PINDER: Danielle Smith’s Alberta referendum is a strategic masterstroke and Ottawa should be worried
Herb Pinder / westernstandard - The focus in Alberta, less so in the country, has been on the forthcoming referendum regarding independence. But Premier Smith recently called for a different referendum, one that follows the Alberta Next Review Panel. Led by Smith, it toured the province…
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Nova Scotia budget contains $1.2-billion deficit, public service cuts
Lyndsay Armstrong / theglobeandmail - Budget focuses on building economy while ‘protecting the core services Nova Scotians rely on,’ says finance minister John Lohr
Back to Top / Monday, February 23, 2026, 5:22 pm / permalink 19609 / 6 stories in 11 days
Why Matt Jeneroux’s Floor Crossing Makes Sense—Even If It Feels Wrong
David Moscrop / thewalrus - When leaders dominate Parliament, switching parties is one of the few remaining acts of independenceThe post Why Matt Jeneroux’s Floor Crossing Makes Sense—Even If It Feels Wrong first appeared on The Walrus.
Back to Top / Monday, February 23, 2026, 12:23 pm / permalink 19584 / 3 stories in 11 days
Smith to form committee to assess next steps for the Forever Canada petition
Will Vasseur / westernstandard - Premier Danielle Smith told Albertans on Saturday that she intends to form a cabinet committee to assess how the provincial government should approach the next steps following the successful Forever Canada legislative petition.
Back to Top / Saturday, February 21, 2026, 9:21 pm / permalink 19545 / 9 stories in 13 days
Alberta Conservatives fume as Edmonton MP Matt Jeneroux jumps ship for the Liberals
David J. Climenhaga / rabble - It’s a pity the late Alberta Premier Jim Prentice isn’t still around to observe the right way to organize a mass floor crossing.The post Alberta Conservatives fume as Edmonton MP Matt Jeneroux jumps ship for the Liberals appeared first on rabble.ca.
Back to Top / Saturday, February 21, 2026, 12:22 am / permalink 19499 / 3 stories in 14 days
Calgary to return to Stage 4 water restrictions for up to four weeks, starting March 9
Scott Strasser / calgaryherald - Nine sections of the Bearspaw South feeder main will be reinforced, requiring the twice-ruptured pipe to be shut down for much of March.
Back to Top / Friday, February 20, 2026, 4:22 pm / permalink 19482 / 3 stories in 14 days
WATCH LIVE: Smith’s big referendum gambit
Derek Fildebrandt / westernstandard - WATCH LIVE: Smith’s big referendum gambit
- Immigration fight: referendum's policies, costs and community backlash (17)
- Independence drumbeat: Referendum's separatist implications on Albertans' minds (5)
- Other: legal warnings, expert analysis and polling context (2)
- Political leverage: Referendum as bargaining chip, not governance (6)
Immigration fight: referendum's policies, costs and community backlash
Independence drumbeat: Referendum's separatist implications on Albertans' minds
Other: legal warnings, expert analysis and polling context
Political leverage: Referendum as bargaining chip, not governance
Back to Top / Friday, February 20, 2026, 11:21 am / permalink 19470 / 30 stories in 14 days
Crosby ruled out of semi-finals vs. Finland, McDavid named temporary captain
Lucas Casaletto / citynews - Canada will attempt to secure a place in the men’s hockey gold‑medal game at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Friday without one of its most iconic players. Sidney Crosby, injured during Canada’s dramatic 4-3 overtime win against Czechia in the quarterfinals…
- Fans swarm Montreal, analysts set expectations for semifinal (3)
- Late MacKinnon power play caps thrilling comeback for Canada (7)
- McDavid named temporary captain as Crosby sidelined (3)
- Reactions, social buzz and grading after emotional semifinal (0)
Fans swarm Montreal, analysts set expectations for semifinal
Late MacKinnon power play caps thrilling comeback for Canada
McDavid named temporary captain as Crosby sidelined
Reactions, social buzz and grading after emotional semifinal
Back to Top / Friday, February 20, 2026, 9:22 am / permalink 19465 / 13 stories in 14 days
Calgary man charged with six counts of extortion after months-long police investigation
Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - A Calgary man is facing multiple extortion charges following a months-long police investigation into threats and demands for money targeting a woman in the city’s northeast.
Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 2:23 pm / permalink 19437 / 4 stories in 15 days
No charges for Calgary police in shooting death of man who strapped grenade to chest
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says officers acted reasonably when they shot and killed a man who had a live grenade strapped to his chest in March 2024.
