12 h. ago Bell: Danielle Smith slams Carney — but then a Carney olive branch?

Premier Danielle Smith slams Carney but the prime minister suggests he might get rid of the emissions cap on oil and gas and scrap the No More Pipelines law

Transport

16 h. ago ‘Fire meet gas’: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith dismayed at Carney cabinet picks

Danielle Smith said she was put off by the new environment minister's close ties to Steven Guilbeault

Events

22 h. ago Ric McIver resigns from UCP cabinet, continues as Calgary MLA

Another provincial cabinet minister has departed from Premier Danielle Smith’s inner circle. Ric McIver, Minister of Municipal Affairs, submitted his resignation to the province Monday evening, according to Smith. As a result, Alberta’s Minister of Tourism and Sports, and the Government House Leader, Joseph Schow, will be replacing McIver as Interim Minister of Municipal Affairs […]

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25 h. ago Opinion: Keeping Alberta in the Maple Leaf fold: Carney’s playbook for unity

Prime Minister Mark Carney has a dilemma. Alberta’s got one foot out the door, waving the separation flag like a kid who’s had enough of family game night. Premier Danielle Smith’s recent push for a 2026 referendum — backed by a bill that makes it easier to gather signatures — has separation talk buzzing louder […]

Transport

35 h. ago Bell: Alberta separatists warn Danielle Smith — don't campaign against us

'If she doesn't come over to our side, well, there's going to be a problem,' says Mitch Sylvestre, leading the charge on Alberta independence and warning Premier Danielle Smith

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43 h. ago Smith announces freeze to industrial carbon price in Alberta

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is freezing its industrial carbon price to help keep Canada's energy industry competitive and protect jobs.

Economics

47 h. ago It’s not just Alberta flirting with western separatism now: Full Comment podcast

Torn at for nine years by the divisive Trudeau Liberals, Canadian unity is seriously frayed, with Alberta now preparing for a possible secession referendum. In this episode, Brian Lilley talks with Reform party founder Preston Manning, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and longtime Liberal pollster Dan Arnold to get a sense of how dire the situation […]

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48 h. ago Leong: Danielle Smith tries to stay political clean while stoking talk of Alberta separation. It won’t work

If she believes Alberta can be successful within a united Canada, her actions should reflect it

Politics

48 h. ago Leong: Danielle Smith tries to stay politically clean while stoking talk of Alberta separation. It won’t work

If she believes Alberta can be successful within a united Canada, her actions should reflect it

Politics

4 d. ago Bell: Two out of three Danielle Smith voters want Alberta to leave Canada

'I would say it's 30 percent to 40 percent of Albertans right now,' says Premier Danielle Smith on how many Albertans are considering separation

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6 d. 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 […]

Events

6 d. 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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6 d. 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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6 d. 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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7 d. 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

7 d. 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

Transport

7 d. 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

7 d. 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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7 d. 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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7 d. 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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