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Alberta Budget 2026: Edmonton gets grant funding restored: 'It was very important to the premier"
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (659+ words) Edmonton mayor Andrew Knack said Thursday he was appreciative of the province's efforts to bring the funding back to 100 per cent The new provincial budget addresses the City of Edmonton's seven-year itch. For the first time since 2019, the province will…...
Edmontonians list officer accountability, reducing crime as top priorities in police commission survey
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (632+ words) Majority also call for more funding for social programs to counter rising disorder and drug use, repeat offenders seen as major safety risk Homelessness is a bigger concern than homicide, the city should do more to deal with social disorder…...
Alberta's Smith pitches unity campaign as separatists target her leadership
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (838+ words) 'She seems to have forgotten who elected her,' said separatist lawyer Jeffrey Rath who said momentum is building with the UCP to oust the premier from her leadership Alberta Premier Danielle Smith defended her decision Friday to hold a vote…...
Premier Danielle Smith's separation question prompts multiple groups to launch pro-Canada campaigns
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (749+ words) Multiple groups are launching campaigns urging Albertans to pledge their support to remain in Canada after Premier Danielle Smith's promise to put a question about separation on the fall ballot. In a televised address on Thursday, Premier Danielle Smith announced…...
Edmonton dog owner guilty of criminal negligence in boy's mauling death
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (317+ words) The Edmonton woman whose dogs mauled an 11-year-old boy has been found guilty of criminal negligence in his death. Crystal Mac Donald, 46, began shaking and had to leave the courtroom to receive medical treatment as Court of King's Bench Justice…...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith puts separation question on referendum
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (918+ words) Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is putting a new question about separation in an October referendum, but it won't explicitly address the issue. In a televised address on Thursday, Smith told Albertans that while she supports Alberta remaining in Canada, she…...
Alberta cabinet shuffle: Smith makes 6 changes, Nixon named new finance minister
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (460+ words) Nixon returns to the role of finance minister after a brief 2022 stint Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on Thursday announced six changes to her cabinet, including the addition of two first-time ministers, moves necessitated by the resignation of two veteran ministers…...
Opinion: Smith may not like ruling on separatist petition but it's still democratic
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (435+ words) Premier Danielle Smith has stated that the decision rendered by Court of King's Bench Justice Shaina Leonard in the case of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation v. Chief Electoral Officer of Alberta is undemocratic. We disagree. The power of governments is not…...
'Unprecedented'; What's next for Alberta's AI data centres?
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (812+ words) "If you bring your own generation, the sky's the limit" Alberta is close to two years into efforts at attracting billions of dollars to build AI data centres, and while the province has already seen some major announcements, many prospective…...
Opinion: It's time to move on from the Pathways carbon capture project
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (333+ words) Hall Findlay's reasoning is that if Canada truly cares about economic and political sovereignty, we should build oil pipelines across the Rockies, not fritter taxpayer money away on an expensive, complicated plan that she now admits has "frankly, a negligible…...