1 week ago Letters, Nov. 25, 2025: ‘The spectre of raising the current legal speed limit is a recipe for even more carnage’

Not so fast So the Alberta government is giving consideration to increasing the speed limit on certain divided highways from 110 km/h to 120 km/h, ostensibly because these highways were actually designed to safely accommodate a higher speed and so would lessen the frustration of many drivers who are in a hurry to get somewhere. […]

Transport

1 week ago Need for speed: A look at proposed limit increases on Alberta highways

Early survey numbers show public support is high, but are there design and safety challenges?

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2 w. ago RCMP warn to stay off Highway 63 as freezing rain causes crashes, traffic standstill

Freezing rain on Highway 63, south of Fort McMurray, turned the road into a skating rink that RCMP said led to semis and other vehicles going off the road and halting traffic.

Events

2 w. ago Bell: Smith's road boss 'shocked' as 72% back upping speed limit on divided highways

A speed limit of 120 km/h on Alberta divided highways. More than seven in 10 folks taking an Alberta government survey like the idea

Sport

2 w. ago Bell: Smith's road boss 'shocked' as 72% back upping speed limit on Alberta divided highways

A speed limit of 120 km/h on Alberta divided highways. More than seven in 10 folks taking an Alberta government survey like the idea

Sport

2 w. ago Wednesday's letters: Little benefit to hiking QEII speed limit

The 120-km/h speed limit proposal, I am very certain, has not been fully assessed for all the driving conditions on Alberta highways. Once written in stone, by default, all Alberta highways will become 120 km/h. Most drivers are not competent to drive more than 120. RCMP stats confirm 25 per cent of deaths on Alberta […]

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2 w. ago Talk of hiking highway speed limits sends wrong message to motorists, say Calgary police

Calgary police officer says some drivers will always speed above the limit

Events

3 w. ago Letters: Raising speed limits on Alberta highways a recipe for disaster

What is an appropriate speed limit for the QEII? Vote in our daily poll Raising speed limits in Alberta is a bad idea. There are already too many cars and big trucks fighting for every available inch of pavement. Most drivers are reaching the limit of their skill levels when driving at 110 km/h as […]

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3 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Alberta's proposal to increase certain highway speed limits not reckless

Once when I was a young reporter, I had occasion to interview the head of the Montana Highway Patrol. The state had just given up its unlimited (“reasonable and prudent”) speed limit and adopted the 55-m.p.h. limit demanded by Washington in return for $400 million annually in highway construction funds. I asked about enforcement. His […]

Events

3 w. ago Bell: Premier Smith weighs in on higher speed limits for Alberta's big highways

Premier Danielle Smith shows she is a strong backer of raising the speed limit on the big highways in Alberta

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4 w. 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.

Politics

4 w. ago 'Getting tickets, getting slowed down': Alberta eyeing increased speed limits on divided highways

'The speed is not set to what the road allowance is, and we're ending up with people getting tickets, getting slowed down, and problems as a result of that'

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4 w. ago Bell: Danielle Smith UCP wants to hike speed limits on Alberta divided highways

The latest Danielle Smith government move. Higher speed limits on divided highways

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4 w. ago Stratchcona RCMP remind commuters of safe winter driving tricks

Flurries forecast for tonight and tomorrow but temperatures expected to rebound to warmer levels by Sunday

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