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Nenshi accuses Smith’s UCP of playing blame game over Calgary water mainNaheed Nenshi was Calgary’s mayor during part of the time when, a report says, projects to inspect and perform maintenance on the water line were deferred for other priorities.PoliticsJan 20
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Danielle Smith blames former Calgary mayor Nenshi for city’s water woesPremier Danielle Smith is laying Calgary’s latest water problems squarely at the feet of her chief political rival: former mayor and current Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi.PoliticsJan 2
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Stephen Carter, veteran campaign manager in Alberta, to lead Manitoba Tory effortVeteran political strategist, Stephen Carter, who helped Naheed Nenshi win the 2010 Calgary mayor's race, will manage the Manitoba P.C. campaign in the next provincial election.PoliticsDec 5, 2025
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Opposition calls on premier to reconvene Alberta legislature over hospital crisisCalls for urgent health-care system measures have intensified since the death last month of a man who waited nearly eight hours in an Edmonton emergency department.HealthJan 20
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Calgary lifts water restrictions, officials say Bearspaw pipe fixed and stableThe City of Calgary says tests on a repaired water main have been successful and all water restrictions in the city and surrounding communities are now lifted.CanadaJan 16
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Current, former Calgary councillors say they weren’t aware of feeder main’s fragilityFormer Calgary city councillors who served over the last 20 years said they were unaware of the criticality of the Bearspaw feeder main.CanadaJan 9
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New legal structure of Alberta health system in place, Premier Smith now eyes resultsDanielle Smith's ongoing effort to re-make, re-assemble and re-animate the pieces of the health-care system hasn't been the Alberta premier's only challenge in 2025.PoliticsDec 30, 2025
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Alberta Tory Party prepping for possible spring election against Smith’s UCPPeter Guthrie, the head of Alberta’s new Progressive Tory Party, said there's no time to lose in creating a centrist conservative alternative to the UCP and the NDP.PoliticsJan 2
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Popularity persists for Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew two years into government mandateManitoba Premier Wab Kinew's popularity shows little sign of sagging, more than two years after his NDP government was elected.PoliticsDec 29, 2025
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Province amends bill after Elections Alberta warns it harms trustThe Alberta government made a last-minute adjustment to a bill on citizen-initiated referendums, after the chief electoral officer warned it would impede his office's independence.PoliticsDec 10, 2025
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Alberta legislature passes bill invoking Charter override for 4th timeMembers of Premier Danielle Smith's caucus used their majority to pass on third and final reading a bill affecting transgender citizens.PoliticsDec 10, 2025
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith latest target of an MLA recall campaignAlberta Premier Danielle Smith, the MLA for the riding of Brooks-Medicine Hat, appears to be the latest UCP MLA in the province to face a recall campaignPoliticsDec 3, 2025
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Money a key factor in using Charter override on teachers, 2 cabinet ministers sayTwo Alberta cabinet ministers say money was a key factor in the move to use the Charter's notwithstanding clause to override teachers' rights and shut down a provincewide strike.PoliticsDec 3, 2025
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Alberta’s plan to let doctors work publicly and privately worries critics, health-care advocatesThe Canadian Medical Association, which represents doctors nationwide, says Albertans will be left waiting longer to access health care if the province moves forward with the plan.PoliticsNov 18, 2025
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UCP caucus not afraid to defend record in face of recall efforts, Danielle Smith saysPremier Danielle Smith said her UCP caucus isn't afraid to defend its record — adding it's especially true for two of her ministers whose accomplishments speak for themselves.PoliticsNov 26, 2025
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Alberta bill allows doctors to toggle between public and private pay for surgeriesThe bill opens the door for Alberta surgeons to charge patients for privately-delivered procedures while keeping a foot in the public system and billing taxpayers.HealthNov 24, 2025
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No changes coming ‘at the moment’ for Alberta’s recall legislation: Danielle SmithAlberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's concerned such petition drives aren't using the recall legislation in good faith but instead, are trying to overthrow her government.PoliticsNov 5, 2025
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Alberta hospital, nursing staff vote 98% in favor of striking ahead of mediationAbout 16,000 Alberta hospital workers, including licensed practical nurses and health-care aides, have voted overwhelmingly to strike if necessary to back contract demands.PoliticsNov 5, 2025
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Albertan defends recall petition of Angela Pitt, says MLA not representing communityThe Airdrie resident who launched a recall petition of a UCP MLA says Angela Pitt has become less responsive to community concerns.PoliticsNov 4, 2025
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Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause to stop court challenges of transgender lawsThe clause relates to laws that put restrictions on student pronoun changes at school, on girls' sports, and on medical therapies for young people looking to transition.PoliticsNov 18, 2025