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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. "It is a vindication of our approach when it comes to tariffs," Smith told the house during question period Wednesday. "We always have objected to tariffs. W
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.
Alberta's hotly debated riding boundary proposals were released to the public Monday as the Opposition NDP renewed its call for the government to change course. NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservatives are aiming to use their legislative majority to rig the new boundaries in order to give themselves an unfair advantage in next year's election. Nenshi...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says high-profile separatist leader Jeff Rath has been kicked out of her United Conservative Party. Smith told reporters in Calgary that the party's executive director made the decision to revoke Rath's membership over code of conduct issues, and it's a decision she supports. "Somebody whose objective and mission is to turn us into something we are...
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.
The leader of Alberta's Opposition NDP says Premier Danielle Smith's governing United Conservatives are cooking the riding boundaries for their own advantage ahead of next year's election. Naheed Nenshi says a report now before an all-party committee gerrymanders ridings in Lethbridge and Calgary to dilute NDP support in favour of the UCP in multiple constituencies. "This is a shocking and...
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.
Alberta is looking to end public sector hiring practices aimed at diversity, equity and inclusion. A government bill tabled Tuesday, if passed, would prohibit a number of public bodies from using DEI policies to make hiring decisions. Premier Danielle Smith said hiring needs to be based on merit and qualifications so that everyone has a fair chance at getting jobs...
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.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her United Conservative Party is a pro-Canada party and that any members who want to stump for separation need to leave. Smith said Wednesday it can’t risk a split in the ranks that would open the door to an Opposition NDP win in next fall’s general election. “The United Conservative Party is not an independence...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her United Conservative Party is a pro-Canada party and that any members who want to stump for separation need to leave.
CALGARY -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told the separatist faction of her United Conservative Party that if they can't get behind a pro-Canada position, they should hand in their memberships.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says if members of her United Conservative Party can't get behind a pro-Canada position they should hand in their memberships. In a social media video Wednesday, Smith said her party can't afford to be split over the issue and risk losing next year's provincial election to the Opposition NDP. Her comment comes after Albertans voted in...
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.
Danielle Smith says Albertans have spoken in Monday's referendum and that as long as she is premier, separation is a dead issue. Smith, in a TV address to the province, says there will be no more referendums on separation as long as she is in charge. And she says separation will not be used as a tool to fight Ottawa...
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.
While Albertans roundly rejected separation in Monday's referendum, results remain decidedly closer on the other nine questions as counting continues. Votes were still being tallied as of Tuesday afternoon, but the yes vote was leading on eight of the nine referendum questions, including all five on immigration-related proposals. Those questions asked whether Alberta should have more say on who comes...
While Albertans roundly rejected separation in Monday's referendum, results were decidedly closer in early returns on nine other questions. Premier Danielle Smith also polled Albertans on five questions on immigration and four about seeking a mandate to work with other provinces to change the Constitution and wrest more power from Ottawa. The immigration questions asked whether Alberta should have more...
O Canada, Alberta is staying put. In a historic referendum Monday, voters marked their ballots in overwhelming numbers to remain in the country that made Alberta a province 121 years ago. In early returns, about 76 per cent of Albertans said yes to Confederation, while 24 per cent said they wanted the province to hold a second, binding referendum on...
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.
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. Maj.-Gen. Wade Rutland says the grass fire was a kilometre away and considered sufficiently under control that training exercises were allowed to continue Saturday afternoon at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright. However, he...
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.
Prime Minister Mark Carney wrapped up his two-day, pro-Canada barnstorming tour of Alberta by rallying with thousands of supporters in his hometown on Friday night. "Alberta's my home," Carney said as thousands erupted in cheers in a party-like atmosphere at Edmonton's Expo Centre. "I grew up here," said Carney. "This city, this province, this country, have given me everything --...
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.
The first day of advance voting is in the books in Alberta's separation referendum -- and the numbers suggest voter interest remains very high. Elections Alberta says close to 175,000 voters trekked to the polls on the first day of advance voting on Tuesday, with the official polling day set for Monday. A spokesperson for the agency says that's higher...
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.
Albertans can start trekking to the polls this week to have their say on whether it's time to look at quitting Confederation. Advanced polls for the Oct. 19 referendum are set to open Tuesday, and if requests for mail-in ballots are any indication, there could be a record turnout. Officials at Elections Alberta say they're ready. "We've completed scenario planning...
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.
Leading figures in the push for Alberta separation are celebrating the election of Quebec premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon. Jeff Rath said Tuesday that St-Pierre Plamondon's election victory could change the political dynamic of Canada, especially since the premier-designate has already shown his willingness to support Alberta's separatist movement. "For the first time in Canadian history, we have a government in...
EDMONTON -- Leading figures in the push for Alberta separation are celebrating the election of Quebec premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon.
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. Smith's spokesperson Sam Blackett, in a statement Monday, said the premier "is not affiliated with these individuals' activities and has no knowledge of these alleged meetings." Blackett added, "She also opposes...