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EDMONTON -- Alberta's government is now giving a 119-year-old historical society some transitional funding after the group had been left out of the province's latest budget.
EDMONTON -- A judge has reserved her decision on whether to set aside a ruling that quashed an Alberta separatist group's referendum petition saying she has concerns with parts of the decision.
EDMONTON -- An Alberta Court of Appeal hearing is underway for a separatist group's attempt to have a ruling that quashed its referendum petition set aside.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says a group of Indigenous chiefs need to "check themselves," after they accused her of potential treasonous activity for calling a separation vote.
EDMONTON -- The Alberta government says it has picked the University of Calgary to study potential costs of the province leaving Canada.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's government has filed its appeal of a judge's decision to quash a petition looking to force a vote on the province quitting Canada.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's minister of hospitals says she has put an end to a contentious rebranding of the province's paramedic service provider.
EDMONTON -- For the first time since October there are no active recall petitions looking to oust Alberta politicians from their seats in the legislature.
EDMONTON -- An Alberta legislature committee is exploring whether to put taxpayers on the hook for work-related electric scooter and bike rides taken by politicians.
Alberta's government is eyeing train connections between airports and the downtown cores of its two biggest cities as the first key projects in its new passenger rail plan.
EDMONTON -- Mayors of Canada's big cities say fixing homelessness should also be considered a nation-building project by Ottawa.
EDMONTON -- Elections Alberta says a massive hiring effort for the fall referendum on the province's place in Canada will get underway early next month.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office says her parliamentary adviser on constitutional affairs has resigned.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says separatists who are upset that a binding vote on quitting Canada has been put off should focus on the province's fall referendum — rather than campaigning to force a review of her job.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says separatists who are upset that a binding vote on quitting Canada has been put off should focus on the province's fall referendum -- rather than campaigning to force a review of her job.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says separatists who are upset that a binding vote on quitting Canada has been put off should focus on the province's fall referendum -- rather than campaigning to force a review of her job.
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA -- Alberta’s journey toward holding a fall referendum on separation took a bizarre turn Wednesday — straight into another roadblock.
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA -- Alberta’s journey toward holding a fall referendum on separation took a bizarre turn Wednesday — straight into another roadblock.
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA -- Alberta's journey toward holding a fall referendum vote on separation took a bizarre turn Wednesday straight into a roadblock.
EDMONTON -- Two of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's longtime cabinet ministers are stepping down.
EDMONTON -- Alberta is ditching another reference to its provincial flower in favour of its official motto.
The best place for Alberta to be is in Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday after a judge's decision to throw out a separatist petition in the province.
EDMONTON -- A judge threw out an Alberta separatist petition Wednesday, ruling the province had a duty to consult with First Nations -- a decision quickly declared "anti-democratic" by Premier Danielle Smith.
EDMONTON -- The man at the centre of a massive public data leak isn't co-operating with an investigation by Elections Alberta, says the agency.
EDMONTON -- Elections Alberta says the man at the centre of a massive public data leak isn't co-operating with their investigation.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's chief electoral officer says he's swamped with so much extra work -- petitions, referendums, preparing for an election -- that he deserves a raise.
EDMONTON -- The Alberta government has shot down a request for a raise from the province's top elections official.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office says she has been granted security clearance to receive briefings from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
EDMONTON -- Premier Danielle Smith says her government will look at new legislation depending on what comes out of investigations into claims a separatist group breached the personal information of nearly three million Albertans.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's privacy watchdog is calling for law changes in light of claims that a separatist group obtained and illegally used the province's official voter list.
EDMONTON -- A judge has granted an injunction ordering an Alberta separatist group to remove from its website a database of private information - including names and addresses -- of close to three million provincial voters.
EDMONTON -- An Edmonton judge has granted an injunction ordering a separatist group to remove from its website a database of private information - including names and addresses -- of close to three million Alberta voters.
EDMONTON -- Elections Alberta says it's investigating the possibility that a provincial party or a party official illegally used or shared an official voter list.
EDMONTON -- An Edmonton lawyer is calling on Elections Alberta to close a loophole allowing Premier Danielle Smith's government to advertise in favour of her fall referendum on sweeping immigration reform.
EDMONTON -- Alberta is formally moving to boost its number of legislature seats.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government introduced on Thursday proposed legislation that would see the province abandon clock changes and remain on daylight time year-round.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government has introduced legislation that would see the province abandon clock changes and remain on daylight time year-round.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's Opposition NDP say they will participate in a new review of provincial riding maps even though they believe Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservatives are using the review to rig the next election.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says only time will tell whether ditching twice-a-year clock changes is the right call.
EDMONTON -- ?Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says only time will tell whether ditching twice-a-year clock changes was the right call.
EDMONTON -- A controversial motion to send recently proposed changes to Alberta's electoral maps back to the drawing board has passed in the legislature, leading the Opposition NDP to accuse Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservatives of undermining democracy.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's Opposition NDP says Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservatives are undermining democracy with their plan to revisit election maps.
EDMONTON -- Politicians in the Alberta legislature are expected to vote today on a controversial motion that directly affects next year's general election.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting Opposition accusations that her United Conservatives are pulling the strings behind the scenes to rejig election ridings in their favour.
EDMONTON -- Travellers could soon be greeted by new Welcome to Alberta signs in the province.
EDMONTON -- Alberta is proposing rule changes that would see Premier Danielle Smith's government become more involved in kick-starting potential big-ticket industrial projects.
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA -- An Alberta judge has put up a roadblock on a petition drive to force a vote on the province quitting Canada.
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA -- An Alberta judge has put up a roadblock on a petition drive to force a vote on the province quitting Canada.
EDMONTON -- Lawyers for the Alberta government say collecting signatures for a potential referendum on separation doesn't violate treaty rights nor would holding a vote.
EDMONTON -- A court hearing began Tuesday for an Alberta First Nation's request to at least temporarily put on ice a petition to force a vote on whether the province should quit Canada.
EDMONTON -- An Alberta First Nation is in court looking to get a petition urging the province to quit Canada put on ice.
EDMONTON -- The president of the teachers union in Alberta says the government's suggestion that educators don't act with integrity or present issues in a balanced way is offensive.
EDMONTON -- An Alberta bill tabled Tuesday aims to make sweeping changes to teacher conduct and education priority rules, including a new mandate for teachers to discuss all issues in a balanced and neutral way.
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says a deadline for reaching two agreements connected to her landmark energy deal with Ottawa will be missed.
EDMONTON -- Alberta's government is calling on Ottawa to change the Constitution to give provinces more of a say in how judges are appointed at the provincial level.
EDMONTON -- Those found guilty of neglecting or abusing animals in Alberta could soon face much stiffer penalties.
EDMONTON -- Twenty-five Edmonton and area medical professionals say they're concerned new Alberta limits on medical assistance in dying would cause needless suffering and put clinicians in "ethically untenable" positions.
Canada's national lawyers group is rebuking calls from four premiers this week to have Ottawa overhaul how it appoints provincial superior court and appeal judges.
