3 h. ago Alberta minister of arts, culture and Status of Women apologizes for using expletive

Alberta’s minister of arts, culture and Status of Women has apologized for using an expletive in a voice message she left for a constituent. Tanya Fir, the United Conservative Party legislature member for the Calgary-Peigan riding, says the fact that she has been referred to by the same expletive in political disagreements and in recent […]

Politics

7 h. ago Alberta government minister apologizes for foul language left in voice message

Alberta's minister of arts, culture and Status of Women is apologizing for using an expletive in a voice message she left for a constituent.

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3 d. ago Bell: Danielle Smith can smell victory for Alberta and the oilpatch

Could there be peace between Alberta and the Liberal government in Ottawa? Premier Danielle Smith says Yes

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3 d. ago Opinion: Alberta's AI boom poses hidden health, environmental risks

As a doctor, protecting human health sits at the heart of what I do. This commitment extends beyond hospital walls to the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the communities we build. Today, I’m concerned about a growing threat to health: the rush to build gas-powered AI data centres across Alberta. Alberta’s government […]

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4 d. ago Miliband Urges Starmer to Fire Any Aides Who Made Plot Claims

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband called on Keir Starmer to fire any Downing Street aides responsible for anonymous allegations of leadership plots, after the prime minister was forced to apologize to another cabinet minister swept up in the claims.

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5 d. ago Alberta remains focused on Ottawa deal as pipeline proves elusive

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said her government has been in the midst of what she describes as "sensitive negotiations" with federal counterparts.

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5 d. ago Opinion: Albertans can look to B.C. for lessons on recalling MLAs

There’s a lot of noise right now about recall campaigns to remove UCP MLAs. Over the coming weeks and months, we’re going to see more. It’s part of a co-ordinated effort called “Operation Total Recall,” which the organizers claim is in response to the UCP government invoking the notwithstanding clause to legislate teachers back to […]

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9 d. ago Letters, Nov. 8, 2025: ‘Alberta government missing the signs’

Clause for concern The government either is unable to read the room or are just too stubborn to admit it. They are being played for fools and should immediately eat the crow and rescind the notwithstanding clause and the back-to-work orders given to the teachers. That would put the onus back on the teachers union […]

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1 week ago Alberta government announces new classroom size and complexity committee

Alberta's UCP government has announced creation of a new committee to address concerns about classroom size and complexity in the province's schools.

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1 week ago Alberta government proposes increasing highway speeds to 120 km/h

The government of Alberta has launched an online survey to gather public feedback on a proposal to increase the speed limit on many provincial highways to 120 km/h.

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1 week ago Albertans say ATA handled teachers' strike better than province as opinion on government worsens: Leger poll

Additionally, half of all respondents agreed that the province's use of the notwithstanding clause to end the strike was deemed inappropriate

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1 week ago Albertans say ATA handled teachers' strike best as opinion on government remains weak: Leger poll

Additionally, half of all respondents agreed that the province's use of the notwithstanding clause to end the strike was deemed inappropriate

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1 week ago Elections Alberta urges government to reconsider $13.5 million funding request for recall petitions and citizen initiatives

Alberta's chief electoral officer is requesting the legislature committee reconvene to reconsider his office's supplemental funding request.

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1 week ago Alberta to search for a new auditor general even as Wylie offers two

The Alberta NDP is accusing the governing UCP of getting rid of the provincial Auditor General before he can complete his investigation into a government health care scandal.

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1 week ago Williams defends Alberta government house leaders against Guthrie point of privilege accusation

Former cabinet minister Guthrie claimed government house leader Joseph Schow was coercing him into serving on a committee, though the government denies that allegation

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1 week ago Breakenridge: We should expect robust debate and scrutiny in using notwithstanding clause

It would be cynical, perhaps, to wonder if there’s another agenda at play: the idea that the more other governments use the clause, the less exceptional Alberta’s usage appears

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2 w. ago John Ivison: Bending the knee to Trump is cratering Carney’s credibility

By apologizing for the Reagan ad, the prime minister has likely alienated an ally in Doug Ford, yet doesn't appear to have succeeded in reviving negotiations

Transport

2 w. ago ‘I did apologize to the President,’ Carney says on U.S. anti

Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed he apologized to U.S. President Donald Trump after an Ontario anti-tariff ad aired in the U.S.

Transport

2 w. ago Carney Says He Apologized to Trump Over Tariff Advertisement

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed that he apologized to US President Donald Trump over a television ad that opposed tariffs, while saying he stands ready to negotiate a better trade deal with his southern neighbor.

Economics

2 w. ago Braid: 'Notwithstanding' takes rights from teachers, then hikes gifts for officials

Halfway through its term, UCP government beginning to lose some of its lustre

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