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Alberta premier rejects Opposition claims UCP interfering on electoral boundaries
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting Opposition accusations that her United Conservatives are pulling the strings behind the scenes to rejig election ridings in their favour.
Alberta will do away with twice-a-year time change: Premier Smith
Premier Danielle Smith says Albertans will soon be ditching twice-a-year clock changes.
Danielle Smith defends upcoming government motion to reassess riding boundaries
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending her government’s upcoming motion that, if passed, will revisit recently proposed boundary changes.
Redraw of electoral boundaries would present challenging timeline: Elections Alberta
Alberta’s elections agency says a government decision to revisit how provincial ridings are drawn up will be a challenge as the clock ticks toward an October 2027 vote.
Alberta’s UCP government wants to go back to the electoral map drawing board. What does this mean, and why is it controversial?
The Alberta legislature was home to a contentious debate on Thursday about the redrawing of provincial ridings ahead of the October 2027 general election amid concerns about how public feedback would contribute to the final changes to the electoral map.
National libraries group urges Alberta to ditch 'political interference' in libraries
An organization representing large public libraries across Canada warns Alberta’s proposed bill affecting libraries threatens “unprecedented” government overreach into organizations meant to be shielded from political control.
Alberta government pipeline priorities unchanged under federal Liberal majority, cabinet says
The Alberta government says it will continue its push to establish details of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the federal government, which include a pipeline project, amid a newly established Liberal majority in the House of Commons.
Political strategist partners with Alberta Liberal Party to launch campaign opposing province’s referendum questions
Albertans may soon see ads asking them to ‘Just Vote No’ on referendum questions, due to be asked later this year by the provincial government, paid for by the Alberta Liberal Party.
Alberta sticking to its gas tax formula as Ottawa announces cut amid high prices
The Alberta government says it won’t axe its fuel tax yet, after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced federal measures to give Canadians relief at the pumps.
120-day approval timeline on major projects introduced in Alberta bill
The Alberta government has tabled a bill which would require major energy, mining and industrial projects to be approved within a 120-day timeframe to reduce bureaucratic delays on the road to boosting production.
Province unveils legislation opening door to private medical testing
The Alberta government introduced legislation Monday afternoon to lay groundwork that will ultimately allow people to pay for access to medical testing without a referral from a doctor.
Alberta physicians share perspective on MAID and Bill 18 in new AMA survey
New data shows where Alberta health-care professionals stand on proposed changes to medical assistance in dying (MAID).
Courts delay Alberta separatist signature verification until final decision in First Nations case
An Edmonton judge has paused the next steps of a potential referendum on Alberta separation.
Alberta's access restrictions threaten privacy, democratic role of libraries: critics
Critics of Alberta’s proposed rule changes to public libraries say the true danger lies in the fact they give the province power to dictate access and potentially snoop on Albertans to see exactly which books they are checking out.
What would it take for Alberta to become independent?
As the group campaigning for a potential referendum on Alberta’s separation from Canada continues to gather signatures, one law professor says even a majority bid for independence would not mean Alberta “magically becomes an independent country.”












