16 h. ago Letters: What are Alberta separatist plans for Canadian loyalists?

Are you worried about measles outbreaks? Vote in our daily poll! I have a question to ask that many Albertans, faced with the continual harping about separation, are asking. What are the separatists going to do with those of us who live in Alberta but love Canada and intend to always be Canadian? Are they […]

Other

33 h. ago Opinion: Alberta's clawback of federal disability benefits shameful

Alberta is the only province or territory in Canada that is poised to claw back the $200 Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) from provincial disability income support (known in Alberta as AISH) recipients. That’s one out of 13. Back in March, Alberta’s Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services, Jason Nixon, announced this decision in this […]

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41 h. ago Bell: Nenshi smiles as Alberta PCs try to rise from the dead to take on Smith

The Alberta PC party is back! What else could happen in the topsy-turvy world of Alberta politics?

Events

54 h. ago Braid: Alberta PC Party may arise from their zombie years to challenge UCP

'We're conservatives who want to say inside Canada,' said Lesser Slave Lake MLA Scott Sinclair

Culture

5 d. ago TAIT: Alberta needs to reverse decision to claw back Canadian Disability Benefit

The Alberta government has a glorious opportunity to admit a mistake — and, most significantly, send a ringing message to Albertans with disabilities matter and are respected. A big ask? Absolutely. But what gets accomplished if we do not set expectations high … including asking? When the federal government announced the Canadian Disability Benefit, to […]

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6 d. ago Bell: 'It's lunacy' — Alberta pushes Carney to drop Liberal electric vehicle fantasy

'Straight-up lunacy.' That's how the Alberta government sees the Carney government's take on electric vehicles

Transport

7 d. ago Alberta's moment: Powering the world's future of AI with a clean energy infrastructure

A quiet revolution is being planned in the boreal forest of west central Alberta. If successful, it could reposition Canada, led by Alberta, as the world’s essential engine room for artificial intelligence. The proposed 7.5-gigawatt Wonder Valley data centre is at the heart of this vision, a staggering 5 x 1.5 gigawatts delivered to a […]

Economics

8 d. ago Bell: Smith, Freeland on collision course; Freeland says Team Carney loves Alberta

'As a federal cabinet minister I guess what I can say today is: We do really love Alberta," says Chrystia Freeland, Carney cabinet minister, appearing on stage with Premier Danielle Smith

Events

8 d. ago Bell: Smith, Freeland face off; Freeland says Team Carney loves Alberta

'As a federal cabinet minister I guess what I can say today is: We do really love Alberta," says Chrystia Freeland, Carney cabinet minister, appearing on stage with Premier Danielle Smith

Transport

8 d. ago Opinion: Where is Alberta's response to huge measles outbreak?

The problem of measles in Alberta has been brushed aside. Outbreaks start when a traveller brings measles home. Until 2025, almost all people who they then exposed were immune, so outbreaks were small. The current huge outbreak (1,050 cases in Alberta in 2025, compared to 1,227 in the entire United States) is because the virus […]

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9 d. ago Opinion: Alberta NDP's 'Fortress Edmonton' starting to show cracks

Naheed Nenshi’s victory in Edmonton-Strathcona will give the Alberta NDP a much-needed momentary boost, but the real test of his provincial leadership still lies ahead. Signs from this week’s byelection in Edmonton-Ellerslie and recent polling suggest the ground is already shifting beneath his feet after a lacklustre first year. There’s no question that the former […]

Culture

9 d. ago Bell: 'It's no joke' — Smith tells Carney to do something about Alberta separatism

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith tells Prime Minister Carney he can make Alberta separatism a much smaller thing if Liberals stop picking on Alberta

Transport

9 d. ago Colby Cosh: The flaccid state of Alberta’s separation movement

The Alberta Republicans amassed only 18 per cent of the vote in their 'stronghold' of Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills in Monday's byelection

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1 week ago Gunter: Alberta byelections show Nenshi, Smith are safe for now

The first lesson from Monday’s three provincial byelections is that both major party leaders are safe, for now. Premier Danielle Smith of the UCP and Naheed Nenshi of the NDP got the results they needed to avoid questions about whether their parties need to pick new bosses. There was no way Nenshi was going to […]

Politics

1 week ago Opinion: To build Alberta, we must protect our innovation funding

As the federal government looks to fast-track nation-building projects and critical infrastructure, Alberta’s experience and technical expertise in advancing major projects that balance decarbonization and economic development must be leveraged. Even more notably, Alberta is actually one of the best places to dream up new ways of developing Canada sustainably. But the province must maintain […]

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2 w. ago Opinion: In Alberta’s grab for federal cash, Albertans with disabilities pay the price

Starting in July, Canadians with disabilities are due to start receiving an extra $200 per month — except in Alberta, where that additional income will instead flow to the provincial government. The federal Canada Disability Benefit is designed to address poverty and enhance financial security for working-age individuals with disabilities. Its primary goal is to […]

Economics

2 w. ago Friday's letters: If Alberta separates, Edmonton should leave Alberta

For the safety and prosperity of all fellow residents, if Alberta tries to separate from Canada, Edmonton must separate from Alberta. As a Canadian enclave freed from the shackles of the polluting oil and gas industry holding us back from diversification, we would be Canada’s sixth-largest provincial economy by GDP and fifth-largest province by population. […]

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2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Alberta's fees, regulations allow housing starts to keep pace with unparalleled population growth

Alberta’s population growth led the country in the first quarter of 2025, as it has for most quarters of the past three years. The rate at which our population is growing has slowed this year, but ours is still the fastest-growing province in the country, by far. Our growth rate peaked at just below 3.7 […]

Events

2 w. ago Best editorial cartoons from the G7: Kananaskis summit snickers

When politicians gather, the setting becomes an interesting target for editorial cartoonists. Here’s what our editorial cartoonists thought of this week’s G7 summit in Kananaskis Country in Alberta. To read another recent cartoon compilation, here’s a link to our Father’s Day cartoon retrospective.

Politics

2 w. ago Opinion: Alberta's plan to limit free COVID vaccines is anti

Unbelievable. Mind-boggling. Stunningly stupid. These are the words that I used over the weekend when asked about the recent announcement by the UCP government about not paying for COVID-19 vaccinations for the majority of Albertans in the coming year. A Friday afternoon government press release almost always involves a controversial topic. But this one is […]

Science