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34 stories across Alberta
Federal and provincial officials announced the funding during a visit to CFB Edmonton, tying the Suffield project to a wider plan to modernize military infrastructure across the province.
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The federal defence minister appeared alongside Premier Danielle Smith at CFB Edmonton days before Albertans vote on a 10-question referendum on Confederation.
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Quebec's Parti Quebecois swept the Coalition Avenir Quebec from office this week, and Alberta independence advocates say the result strengthens their cause before Albertans vote on separation later this month.
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With Albertans set to vote on 10 referendum questions Oct. 19, the province's five Catholic bishops have published a letter calling for compassion toward those affected.
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Conservative MP Dane Lloyd says the province's resources cannot be promised to a foreign government, as Albertans prepare to vote on a separation referendum question.
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The move replaces a $100 rebate program that drew criticism and saw lower-than-expected uptake, as the province leans on a projected $2-billion surplus.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney was expected to deliver the decision in Fort McMurray alongside Premier Danielle Smith, meeting an October 1 deadline set under an earlier energy pact.
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The Ontario premier appeared alongside Danielle Smith at a Calgary energy conference days before Alberta's referendum on Confederation. Former UK prime minister David Cameron, speaking at a separate Calgary event, warned that Brexit-style votes don't resolve independence movements.
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MLAs Justin Wright and Premier Danielle Smith fielded resident questions on housing supply, airport service and hospital care at a Saturday event in Medicine Hat.
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Ottawa has agreed to refer the proposed 350-km rail corridor to its Major Projects Office as Alberta prepares to launch a formal request for proposals this fall.
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Elections Alberta says roughly 100,000 of those who requested special ballots have already voted ahead of the vote on separation and nine other questions.
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TransAction Alberta's Rowan Venedam told a Parliament Hill press conference that some transgender residents have left Alberta after facing harassment and discrimination since the laws took effect.
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The Alberta and Ontario premiers are appearing together downtown to discuss getting Canadian oil to market amid U.S. tariff tensions.
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Danielle Smith is asking Albertans to weigh in on four major constitutional reforms next month, but most of her provincial counterparts are declining to say where they stand.
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Officials have yet to specify fees, wait times or how new rules would apply to newcomers already living in the province ahead of the vote.
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The two local MLAs will field constituent questions on separation, trade and healthcare at the Stampede Grounds.
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Premier Danielle Smith's government is pausing the provincial gas and diesel tax for three months, a move the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says is a better approach than this summer's rebate cheque program.
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Premier Danielle Smith had written to Ottawa arguing current restrictions fuel a black market for nicotine pouches, but Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she won't ease the rules.
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Premier Danielle Smith says the fuel tax suspension will run alongside a federal excise tax pause, stacking savings for drivers already squeezed by high global oil prices.
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With advance voting starting Oct. 13, the pro-unity group is deploying volunteers province-wide to urge Albertans to choose Option 1 on Question 10.
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UCP party president Rob Smith said the premier had promised neutral government messaging on the separation question, prompting a public rebuttal from Danielle Smith.
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Alberta's largest annual municipal gathering runs three days at the Edmonton Convention Centre, with sessions on infrastructure, housing and fiscal sustainability.
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Premier Danielle Smith choked up while defending Alberta's place in Canada at a virtual forum co-hosted by Preston Manning and Gordon Campbell, days before the province's referendum on separation.
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The vote caps years of western alienation politics, from the 1980 National Energy Program to competing citizen petitions that collided in the courts this year.
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With the Oct. 19 vote approaching, both sides of Alberta's independence referendum report vandalism, threats and lawn signs being stolen amid a highly charged campaign.
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Organizers behind Alberta's separation movement say a loss at the ballot box won't stop their campaign, even as Premier Danielle Smith insists a vote to stay would settle the matter.
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Preston Manning says polls outside Alberta wrongly cast Premier Danielle Smith as a separatist, despite her long record of championing a united Canada.
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The survey places Smith's approval rating at its lowest point since December 2022, as most other premiers hold steady or gain ground.
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Premier Danielle Smith's office blames a conservative vote split and low turnout for the loss, while critics point to the upcoming independence referendum.
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Kyle Campbell's win flips a riding the UCP carried by more than 13 points in 2023, giving Naheed Nenshi's NDP its second-ever victory there.
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A leaked cabinet report had recommended Alberta create two Crown corporations, costing up to $162.6 million, to expand natural gas transmission capacity. Premier Danielle Smith says the province is instead focusing on private-sector solutions.
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Saddle Lake Cree Nation says it will provide gender-affirming care on its own land as a treaty right, citing the Treaty 6 medicine chest clause signed 150 years ago.
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Premier Danielle Smith plans to bring a list of 34 proposed projects to Toronto as Prime Minister Mark Carney hosts hundreds of global investors seeking to boost Canadian business investment.
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The provincial government is spending millions to encourage Albertans to vote against separation as a multi-question referendum approaches next month.
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