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Alberta UCP faces public backlash as recall legislation threatens MLAs

Matthew Scace / theglobeandmail - At least half a dozen MLAs, including Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides, are facing the wrath of unhappy Albertans

#politics #alberta #calgary #edmonton #dougford #legalaffairs #voterturnout #localelections #recounts #conservativeparty

Alberta UCP faces public backlash as recall legislation threatens MLAs

4 months / theglobeandmail / Matthew Scace

Province denies Elections Alberta’s request for $13.5 million to handle recall petitions

4 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Braid: UCP faces mounting challenges from its own Recall Act

4 months / calgaryherald / Don Braid, Calgary Herald

Elections Alberta urges government to reconsider $13.5 million funding request for recall petitions and citizen initiatives

4 months / edmontonjournal / Cindy Tran

Albertan defends recall petition of Angela Pitt, says MLA not representing community

4 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Back to Top / Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 8:21 pm / permalink 15672 / 5 stories in 4 months


Project Gaslight 'middle manager' sentenced to 7 years for organizing arsons, shootings targeting Edmonton homebuilders

Jonny Wakefield / edmontonjournal - With time in pre-trial custody, Singh has just over five years to serve

#violence #crime #alberta #edmonton #publicsafety #legalaffairs

Project Gaslight ‘middle manager’ sentenced for extortions targeting fellow South Asians

4 months / globalnews / Karen Bartko

Investigators suspect fires at south Edmonton homes under construction to be arsons

4 months / globalnews / Karen Bartko

'Heartbreaking:' Investigation continues into suspected arson in massive Conrich blaze

4 months / calgaryherald / Bill Kaufmann

Project Gaslight 'middle manager' sentenced to 7 years for organizing arsons, shootings targeting Edmonton homebuilders

4 months / edmontonjournal / Jonny Wakefield

Back to Top / Friday, October 31, 2025, 8:21 pm / permalink 15581 / 4 stories in 4 months


'We're packed like sardines': Students walk out of their classes in support of Alberta teachers

Steven Sandor / edmontonjournal - "Alberta is ridiculous, and we need to show that the teachers aren't the only ones who need to stand up for themselves"

#politics #publicprotests #humanrights #alberta #calgary #edmonton #education #labour #publicsafety #youth

Danielle Smith takes a hit with teachers’ strike backlash, but still has political capital to burn

4 months / thehub / Falice Chin

'We have to stand up': Students across Calgary walk out in support of their teachers

4 months / calgaryherald / Devika Desai

'We're packed like sardines': Students walk out of their classes in support of Alberta teachers

4 months / edmontonjournal / Steven Sandor

Opinion: If the UCP can strip teachers of their rights, nobody is safe

4 months / edmontonjournal / Bill Mah, Edmonton Journal

Alberta students stage walkouts in protest over back-to-work order

4 months / theglobeandmail / Matthew Scace, Alanna Smith

Alberta students walk out of class in support of teachers forced back to work

4 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Back to Top / Thursday, October 30, 2025, 4:22 pm / permalink 15561 / 6 stories in 4 months


More than 740,000 students head back to class in Alberta after teacher strike ends

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - It's going to be a busy day for Alberta schools today as more than 740,000 students are set to return to class following the end of a provincewide teachers strike.


Back-to-Class Reopening

Alberta teachers and students are back in school but questions loom over what the year might look like

4 months / edmontonjournal / Cindy Tran

Alberta teachers and students return to school after back-to-work order

4 months / theglobeandmail / Matthew Scace

Calgary teachers, students back in classrooms as school boards work to make up lost time

4 months / calgaryherald / Noah Brennan

More than 740,000 students head back to class in Alberta after teacher strike ends

4 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

More than 740,000 students head back to class in Alberta after government ends teacher strike

4 months / nationalobserver / The Canadian Press


Immigration Controversy

Jamie Sarkonak: The secret reason Alberta teachers went on strike — skyrocketing immigration

4 months / nationalpost / Jamie Sarkonak


Notwithstanding Clause Politics

Opinion: Would Lougheed use notwithstanding clause to end Alberta teachers' strike?

