52 h. ago Bell: Danielle Smith and Mark Carney now talking big energy projects for Alberta

'I can tell you there are ways we can find accommodation,' says Premier Danielle Smith, on negotiating with Prime Minister Mark Carney

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3 d. ago Bell: NEW NUMBERS. 6 out of 10 Danielle Smith voters would likely vote to leave Canada

'There is a healthy majority of UCP voters from the last election who would vote for an independent Alberta if they had the chance tomorrow,' says ThinkHQ pollster Marc Henry

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3 d. ago Bell: For most Danielle Smith voters, Alberta out of Canada is their choice

'There is a healthy majority of UCP voters from the last election who would vote for an independent Alberta if they had the chance tomorrow,' says ThinkHQ pollster Marc Henry

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3 d. ago Bell: 'You should be stunned': Most Danielle Smith voters would vote for separatism — new poll

'There is a healthy majority of UCP voters from the last election who would vote for an independent Alberta if they had the chance tomorrow,' says ThinkHQ pollster Marc Henry

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4 d. ago Bell: Premier Smith says Trudeau lives in Carney's camp and that's a problem

Danielle Smith says there's a problem for Carney and Alberta — Trudeau's people are everywhere

Politics

5 d. ago Bell: Game on! Separatists, Danielle Smith's UCP duke it out in Alberta heartland

For Albertans set to vote in Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills, should Alberta split from Canada, that is the question

Culture

5 d. ago Rona Ambrose says separatist sentiment can fizzle out if Ottawa listens to Alberta grievances

Rona Ambrose says outreach and trust-building is paramount and that the federal-provincial relationship seems to be improving.

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6 d. ago Bell: Danielle Smith is playing nice with Carney — Poilievre is not

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plays ball with Carney unless or until he screws over Alberta

Transport

1 week ago As separatist talk simmers in Alberta and Quebec, Canadians say breaking up will be hard to do: poll

Most said separation cannot be a unilateral decision, and it should require approval by the federal House of Commons

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1 week ago Bell: Nenshi under fire from his own NDP and Danielle Smith's UCP loves it

Naheed Nenshi has been a giant size disappointment to the Alberta NDP, they thought he was their saviour but they would get walloped by Danielle Smith if an election was today

Events

1 week ago Separatist Alberta Republican Party cries foul after byelection debate is cancelled

'When you have nothing to offer Albertans at the ballot box, maybe that's their idea - avoid accountability and dodge democracy,' said party leader Cameron Davies.

Politics

1 week ago ‘Albertans know that they have options’: Alberta Tory MPs warn Carney not to ignore threat of separatism

A poll conducted by Leger found that 77 per cent of Conservatives say they understand the province's desire for independence

Transport

1 week ago Bell: Danielle Smith says 'the ball is in Carney's court' regarding Alberta separatism

Premier Danielle Smith says Prime Minister Carney must act urgently on Alberta's demands to head off separatism in the province

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1 week ago Bell: Premier Smith — 'the ball is in Carney's court' with Alberta separatism at a high

Premier Danielle Smith says Prime Minister Carney must act urgently on Alberta's demands to head off separatism in the province

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1 week ago Bell: Danielle Smith hopes Carney can cool down Alberta separatist feelings

Premier Danielle Smith says Prime Minister Carney must act urgently on Alberta's demands to head off separatism in the province

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1 week ago Alberta police seize drugs, handguns in two separate investigations

In two separate investigations, Lethbridge Police Service and ALERT Calgary seized a variety of illegal drugs and multiple handguns, resulting in three people charged. Calgary Bust ALERT Calgary’s organized crime team seized three handguns and an estimated $320,000 worth of illegal drugs as part of a drug trafficking investigation that began in April. CPS assisted […]

Events

1 week ago Bell: Smith vows to work with Carney, says he is way better than Justin Trudeau

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith hasn't scored a pipeline but she's willing to work with Prime Minister Carney, saying he is nothing like Justin Trudeau

Politics

2 w. ago Bell: Danielle Smith and Alberta give Mark Carney an offer he shouldn't refuse

In a five-page letter, Premier Smith makes her big push to Prime Minister Carney for a west coast pipeline and dumping all Liberal anti-oil policies, in advance of possible June 2 fireworks when Carney and the premiers meet

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2 w. ago Letters May 30, 2025: ‘Alberta is done with the NDP and the future is bright.’

Riding into the future Re: Bell: In Alberta, Premier Danielle Smith Kicks Nenshi NDP Butt… The province of Alberta isn’t a place run purely on hot air alone. It is a Canadian province, where our natural-born leaders take it a step further down the road and turn empty words into solid actions. For four long […]

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2 w. ago Alberta is at the centre of separatism talks. Here's what it means and if it's possible for the province to leave Canada

Talks of separation have gathered steam after the province introduced a bill that would lower the bar for a potential citizen-led referendum. The province introduced Bill 54 — the Election Statutes Amendment Act — in the spring sitting of the legislature, which recently passed third reading. Despite last-minute amendments by the province, First Nations groups […]

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