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Alberta separation unlikely, experts say, as debate bubbles after election

Talk of Alberta separation is bubbling up once again following a Liberal win in Canada’s federal election, but despite separatist groups organizing and a small appetite to leave, experts call the chances of a split “slim to none.”

Lamont County gets green light from the province for industrial water intake

Lamont County says an application it made for a process water intake has been approved by the provincial ministry of environment and protected areas.

Alberta legislature stands with Filipino Canadians in tragedy’s aftermath

Both sides of the Alberta legislature rose to support Canada’s Filipino community Monday, as the nation struggled to process a tragedy that marred a Vancouver cultural festival.

Union representing thousands of provincial employees to hold strike vote

The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) says a strike vote will be held after its bargaining unit came to an impasse with the provincial government.

MLA banished from UCP questions Alberta premier’s refusal to call judicial review of procurement scandal

The Alberta MLA who was removed from the United Conservative Party (UCP) caucus last week after it determined he didn’t have allegiance to it says he is protesting Premier Danielle Smith’s refusal to call a judicial review into a procurement scandal at Alberta Health Services.

Strong Alberta supports Confederation and drives national economy, UCP says

As the final days of the federal election campaign drew near, the UCP used the legislature floor last week to position Alberta as a powerful, responsible and indispensable partner in Confederation.

Smith raises idea of high-speed train from Edmonton to Calgary during Asia trip

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is promoting the idea of a high-speed train between Edmonton and Calgary during a trip to Asia.

Danielle Smith leaves for week-long trade trip to Japan and South Korea

Alberta’s premier is on her way across the Pacific for a week of meetings in Japan and South Korea.

Former UCP minister alleges health minister knowingly misled cabinet regarding AHS

New allegations have surfaced against top Alberta officials, this time from a former cabinet colleague.

Alberta pauses some of its fight-back plan against the U.S. amid tariff dispute

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government is pausing the procurement policy it announced more than a month ago to fight U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Supreme Court won’t hear appeal on questioning former Alberta minister in coal suit

The Supreme Court of Canada says it won’t hear an appeal by the Alberta government regarding a decision to have its former energy minister questioned in a multibillion-dollar coal mining lawsuit.

Union representing thousands of provincial employees calls for strike vote

The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) says formal mediation has broken down with the Government of Alberta (GOA) and it will hold a strike vote.

Alberta budgeting millions to grow the province’s creative sector

The provincial government is putting $235 million toward the Film and Tax Credit program over the next three years.

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health went ‘on to other opportunities’: Smith

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said on Wednesday that Alberta’s former Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Mark Joffe chose to leave the job.

Elbows down: Alberta UCP members celebrate strong economic bonds to the American Midwest

The twin T-words of Trump and tariffs left no lips, but North American economic uncertainty was an obvious undercurrent for April 14 comments and exchanges in the legislature tied to U.S. visitors.