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 10:22 pm / permalink 19397 / 4 stories in 16 days
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signals immigration shift ahead of provincial address
Cindy Tran / edmontonjournal - "You have to be a taxpayer before you start using our services and we've had the reverse," Smith said.
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 6:22 pm / permalink 19390 / 28 stories in 16 days
Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux crosses floor to join Liberals
Kelsey Patterson / citynews - A Conservative MP from Alberta has crossed the floor to join the Liberal caucus, becoming the third Conservative to join the governing Liberals in recent months. Edmonton Riverbend MP Matt Jeneroux made the move just three months after announcing he was r…
- Across political panels: Conservatives cry betrayal, sellout (4)
- On Parliament Hill: Carney inches toward majority (3)
- On Parliament Hill: Edmonton MP joins Liberal caucus (12)
- Parliamentary history: 300-plus MPs have switched sides (1)
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Across political panels: Conservatives cry betrayal, sellout
On Parliament Hill: Carney inches toward majority
On Parliament Hill: Edmonton MP joins Liberal caucus
Parliamentary history: 300-plus MPs have switched sides
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Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 10:22 am / permalink 19356 / 21 stories in 16 days
Winter returns to Prairies and parts of Ontario with heavy snow in the forecast
theglobeandmail - Areas of Saskatchewan are expected to see up to 35 cm by Thursday morning, while parts of Ontario could see a messy mix of snow and freezing rain
- Montreal and Quebec wake to freezing drizzle and icy roads (3)
- Other: local Sault alerts, economic fallout, ancillary storm impacts (7)
- Prairies hammered by blizzard, whiteouts and plunging temperatures (13)
- Southern Ontario: freezing rain, sleet and commute chaos (9)
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Montreal and Quebec wake to freezing drizzle and icy roads
Other: local Sault alerts, economic fallout, ancillary storm impacts
Prairies hammered by blizzard, whiteouts and plunging temperatures
Southern Ontario: freezing rain, sleet and commute chaos
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Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 11:22 am / permalink 19299 / 40 stories in 17 days
Much of Alberta could see 10 to 20 cm of snow this week
Sean Previl / globalnews - A majority of central and southern Alberta are under special weather statements, with 10 to 20 centimetres expected starting on Monday.
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Road closure in effect after wire snaps detected on Calgary’s Bearspaw feeder main
Adam MacVicar / globalnews - The Bearspaw feeder main, which carries 60 per cent of the city's drinking water, has experienced two critical failures in less than two years.
Back to Top / Saturday, February 14, 2026, 12:21 am / permalink 19167 / 2 stories in 21 days
Enbridge CEO says company won't fund proposed Alberta-BC pipeline
David Wiechnik / westernstandard - The head of Enbridge says the company is unwilling to take on the financial risk of developing a new oil pipeline from Alberta to the BC coast, despite being asked by the Alberta government to provide expertise on the proposal.
Back to Top / Saturday, February 14, 2026, 12:21 am / permalink 19163 / 2 stories in 21 days
Calgary police charge nail salon employee with sexual assault
Ken MacGillivray / globalnews - Calgary police have charged an employee of a nail salon and spa in the southeast community of Shawnessy with the sexual assault of a customer.
Back to Top / Friday, February 13, 2026, 2:21 pm / permalink 19143 / 3 stories in 21 days
Alberta rolls out $143 million in classroom complexity funding
Cindy Tran / edmontonjournal - More than 1,800 classes in Calgary and over 1,500 classes in Edmonton are considered high priority
Back to Top / Thursday, February 12, 2026, 4:22 pm / permalink 19105 / 5 stories in 22 days
Lethbridge boy, 13, who stabbed younger brother multiple times sentenced to three years of intensive rehab
Stephen Tipper / calgaryherald - Boy said he became enraged with seven-year-old brother
Back to Top / Thursday, February 12, 2026, 3:21 am / permalink 19055 / 3 stories in 22 days
Former church deacon charged with sexual assault and interference: EPS
Ramin Ostad / edmontonjournal - A former Edmonton church deacon has been charged with sex-related crimes in relation to an investigation last November. Edmonton police arrested and charged a 48-year-old man on Dec. 12 with sexual assault and sexual interference after an investigation in…
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 9:22 pm / permalink 19049 / 3 stories in 23 days