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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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Hundreds line up in Calgary to sign petition urging vote on Alberta separationHundreds of people lined up on Calgary's Stampede grounds on Monday to sign a petition calling on the province to hold a referendum on Alberta's separation from Canada.PoliticsJan 26
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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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Alberta premier warns ‘significant’ deficits to come, rules out tax hikes or big cutsWith the price of oil trading well below where the government of Alberta forecast it to be, Premier Danielle Smith warns that "significant" deficits are in store for the province.EconomyFeb 10
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she hasn’t signed separatist petitionAlberta Premier Danielle Smith claims she has not signed a petition that is currently gathering signatures calling for a referendum on pulling the province out of Confederation.PoliticsFeb 13
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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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Smith MLAs have signed referendum petition, Alberta separatist claimsA leader of Alberta's separatist movement says some members of Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus have signed the petition.CanadaJan 30
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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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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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B.C. premier calls meeting between Alberta separatists, Trump officials ‘treason’B.C. Premier David Eby is condemning reports of meetings between Alberta separatists and U.S. officials to discuss separation from Canada, accusing them of 'treason.'PoliticsJan 29
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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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Alberta judges urge respect, independence after Danielle Smith said she wants to ‘direct’ themIn a rare public statement, Alberta's three chief justices said democracy only functions when all three branches of government operate independently and respect each other's role.PoliticsJan 27
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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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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