4 months / edmontonjournal / Bill Mah, Edmonton Journal

Alberta and the notwithstanding clause: Why the province just used it, and why it was logical to do so

4 months / thehub / Howard Anglin

Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to end Alberta teachers’ strike

4 months / rabble / David J. Climenhaga

Wednesday's letters: 'Freedom' only for UCP backers

4 months / edmontonjournal / Edmonton Journal

Is Alberta justified in using the notwithstanding clause to legislate teachers back to work? 

4 months / thehub / Geoffrey Sigalet


Union and Strike Concerns

Alberta unions to respond as teachers forced back to work via notwithstanding clause

4 months / globalnews / Karen Bartko

How real is the threat of a general strike in Alberta?

4 months / edmontonjournal / Steven Sandor

Back to Top / Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 7:21 am / permalink 15511 / 13 stories in 4 months


Alberta petition that could trigger separation referendum surpasses goal, collects 456K signatures

Fakiha Baig / theglobeandmail - The ‘Forever Canadian’ petition started as a counter to separatists who want a referendum on Alberta independence

#politics #canada #publicprotests #alberta #calgary #edmonton #publicsafety #referendum #separatism

'Forever Canadian' petition surpasses goal in Alberta, collects 456,000 signatures

4 months / theglobeandmail

Alberta petition that could trigger separation referendum surpasses goal, collects 456K signatures

4 months / theglobeandmail / Fakiha Baig

'Put separatism to bed': More than 450,000 signatures collected for petition to keep Alberta in Canada

4 months / edmontonjournal / Cindy Tran

‘Forever Canadian’ petition surpasses goal, collects 456K signatures

4 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Back to Top / Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 3:22 pm / permalink 15499 / 4 stories in 4 months


'This fight has just begun': Alberta's back-to-work bill passes through legislature, teachers vow legal action

Matthew Black / edmontonjournal - Bill 2, the Back to School Act, passed third reading in the early hours of Tuesday with the intent of returning students and teachers to classrooms by Wednesday


Government Action & Legal Measures

What is the notwithstanding clause? Explaining the rarely used provision

4 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

What is the notwithstanding clause? Explaining Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

4 months / calgaryherald / Scott Strasser

Opinion: Invoking notwithstanding clause a slippery slope for Alberta

4 months / edmontonjournal / Bill Mah, Edmonton Journal

Danielle Smith Brings Down the Hammer on Alberta’s Teachers

4 months / thetyee / David Climenhaga

Alberta government passes bill to use notwithstanding clause to put end to teacher strike

4 months / nationalobserver / Lisa Johnson, Jack Farrell


Political & Public Opinion

New Leger poll gives UCP government failing grade in wake of strike

4 months / edmontonjournal / Jackie Carmichael

'Reputational challenges': New poll shows public support for Smith, UCP has dipped amid teachers' strike

4 months / calgaryherald / Scott Strasser

NDP leadership hopefuls line up to condemn Alberta’s use of notwithstanding clause to end teachers’ strike

4 months / nationalpost / Rahim Mohamed


School Reopening Logistics

Schools to reopen Wednesday: Everything you need to know about the return to classrooms

4 months / calgaryherald / Devon Dekuyper

Alberta students expected to return to the classroom Wednesday

4 months / globalnews / Ken MacGillivray

School to resume Wednesday, but it won't be back to normal immediately say Calgary school boards

4 months / calgaryherald / Devika Desai


Union Resistance & Reactions

Bell: Danielle Smith outfoxes Alberta teachers but they to vow to fight on

4 months / calgaryherald / Rick Bell

Braid: An appalling, unjust law drives Alberta teachers back to work

4 months / calgaryherald / Don Braid, Calgary Herald

Labour leaders meet to explore options after Alberta orders teachers back to work

4 months / theglobeandmail / Matthew Scace

'This fight has just begun': Alberta's back-to-work bill passes through legislature, teachers vow legal action

4 months / edmontonjournal / Matthew Black

Alberta teachers say the fight has just begun but will follow the law in back-to-work bill

4 months / nationalobserver / Lisa Johnson

Back to Top / Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 10:23 am / permalink 15487 / 16 stories in 4 months


'A very dark day for education': Teachers, parents worry over province's back-to-work legislation

