Alberta

Alberta premier's constitutional affairs lead supports separatist petition

EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith's parliamentary secretary for constitutional affairs is encouraging Albertans to sign a petition that calls for a vote on separation from Canada. Jason Stephan, a Uni...

The Canadian Press Mar 27, 2026

Tenaris, AllTorque agree to a deal

A deal in the energy business will see Tenaris acquire the oilfield division of Red Deer-based AllTorque.A release from Tenaris describes AllTorque as a "leading original equipment manufacturer known ...

Pattison Media Mar 27, 2026 (Image Credit: supplied by Tenaris.)

Alberta RCMP set to deploy 21 new officers to communities across the province

Alberta RCMP welcomed 21 new police officers to the force following graduation from the Cadet Training Program.They'll now be deployed to communities across Alberta, including Barrhead, Cardston, Chat...

Pattison Media Mar 26, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)

Alberta legislation to come imposing provincewide code of conduct for local councils

Alberta's government says it's soon instituting provincewide rules to police bad behaviour among local municipal councils. The move comes after Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative government ...

Pattison Media Mar 26, 2026 Alberta Legislature (Image Credit: Dreamstime)

Alberta's NDP warns of gerrymandering as new boundary map recommendations released

Conflicting recommendations on redrawing Alberta's electoral boundaries are leading the Opposition NDP to warn that Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservatives are trying to gerrymander electoral di...

Pattison Media Mar 26, 2026 (Image Credit: Elections Alberta)

Alberta moves to implement interprovincial pact to ease trade rules on consumer goods

Alberta's government has tabled legislation that would drop some unnecessary regulations to ease the sale of goods from other provinces. It's part of a commitment Alberta made with its provincial and ...

Pattison Media Mar 26, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 33424303 © Eudaemon | Dreamstime.com)

"Tyra" deemed safe, but some issues to address

A structural checkup on Tyra the Dinosaur concludes the mammoth T-rex tourist attraction is feeling her age but is far from extinct. The engineering firm contracted to analyze the 25-metre beast that ...

Three former members of Calgary city council involved in RCMP investigation

Calgary's mayor says he doesn't believe past and present city councillors are the focus of an ongoing police investigation. At least three members of the past city council are involved in an R-C-M-P i...

Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney to participate in separation debates

Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney is taking up the Canadian cause as he's set to participate in two debates about separatism against a lawyer pushing for the province to go its own way. The first de...

Pattison Media Mar 25, 2026 (Image Credit: Dreamstime)

Final four Alberta petition efforts to recall United Conservatives fall short

The final four Alberta recall petitions that aimed to unseat United Conservative members of the legislature have failed. Elections Alberta confirms petitioners didn't gather enough signatures to recal...

Pattison Media Mar 25, 2026 Alberta Legislature