Jack Farrell and Lisa Johnson

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King Charles 'expressed his concern' over Alberta separatism in meeting: grand chief

King Charles 'expressed his concern' over Alberta separatism in meeting: grand chief

EDMONTON -- The grand chief of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations says King Charles "expressed his concern" after hearing about Alberta's separatist push in a face-to-face meeting with Indigenous leaders on Wednesday.

Indigenous Chiefs go to Alberta legislature, pressure province to nip separatism push

Indigenous Chiefs go to Alberta legislature, pressure province to nip separatism push

EDMONTON -- More than a dozen First Nations chiefs and even more band councillors and elders were at Alberta's legislature Monday, calling on Premier Danielle Smith's government to stomp out the push for the province to quit Canada.

Alberta judges urge respect after Smith said she wants to 'direct' them

Alberta judges urge respect after Smith said she wants to 'direct' them

EDMONTON -- Alberta's judges are calling for respect days after Premier Danielle Smith said she wishes she could "direct" them.

CP NewsAlert: Alberta judges urge respect after Smith said she wants to 'direct' them

CP NewsAlert: Alberta judges urge respect after Smith said she wants to 'direct' them

EDMONTON -- Alberta's judges are calling for respect days after Premier Danielle Smith said she wishes she could direct them.

Almost one-quarter of all Alberta MLAs facing citizen-led recall petition drives

Almost one-quarter of all Alberta MLAs facing citizen-led recall petition drives

EDMONTON -- Almost one-quarter of all politicians in the Alberta legislature now face citizen-led petition drives to remove them from office.

Pipeline deal gets downbeat play at Alberta UCP convention, separation talk

Pipeline deal gets downbeat play at Alberta UCP convention, separation talk

EDMONTON -- Alberta's watershed pipeline deal with Ottawa wasn't front and centre Friday when Premier Danielle Smith spoke with United Conservative Party faithful at their annual convention.

Pipeline deal with Ottawa gets downbeat play at Alberta UCP convention

Pipeline deal with Ottawa gets downbeat play at Alberta UCP convention

EDMONTON -- Alberta's watershed pipeline deal with Ottawa wasn't front and centre as Premier Danielle Smith spoke with United Conservative Party faithful at their annual convention.

Elections Alberta says second legislature member, Angela Pitt, facing recall petition

Elections Alberta says second legislature member, Angela Pitt, facing recall petition

EDMONTON -- A second member of the Alberta legislature is facing a citizen petition to recall her from her job.

Alberta to add citizenship to ID cards to streamline service, protect elections

Alberta to add citizenship to ID cards to streamline service, protect elections

EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is adding proof of citizenship markers to driver's licences and other forms of identification to streamline services and prevent election fraud.

Alberta rewriting order banning school library books to protect classics: Smith

Alberta rewriting order banning school library books to protect classics: Smith

EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is rewriting a ministerial order directing school divisions to ban books containing sexually explicit content to ensure classic books stay on library shelves.

Alberta government pauses ban on school library books with sex content

Alberta government pauses ban on school library books with sex content

EDMONTON -- Alberta's education minister is directing school boards to pause a government order to remove books with explicit sexual content from libraries.

Former Alberta UCP candidate found in contempt over election financing investigation

Former Alberta UCP candidate found in contempt over election financing investigation

EDMONTON -- An Alberta judge has found a former United Conservative candidate and five party donors to be in contempt for not attending interviews as part of an investigation into alleged irregular political donations made in 2023.

Alberta legislature adjourns after passing 19 bills, both parties lose caucus members

Alberta legislature adjourns after passing 19 bills, both parties lose caucus members

EDMONTON -- The spring sitting of Alberta's legislature began under the cloud of a health-care contract corruption scandal and ended with a firestorm of renewed separatist angst.

'Integrity': Alberta cabinet minister quits over concerns with procurement contracts

'Integrity': Alberta cabinet minister quits over concerns with procurement contracts

EDMONTON -- One of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's cabinet ministers quit his post Tuesday, citing concerns over how procurement contracts are being signed across government.

Alberta surgical company's fees double public costs, according to AHS documents

Alberta surgical company's fees double public costs, according to AHS documents

EDMONTON -- A private surgical company at the heart of allegations the Alberta government interfered to secure overpriced medical contracts was billing taxpayers more than twice as much per procedure than it would cost in a public hospital, according to Alberta Health Services documents.

Former health agency CEO suing Alberta government, alleges coverup

Former health agency CEO suing Alberta government, alleges coverup

EDMONTON -- The former head of Alberta's front-line health authority is suing the province and health minister alleging she was fired for looking into high-level government interference and overpays on multimillion-dollar contracts.

Alberta government lifts coal mining moratorium, critics say it's 'open season'

Alberta government lifts coal mining moratorium, critics say it's 'open season'

EDMONTON -- Alberta's government has quietly rescinded its moratorium on new coal exploration and development in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.