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Alberta's Smith to address province in live pre-budget TV broadcast
5+ hour, 6+ min ago (616+ words) By Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press Posted February 19, 2026 4:00 am. EDMONTON " Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to address the province in a TV broadcast Thursday evening and is expected to discuss immigration. Smith said Wednesday that rapid population growth coupled…...
Health advocates say Liberals need to take a stance on Alberta's health privatization
1+ week, 2+ day ago (321+ words) Posted February 9, 2026 1:27 pm. OTTAWA " A group of health care advocates is on Parliament Hill lobbying lawmakers and calling on the federal government to take a stance on Alberta's latest moves to expand private health care. Premier Danielle Smith's government has…...
BC Greens won't renew accord with NDP, citing 'stalled or undelivered' commitments
1+ week, 2+ day ago (613+ words) By Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press Posted February 9, 2026 1:25 pm. VICTORIA " The BC Green Party has announced it will not be renewing an accord with the governing NDP when it expires next month, potentially undermining the stability of the provincial government…...
Mustangs to hold benefit game for hockey players who died in Alberta highway crash
1+ week, 4+ day ago (388+ words) Posted February 8, 2026 6:00 am. STAVELY " The small southern Alberta town of Stavely is set to host a benefit game Sunday evening for three junior hockey players who died last week in a highway crash. The Southern Alberta Mustangs will face the…...
At what point does Alberta separatism become a threat to national sovereignty?
2+ week, 2+ day ago (283+ words) Posted February 3, 2026 7:29 am. The future of Alberta could either help strengthen Canadian interprovincial trade or mark a new chapter in America's history. Either way, the roadmap to the outcome has put our country's sovereignty at a threat. So much so…...
Change in government won't stop separatist movement, says leader
2+ week, 4+ day ago (279+ words) By Dayne Patterson, The Canadian Press Posted January 31, 2026 4:28 pm. CALGARY " A leader in the Alberta separatist movement says a Conservative government would not stop their drive to secede from Canada. Jeffrey Rath is the general counsel for the separatist promoter…...
Workers of Etobicoke company seek answers and back pay
2+ week, 6+ day ago (536+ words) A yellow cold warning is in effect as wind chills will make it feel closer to -35 in some areas on Friday morning. Several Union workers of an Etobicoke millwork company reached out to Speakers Corner after they say they've gone…...
Hundreds line up in Calgary to sign petition to urge vote on Alberta quitting Canada
3+ week, 2+ day ago (284+ words) By Dayne Patterson, The Canadian Press Posted January 26, 2026 4:21 pm. CALGARY " Hundreds of people lined up today at Calgary's Stampede grounds to sign their names to call for a vote on quitting Canada. The city is the most recent stop for…...
'We should let them come down into the U.S.': Bessent weighs in on Alberta separatism
3+ week, 5+ day ago (343+ words) Posted January 23, 2026 11:12 am. WASHINGTON " U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent commented on the separatist movement in Alberta today " making him the highest-ranking member of the Trump administration to weigh in on the province's politics. While appearing on the right-wing station Real America's…...
Hundreds line up near Edmonton to sign petition calling for vote on separation
3+ week, 6+ day ago (843+ words) By Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press Posted January 22, 2026 5:47 pm. STONY PLAIN " An hour after the doors opened Thursday at a community centre west of Edmonton, an employee poked her head in to make sure the crowd was still under its…...