Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta's Danielle Smith says Maduro capture outlines urgency of West Coast pipeline
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the American capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro underlines the urgency of building oil pipelines to export Canadian oil to new markets.U.S. President Do...
Jan 5, 2026
Calgary mayor says risk of more water main breaks 'new reality' until line replaced
The City of Calgary expects to fix a broken water main by early next week, but the mayor says the pipe is fatally flawed and citizens should prepare for future ruptures until it's fully replaced.Jerom...
Jan 5, 2026
Minister Neudorf travelling to Montana to strengthen cross-border energy ties
One elected official from Alberta hopes to improve the reliability of the grid on both sides of the international border.Nathan Neudorf, Alberta's Minister of Affordability and Utilities, will travel ...
Jan 5, 2026
Citizen petition on Alberta separation approved
A new petition aims to create a referendum on the separation of Alberta from Canada.Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure has announced that a new citizen initiative petition has met the requirements...
Jan 2, 2026
Premier Smith not eyeing early election, as new conservative party forms
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is dismissing rumours that she might call an election as early as this spring.Smith says her United Conservatives are polling well and that governments are elected to fo...
Jan 2, 2026
Grant Hunter sworn in as Alberta's environment minister
Two southern Albertans have received promotions within the Alberta Government.Taber-Warner MLA Grant Hunter was sworn in as environment minister in a ceremony on Friday, January 2, 2026.This follows t...
Jan 2, 2026
Alberta's New Year's babies born at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital and South Health Campus
On Thursday morning, at 12:03 a.m., Alberta's New Year's babies were born at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital in Edmonton and South Health Campus in Calgary. At the Grey Nuns, officials with Alberta H...
Jan 2, 2026 New Year’s baby Theodore Stewart who made his arrival into the world at 12:03 a.m. at South Health Campus in Calgary. (Photo credit: Sara and Sebastian Stewart)
Alberta Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz quits cabinet, to leave soon as MLA
Alberta Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz is quitting cabinet and says she will also soon be leaving the legislature altogether.Schulz made the announcement on social media.She says she has offered ...
Dec 31, 2025
Tax changes on the horizon for Albertans in 2026
Albertans will see some taxes going up in 2026, while others will come down.The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has published its annual New Year's Tax Changes report, highlighting some of the maj...
Dec 30, 2025
New legal structure of Alberta health system in place, Premier Smith now eyes results
CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA - The Alberta government in 2025 completed the final legal foundations of its new health-care system - and Premier Danielle Smith says she's working in 2026 to prove it was wo...
Dec 30, 2025