Calgary, Edmonton mayors call potential separatism referendum ‘dangerous’
Alberta’s two big-city mayors say a separation referendum would be “devastating” to their local economies and is a needless distraction during a period in which...
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Will Danielle Smith steer Alberta away from separation, or will this train keep gathering steam?
Premier says she wants to lower separatist sentiment. But her political base’s anti-Ottawa mood is becoming an anti-Canada mood....
One year after the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion, why isn’t it full?
The Canadian oilpatch has a brand-new pipeline, something it’s pleaded for year after year, and it offers a relatively quick route to the West Coast...
Danielle Smith’s reform is nudging Alberta separation vote from ‘if’ toward ‘when’
Activists would need signatures from a reduced fraction of Albertans to force a referendum, thanks to a new UCP bill. But to actually win separation,...
Alberta separatists getting organized — a unity challenge for Canada and Danielle Smith’s party
Prominent conservative grassroots campaigners will ramp up push for provincial independence if Liberals win federally....
Legendary grizzly ‘The Boss’ and other Alberta bears emerging from winter dens
The Boss is awake and ready for another year of munching grains and tromping around the Bow Valley....
U.S. regulators order corrective action after Keystone Pipeline spill in North Dakota
U.S. federal regulators have ordered the Calgary-based operator of the Keystone Pipeline to take several corrective actions after a rupture caused more than 556,000 litres...
‘It’s the perfect storm’: Doctors urge measles vaccinations as Alberta case counts rise
As concerns about measles grow, and case counts tick up, health-care workers are preparing for a surge and pleading with Albertans to ensure they’re fully vaccinated....
Wanted for murder in Missouri and Mexico, police say ‘Pistol Packin’ Mama’ hid in Alberta for decades
Fifty-five years after Missouri murderer Sharon Kinne escaped from a Mexican prison, American authorities confirm the fugitive had, for decades, been hiding in a small...
Coal firm suing Alberta government for billions argues minister’s comments back up its claim
A coal company suing the Alberta government is arguing that recent comments made by Alberta’s energy minister back up the company’s claim for compensation....