1 hour ago Alberta Premier Danielle Smith visits Japan and South Korea on trade mission

Purpose of the trip is to "grow Alberta's energy, agriculture and other markets in Asia"

Society

23 h. ago Ousted Alberta MLA details allegation Danielle Smith purposely misled cabinet

Former infrastructure minister Peter Guthrie is accusing Premier Danielle Smith and Health Minister Adriana LaGrange of deliberately misleading a January cabinet committee meeting.

Other

53 h. ago Peter Guthrie booted from UCP after calling out government’s health probe process

After calling out his own party for how it was handing the investigation into multimillion-dollar health contracts, Peter Guthrie has been kicked out of the UCP caucus.

Politics

3 d. ago Bell: Carney stiffs Alberta, Danielle Smith holds her fire — for now

Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith are all set up for their showdown — after the April 28 election if the Liberals win

Events

3 d. ago Premier Danielle Smith resists calls from Alberta NDP to pull lawyers from health probe process

The United Conservative premier said the NDP is twisting the truth, and there is no gag order.

Science

3 d. ago Premier Smith resists calls from NDP to pull lawyers from health probe process

The Opposition NDP’s leader in the legislature, Christina Gray, said Monday the policy suggests a coverup is afoot

Science

6 d. ago Smith defends directing auditor general's procurement investigation to lawyers

Having questions on contentious medical procurement from Alberta’s auditor general screened by government-contracted lawyers isn’t stonewalling but an effort to enhance efficiency, Premier Danielle Smith said Saturday. In a memo leaked to Postmedia, a senior deputy minister instructs officials to redirect interview requests from the office of the auditor general to the government’s legal counsel. […]

Economics

7 d. ago Premier Danielle Smith says next PM needs to repair damage in Alberta

Danielle Smith said she doesn't yet know if she trusts Mark Carney.

Events

1 week ago Premier Danielle Smith and U.S. tariff proponent to address conservative gathering in Ottawa

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and former U.S. trade representative Robert Lighthizer, a previous supporter of tariffs, will speak at a conservative conference in Ottawa this week.

Economics

1 week ago Danielle Smith takes swipe at Carney after Liberal leader jabs Alberta premier

"The attitude is, 'sit down and shut up.' Well, I don't shut up, I make sure that Albertans know exactly how I feel about issues," Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said.

Politics

1 week ago Alberta premier suggests Mark Carney has issues with ‘strong conservative women’

"The attitude is, 'sit down and shut up.' Well, I don't shut up, I make sure that Albertans know exactly how I feel about issues," Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said.

Transport

1 week ago New Alberta acute care funding model introduces competition into surgery budgets

"Each facility will have to improve their performance," Premier Danielle Smith said

Science

1 week ago John Ivison: Carney isn’t making his visit to Alberta a welcome one

It could be a rough homecoming given his environmental positions, especially after he appeared to mock Alberta Premier Danielle Smith

Transport

2 w. ago Opinion: Attack on AHS reveals the failings of surgery privatization

These were the words of Premier Danielle Smith at a Feb. 19 press conference addressing corruption allegations: “It doesn’t seem to matter how much additional dollars we give to AHS, they’re not increasing the number of surgeries that they’re doing. That’s the reason we are using chartered surgical facilities and we’ll continue to.” Meant to […]

Events

2 w. ago Bell: Smith slams those whipping up Canadians for a brawl with the U.S.

'Rhetoric that amps up Canadians to encourage a brawl with our biggest trading partner is irresponsible,' says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith

Other

2 w. ago Bell: Smith to politicians — stop scaring the hell out of Canadians

'Rhetoric that amps up Canadians to encourage a brawl with our biggest trading partner is irresponsible,' says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith

Politics

2 w. ago Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says latest U.S. tariffs hard to celebrate, but give time for talks

Smith said a renegotiation of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade agreement could be pushed until after the election, something she deemed 'very positive'

Economics

2 w. ago Latest U.S. tariffs hard to celebrate, but give time for talks: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith

“It's hard for me to celebrate,” Danielle Smith said Thursday in Calgary. She pointed to a “devastating” impact on the forestry industry, and for steel, aluminum and autoworkers.

Economics

2 w. ago Letters to The Province: As a Canadian, I feel compelled to call out Alberta premier’s opportunistic bluster

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith invites Americans to pause tariffs to enable her fellow-Albertan, Pierre Poilievre. At the same time pitching sovereignty, which in reality is a bid for secession. There’s just no other way to square her continually disruptive political rhetoric about “Alberta First”. As a Canadian, I feel compelled to call out her opportunistic […]

Other

2 w. ago Alberta Premier Smith expects key industries to escape imposition of new U.S. tariffs

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she expects some major industries, including those in her province, won’t face new tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump. Smith told reporters Tuesday that things could change, but she thinks food production and oil and gas won’t be targeted under Trump’s new tariff plan, which is set to be announced […]

Economics