Noah Brennan / calgaryherald - 'I really want to go back to work; however, this legislation is not going to help our students,' said one Calgary teacher


Legislative drive and political clashes

Alberta passes bill to use notwithstanding clause to end teacher strike

4 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause, orders striking teachers back to work

4 months / theglobeandmail

Bell: Danielle Smith figures Albertans back deep-sixing teacher strike

4 months / calgaryherald / Rick Bell

Alberta uses notwithstanding clause in bill ordering teachers back to work

4 months / theglobeandmail / Matthew Scace

'Historic day and not in a good way': Nenshi and Smith clash in first question period at Alberta legislature

4 months / edmontonjournal / Cindy Tran

Alberta government expected to legislate teachers back to work

4 months / rabble / Gabriela Calugay-Casuga


Protests and broader media snapshots

Morning Update: Stuck between Trump’s tariffs and Xi’s terms

4 months / theglobeandmail / Danielle Groen

Rally for defending public education got a bigger crowd than the one for Alberta separation

4 months / rabble / David J. Climenhaga


Union and educator backlash

Letters, Oct. 28, 2025: ‘For members of the ATA, you should be thankful for what you have’

4 months / calgarysun / Jeffrey Morgan

Alberta teachers say fight just begun but will follow the law in back-to-work bill

4 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Alberta’s plan to force teachers back to work expected to further inflame dispute

4 months / globalnews / Ken MacGillivray

Braid: Tension rising as UCP introduces school bill, labour unions fume

4 months / calgaryherald / Don Braid, Calgary Herald

'A very dark day for education': Teachers, parents worry over province's back-to-work legislation

4 months / calgaryherald / Noah Brennan

Union leader: UCP has 'declared war' on labour movement, and the response will be severe

4 months / edmontonjournal / Steven Sandor

Back to Top / Monday, October 27, 2025, 7:22 pm / permalink 15474 / 14 stories in 4 months


Canada could lose its status as a measles-free country amid outbreak

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - With measles spreading to more than 5,000 Canadians in the past year, Canada is poised to lose its measles-free status from the Pan-American Health Organization.

#canada #alberta #manitoba #saskatchewan #newbrunswick #ontario #quebec #publichealth #immunization #diseaseoutbreak

Canada could lose its status as a measles-free country amid outbreak

4 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Canada's status as a measles-free country is about to end

4 months / nationalobserver / Nicole Ireland

Back to Top / Monday, October 27, 2025, 9:22 am / permalink 15452 / 2 stories in 4 months


Back to school first, says premier

Devika Desai / calgaryherald - The premier received a deluge of questions and concerns from Albertans on the province's approach to the three-week long teachers' strike on issues of minimum wage, classroom sizes and the bargaining tactics.

#politics #publicprotests #alberta #education #labour

Field of Crosses welcoming students despite Alberta teacher strike

4 months / globalnews / Drew Stremick

Back to school first, says premier

4 months / calgaryherald / Devika Desai

Alberta premier responds to threat of broader labour action in call-in radio show

4 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Back to Top / Saturday, October 25, 2025, 5:20 pm / permalink 15415 / 3 stories in 4 months


ATA president calls province's plans for back-to-work legislation "undemocratic and deeply disrespectful"

Devon Dekuyper / calgaryherald - The ATA will decide how to respond to a back-to-work order when it is passed on Monday

#politics #publicprotests #alberta #labour

Alberta unions promises "unprecedented response" if Notwithstanding Clause invoked

4 months / edmontonjournal / Eric Bowling

Union of National Employees put under trusteeship amid complaints about president

4 months / ottawacitizen / Matteo Cimellaro

Canada Post strike likely impacting Windsor byelection turnout: Dilkens

4 months / windsorstar / Taylor Campbell

Letters, Oct. 25, 2025: ‘Emotions running high with teachers’

4 months / calgarysun / Joe Langford

ATA president calls province's plans for back-to-work legislation "undemocratic and deeply disrespectful"

4 months / calgaryherald / Devon Dekuyper

'Undemocratic and deeply disrespectful': ATA angered by back-to-work legislation but still considering options

4 months / edmontonjournal / Steven Sandor

Back to Top / Saturday, October 25, 2025, 12:21 am / permalink 15395 / 6 stories in 4 months


Foo Fighters to perform in Edmonton, Regina, Toronto and Vancouver in 2026

Karen Bartko / globalnews - The Foo Fighters announced their Take Cover Tour 2026 on Thursday, which will begin next August with opening act, Queens of the Stone Age.

