4 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Insiders suggest Premier Smith working to limit chances of separation, which she claims to oppose

Why now? Why has Premier Danielle Smith chosen this moment to make a big deal out of the possibility of Alberta waving goodbye to Confederation? Part of it is strategic: Hit the “new” Liberal government with the possibility of the country breaking up to see how many concessions the UCP government can wring out of […]

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16 h. ago Bell: Danielle Smith — Liberals not Trump are the greater threat to Alberta

'We're feeling the biggest threat to our economic survival is Ottawa,' says Premier Danielle Smith who believes President Trump is not the biggest threat to Alberta

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16 h. ago Bell: Smith fires back — Liberals not Trump are greatest threat to Alberta

'We're feeling the biggest threat to our economic survival is Ottawa,' says Premier Danielle Smith who believes President Trump is not the biggest threat to Alberta

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16 h. ago Bell: Smith slams 'willfully blind' and 'ignorant' critics of Alberta

"They haven't been paying attention. They haven't developed any empathy for what Alberta has gone through,' says Premier Danielle Smith, of those not seeing Alberta's beefs against Liberal Ottawa

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40 h. ago Bell: Smith is firm — for Carney and Canada it's her or Alberta separatists

'I think we have to accept there's a lot of anger out there. There's a lot of groups organizing to try to do something about it,' says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, on growing separatist sentiment in the province

Economics

40 h. ago Bell: Carney's choice — do you deal with Danielle Smith or Alberta separatists?

'I think we have to accept there's a lot of anger out there. There's a lot of groups organizing to try to do something about it,' says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, on growing separatist sentiment in the province

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40 h. ago Bell: Carney must deal with Smith or face Alberta separatist headache

'I think we have to accept there's a lot of anger out there. There's a lot of groups organizing to try to do something about it,' says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, on growing separatist sentiment in the province

Transport

42 h. ago Braid: Will 'yes' vote on independence force Premier Smith to act? She won't say

Smith will have to be very clear on that question before any vote is held. Would this be a binding vote, or just another of the UCP’s ingenious ways to let people blow off steam?

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43 h. ago 'No right talking the way she is': Alberta First Nations chiefs united after emergency meeting denouncing separation talks

Leaders of First Nations across Alberta slammed Premier Danielle Smith for not putting talks of a separation referendum to rest and emphasized their opposition to Bill 54, which would lower the threshold for citizen initiatives. First Nations chiefs from Treaty No. 6, 7 and 8 gathered in Edmonton for an emergency meeting, and all stood […]

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43 h. ago Alberta Next panel to 'discuss Alberta’s future in Canada,' says Premier Smith

While Smith said her government would not be putting forward a vote on separating from Canada, she acknowledged the likelihood of that happening in the future

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44 h. ago Danielle Smith dismisses Doug Ford’s warning against separatist threats from Alberta

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging her Ontario counterpart Doug Ford to mind his own business when it comes to talk of separating from Canada. Smith announced this week that she doesn’t want Alberta to leave Canada but, if enough residents sign a petition asking for a referendum on it, she’ll make sure […]

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45 h. ago Parti Québécois leader stands with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her ‘strong hand’

St-Pierre Plamondon said Smith made a 'striking gesture' for the 'autonomy and defence of her own province'

Politics

47 h. ago Alberta Premier’s chief of staff defends business class flight from Trump visit

EDMONTON — The chief of staff to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending a business class flight he charged to taxpayers, citing a health condition that increases his risk of blood clots. The flight in question was a return flight he took from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Calgary earlier this year when he accompanied Smith […]

Economics

48 h. ago Quebec sovereigntist party cheers on possible referendum in Alberta

The leader of the sovereigntist Parti Quebecois is throwing his support behind a possible referendum in Alberta, saying Premier Danielle Smith is standing up for her province. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says Smith has used the possibility of a referendum to give her province leverage as she makes demands of the federal government. He says Smith […]

Culture

52 h. ago Breakenridge: Premier at heart of province's political upheaval

It’s reckless and potentially counterproductive to be enabling separatists and stoking a national unity crisis right now

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53 h. ago Varcoe: A $12.6B deal and falling oil prices rumble through Canadian oilpatch

'Premier Smith and Prime Minister Carney have their work cut out for themselves, because they will not get any oil price uplift here,' said Al Salazar, vice-president of intelligence at energy analytics firm Enverus

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62 h. ago Bell: Smith — separatists are loyal Albertans with 'justifiable feelings,' not traitors

'These Albertans are not traitors nor should they be treated as such,' says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, of those advocating Alberta get out of Canada

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62 h. ago Bell: Separation vote in 2026, Smith says Alberta separatists are not traitors

'These Albertans are not traitors nor should they be treated as such,' says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, of those advocating Alberta get out of Canada

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62 h. ago Bell: Smith sticks her neck out, says Alberta separatist feeling is justifiable

'These Albertans are not traitors nor should they be treated as such,' says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, of those advocating Alberta get out of Canada

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63 h. ago Braid: A first for any province outside Quebec — premier welcomes a vote on separation

While preaching calm, Smith gives full legitimacy to a debate that could tear this province apart

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