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Naheed Nenshi's NDP on Monday declared victory in a south Calgary byelection after unofficial results showed the Opposition party snatched up the longtime Conservative stronghold.

Elections Alberta has said the full price tag for holding the vote won't be calculated until the fall, in part because things such as the cost for voting locations are unknown.

Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi says in the next election he'll seek a seat in Calgary, where he grew up and was mayor, instead of running for re-election in Edmonton.

A longtime Tory stronghold, the riding of Calgary-Shaw has been without a legislature member since May, when former cabinet minister Rebecca Schulz resigned her seat.

Alberta's Opposition leader says now is not the time to hold a referendum on leaving Canada as the country wages a consequential trade war with its southern neighbors.

Jason Kenney is linking the governing United Conservative Party's stunning byelection loss in Calgary to the province's looming vote on separation.

Statistics peg the value of Alberta's oil exports to the U.S. in 2025 at close to $111 billion — representing much of the province's nearly $177 billion worth of global exports.

The Alberta government says it is suspending the 13-cent-a-litre provincial fuel tax on gasoline and diesel, starting in October, after months of calls to do so.

Residents in Calgary-Shaw have been without a legislature representative since May, when former United Conservative Party cabinet minister Rebecca Schulz resigned her seat.

Alberta officially became a Canadian province on Sept. 1, 1905, and various festivities were planned this weekend ahead of the province's birthday on Tuesday.

Smith's government has been trying to position Alberta as an ideal destination for data centres, saying they could generate new jobs and billions in royalties and taxes.

Danielle Smith says she wants to avoid further trade war escalations and instead double down on diplomacy efforts — cautioning the U.S. has the power to cripple Canada energy-wise.

Within an hour of sending an Alberta Day statement on Tuesday, the government sent an updated version removing the sentence including Indigenous Peoples from its English version.

Smith has called a vote for Oct. 19 that will ask Albertans whether the province should remain in Canada or hold a second, binding referendum on leaving the country.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has never had a formal call or meeting with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces an International Criminal Court arrest warrant.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says an announcement about a provincial byelection in the riding of Calgary-Shaw will be made in the coming weeks.

Alberta's auditor general expects to complete an investigation into allegations of political interference and conflicts of interest in health care contracts by the end of the year.

The Chief of the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is demanding an apology from Premier Danielle Smith's office over comments a senior staffer made on social media disparaging the chiefs.

Four of the Alberta NDPs current MLAs have announced they will not be running in the next provincial election, which is expected to be held in October of 2027.

The Ipsos poll suggests while the UCP enjoys slight edge over NDP, the majority of Albertans disapprove of Premier Danielle Smith and her handling of the separatist issue.