#canada #fanculture #BC #alberta #vancouver #edmonton #regina #saskatchewan #toronto

Regina among 4 Canadian dates for Foo Fighters 2026 stadium tour

4 months / globalnews / Sam Thompson

Foo Fighters to perform in Edmonton, Regina, Toronto and Vancouver in 2026

4 months / globalnews / Karen Bartko

Foo Fighters announce new stadium tour launching in Toronto

4 months / torontosun / Jane Stevenson

Foo Fighters to play Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium on Take Cover Tour

4 months / edmontonjournal / Edmonton Journal

Back to Top / Thursday, October 23, 2025, 2:22 pm / permalink 15359 / 4 stories in 4 months


Alberta government could soon order teachers back to the classroom: What does that mean?

Edmonton Journal / edmontonjournal - The teachers' strike is set to enter its fourth week on Monday when Premier Danielle Smith has suggested her government would take action


Legislative actions: back-to-work orders & speeches

Braid: UCP set to slam through back-to-work bill while teacher anger rises, other unions threaten action

4 months / calgaryherald / Don Braid, Calgary Herald

Back-to-work legislation on order paper as Alberta Lt.-Gov. delivers throne speech focused on health care reforms, sovereignty and immigration

4 months / edmontonjournal / Cindy Tran

Alberta to introduce back-to-work legislation for striking teachers on Monday

4 months / edmontonjournal / Matthew Black

Premier Smith set to deliver throne speech as Alberta teachers plan strike at legislature

4 months / theglobeandmail / Carrie Tait, Jana G. Pruden

Alberta government could soon order teachers back to the classroom: What does that mean?

4 months / edmontonjournal / Edmonton Journal

Alberta legislature set to return with throne speech as teachers strike goes on

4 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital


Policy debate and cultural education impact

'The impact is quite huge': Valour Canada adapts Remembrance Day education programs amid teachers' strike

4 months / calgaryherald / Noah Brennan

Opinion: It's time for Alberta to put a cap on class sizes

4 months / edmontonjournal / Bill Mah, Edmonton Journal


Students under pressure amid strike

Alberta students face stress, uncertainty as teachers’ strike enters third week

4 months / theglobeandmail / Fakiha Baig

Alberta students face stress, uncertainty as legislation looms to end teachers strike

4 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Letters, Oct. 23, 2025: Teachers dispute ‘should be negotiated until it’s resolved’

4 months / calgarysun / Jeffrey Morgan

Alberta students deal with stress, uncertainty as legislation looms to end teachers strike

4 months / nationalobserver / Fakiha Baig


Union mobilization and political recall efforts

Petition launched to recall Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides

4 months / globalnews / Karen Bartko

Recall petition issued for Demetrios Nicolaides

4 months / calgaryherald / Hiren Mansukhani

AUPE, other union leaders meet to talk job action as striking teachers face back to work order

4 months / edmontonjournal / Steven Sandor

Back to Top / Thursday, October 23, 2025, 8:22 am / permalink 15341 / 15 stories in 4 months


Edmonton senior’s 1990 murder cold case has police searching for wells north of the city

Karen Bartko / globalnews - Senior Ruth Clarke, 83, vanished 35 years ago. Now, historical crimes investigators are searching for old homestead wells north of Edmonton where her remains may have been hidden.

#violence #dnaevidence #crime #history #alberta #edmonton

Edmonton senior’s 1990 murder cold case has police searching for wells north of the city

4 months / globalnews / Karen Bartko

Police search for remains after break in 1990 Edmonton cold case of 83-year-old woman

4 months / edmontonjournal / Jackie Carmichael

Edmonton police release new details on disappearance of senior woman 35 years ago

4 months / theglobeandmail / Jana G. Pruden

Back to Top / Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 8:22 pm / permalink 15332 / 3 stories in 4 months


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