielle Smith says that Albertans have spoken in Monday's referendum and that as long as she is premier, separation is a dead issue.
EDMONTON -- Danielle Smith says that Albertans have spoken in Monday's referendum and that as long as she is premier, separation is a dead issue.
EDMONTON -- From Newfoundland and Labrador to British Columbia, political leaders say Alberta's decision to stay in Canada shows the country can work -- but needs work.
EDMONTON -- While Albertans roundly rejected separation in Monday's referendum, results remain decidedly closer on the other nine questions as counting continues.
EDMONTON -- While Albertans roundly rejected separation in Monday's referendum, results were decidedly closer in early returns on nine other questions.
EDMONTON -- O Canada, Alberta is staying put.
EDMONTON -- O Canada, Alberta is staying put.
EDMONTON -- O Canada, Alberta is staying put.
EDMONTON -- Canada's military says a grass fire that killed four soldiers and sent scores more to hospital with bad burns was known well beforehand but not considered a threat.
RED DEER -- Canada’s prime minister and Alberta’s premier tapped a keg, had a beer, sang O Canada and made a last-ditch pitch Friday for the province to stay in Confederation.
RED DEER -- Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith joined forces at an Alberta brewery Friday to make a last-ditch pitch for Albertans to vote to stay in Canada.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's former top election official says he has effectively lost his right to vote in the province's upcoming separation referendum, and he's pointing the finger at his successor.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she has voted at an advance poll for the province to stay in Canada.
EDMONTON -- The first day of advance voting is in the books in Alberta's separation referendum -- and the numbers suggest voter interest remains very high.
EDMONTON -- Albertans can start trekking to the polls this week to have their say on whether it's time to look at quitting Confederation.
EDMONTON -- ?An Alberta judge has thrown out a court challenge filed by the Opposition NDP on restricted voter list rules made by the government last month.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is ordering the City of Edmonton to ditch rule changes designed to promote multi-unit housing development.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is brushing off a court battle launched by the Opposition NDP over her government's changes to voter list rules.
EDMONTON -- A lawyer for the Alberta government argued Tuesday that temporary restrictions on what voter information can be provided to political parties won't affect the upcoming referendum.
EDMONTON -- The Alberta government is arguing new temporary restrictions on what voter information can be provided to political parties won't impact the upcoming referendum.
EDMONTON -- Leading figures in the push for Alberta separation are celebrating the election of Quebec premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon.
EDMONTON -- Leading figures in the push for Alberta separation are celebrating the election of Quebec premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office is distancing itself from one of her party presidents who met in Calgary with U.S. Republican strategists looking to assist the province’s separation movement.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's counterparts across the country are keeping their cards close to their chest on where they stand on the major constitutional reforms Smith is sending to a provincewide vote next month.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's Opposition NDP is challenging the legality of new government rules that severely restrict the amount of voter information elections officials can share with political parties.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's government says it has made temporary changes to rules governing provincial voter lists after a major privacy breach.
EDMONTON -- Elections Alberta says it has now seen more than 500,000 requests for mail-in ballots for the Oct. 19 referendum.
EDMONTON -- A report released Wednesday by the Alberta government says if the province wants to separate from Canada, it would need to shell out up to $170 billion and hire at least 70,000 civil servants to do it.
EDMONTON -- A report commissioned by the Alberta government estimates the cost of separating from Canada could be up to $170 billion over the first five years alone.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office is blaming vote splitting among conservatives for a surprising Monday byelection defeat in what is supposed to be one of their Calgary strongholds.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office is blaming vote splitting among conservatives for a surprising Monday byelection defeat in what is supposed to be one of their Calgary strongholds.
Voices on all sides of the political spectrum say Alberta's upcoming separation vote played a key role in the surprising Calgary byelection loss by Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says it's unlikely her government will launch a new Crown corporation to build out natural gas pipelines in the province.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's government says it's making it easier to renew driver's licences after the province saw a summer surge when its controversial new cards became available.
EDMONTON -- Election officials in Alberta said Thursday they've seen a surge of interest in people wanting to vote early by mail for next month's referendum on whether Albertans want to hold a binding separation vote.
EDMONTON -- Election officials say they're seeing a surge of interest in people wanting to vote early by mail in the Alberta separation referendum.
EDMONTON -- Special mail-in ballots for Alberta's 10-question referendum next month started going out the door Tuesday, Elections Alberta said.
EDMONTON -- Special mail-in ballots for Alberta's 10-question referendum next month are expected to start being distributed today.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's government says close to 400 specialist physicians have expressed interest in participating in the province's new dual practice system.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to meet with U.S. officials next week, after recently saying she wants to see Canada double down on diplomacy and avoid any further escalations of their trade war.
EDMONTON -- Politicians from Alberta and Saskatchewan are heading to Minnesota to advocate for trade and strong relationships at an the annual Midwestern Legislative Conference in Saint Paul.