Matthew Black

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Some UCP members are threatening to oust the premier. Here's how they plan to do it

Some UCP members are threatening to oust the premier. Here's how they plan to do it

Albertans are set to head to the polls in October to vote in a referendum on whether to stay in Canada or start the process to hold a later, binding referendum on seceding. But, that's not the question separatists wanted to see on the ballot, who instead prefer the more direct language of Stay Free Alberta and Mitch Sylvestre's question...

Alberta UCP not making early gas tax cut as Poilievre appeals for federal fuel break

Alberta UCP not making early gas tax cut as Poilievre appeals for federal fuel break

The Alberta government reiterated Wednesday that it will not be removing its provincial gas tax before Canada Day at the soonest, as federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called on the federal government to suspend its own levies drivers pay at the pump. Poilievre made the appeal via an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney published Tuesday afternoon on social...