51 h. ago Varcoe: Oil pipelines in Alberta will fill up, but can system tweaks meet the need?

Alberta wants eight million barrels per day (bpd) to be produced by 2035

Other

62 h. 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

Other

63 h. 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 […]

Other

63 h. 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

66 h. ago Opinion: It's past time for Alberta to regulate massage therapy

When 49 women come forward saying they were assaulted at one of Canada’s most popular spas, something is seriously wrong. Since then, more than 100 complainants have joined the proposed class-action sexual assault lawsuit against Le Nordik Spa in Chelsea, Que. This case is a chilling reminder of what can happen when a profession built on […]

Other

69 h. 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 […]

Science

3 d. ago Opinion: Supreme Court case on tariffs could benefit Alberta, if we prepare

If the Supreme Court rules that U.S. President Donald Trump’s use of — or abuse of — his most potent power to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) is unconstitutional, the threat that Alberta faces will lessen. This will not be the case in other parts of Canada, where the threat […]

Economics

3 d. ago Bell: Alberta gets diddly squat from Carney, Danielle Smith soldiers on

Pipelines? Ditching anti-Alberta and anti-oilpatch federal laws? Carney lets Albertans stew in our own outrage

Events

4 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Liberals’ hatred of Alberta and oil obvious in major projects snub

Could it be that Alberta’s oil and gas are being deliberately targeted?

Politics

4 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 […]

Other

4 d. ago Opinion: Investing in Alberta's small airports pays off in pilot training, public safety

Alberta’s aviation industry is taking off thanks to the province’s entrepreneurial culture and targeted government investments. In just 15 years, employment has grown by nearly 48 per cent, rising from about 10,800 to over 16,000 jobs, making it one of the fastest-growing sectors of Alberta’s economy. As new facilities open across the province, that figure […]

Transport

6 d. ago Ted Morton: Albertans are tired of being resented while funding the rest of Canada

The federal government must approve a pipeline to the west coast

Events

9 d. ago Lula Tries to Expand Oil and Rainforests as Climate World Comes to Brazil

Playing host to COP30 while balancing economic growth with his environmental agenda presents risks for Brazil’s president

Society

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 […]

Politics

1 week ago Lorne Gunter: Smith needs to let Alberta's recall process proceed as UCP lawmakers intended

Chill, Premier Smith. Don’t take for granted that the two recall petitions currently circulating and the other seven in the application process will fail. But don’t panic, either. The bar over which petitioners must jump is dauntingly high. During question period in the legislature on Wednesday, Smith said her government would not make any changes […]

Events

1 week 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

Other

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

Politics

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

Politics

1 week ago Nelson: Premier Smith fiddles with licence plates as Liberals burn Alberta

She gave the Liberals the benefit of our doubts and now is in the unenviable position of trailing NDP boss Naheed Nenshi in recent polls

Events

1 week ago HILL: Albertans should brace for more bad news in fiscal update

Put simply, Alberta may be headed for another period of routine deficits. The last time this happened, the province lost its coveted debt-free status and fell into more than a decade of red ink that led to $60 billion in net debt...

Other