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Alberta’s government has used the notwithstanding clause again. This time, it’s to prevent legal challenges against three laws affecting young transgender people in the province. Heather Yourex-West reports on the new legislation, and the potential political fallout for Premier Danielle Smith.

The Alberta government has invoked the province’s notwithstanding clause for the fourth time, passing a contentious bill that directly impacts the transgender community. Those laws will police names and pronouns in schools, ban transgender girls from participating in amateur female sports, and restrict gender affirming health care for anyone under the age of 16. Katherine...

Controversial policies around transgender people prompted a rally at Alberta’s legislature. Trans advocates say the legislation is harmful, while the provincial government says it is keeping children out of harm’s way. Erik Bay has the story.

The Alberta government is invoking the notwithstanding clause for the second time in three weeks and the federal justice minister says he’s concerned about provincial governments reaching for the tool which protects laws from being overturned by the courts. Heather Yourex-West reports.

Members of the LGBTQ2 community are speaking out about the use of the notwithstanding clause to protect a trio of Alberta laws affecting transgender youth from legal challenge. As Meghan Cobb reports, those impacted say the use of the clause is almost as concerning as the legislation itself. 

Parents of transgender kids in Alberta say the province is stripping away a lifeline, unfolding before the courts. The government is once again using the controversial notwithstanding clause. Premier Danielle Smith said it is an urgent step to protect kids. Morgan Black reports.

In Alberta, the government seems poised to use the notwithstanding clause to defend laws that govern the use of pronouns in schools, female sports and gender-affirming health care. If applied, it would mark the second time in a month that Premier Danielle Smith uses the constitutional clause. In late November, her government invoked the notwithstanding...

CMA president Dr. Margot Burnell joined Global News Morning expressing deep concern Alberta’s move overrides medical expertise and risks eroding evidence-based health care across Canada.

During question period on Tuesday, Conservative MP Frank Caputo criticized the Liberals for rejecting calls to use the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to overturn the Supreme Court’s ruling that struck down mandatory sentences for possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation materials.

Political watchers say the Alberta government’s use of the not-withstanding clause this week to bring the teachers’ strike to an end could become an inflection point for Premier Danielle Smith and the UCP. With public support on the side of teachers, pushback and protests haven’t ended. As Heather Yourex-West explains, the provincial government has one...

Alberta’s Finance Minister Nate Horner joins Global Calgary anchor Dallas Flexhaug for a one-on-one interview to talk about the province’s decision to use the notwithstanding clause to legislate teachers back to work and the path forward from here.

Alberta Teachers’ Association president Jason Schilling said the province’s 51,000 teachers are processing a range of emotions, from anger to sadness, after the UCP government invoked the notwithstanding clause to end a provincewide strike: “We cannot underscore or underestimate the gravity of this decision that this government made.”

The Alberta government is invoking the notwithstanding clause in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and legislating more than 51,000 striking teachers back to work starting Wednesday. Morgan Black has the latest from the legislature.

The showdown between Alberta’s government and tens of thousands of striking teachers is ramping up in an unprecedented way. Heather Yourex-West looks at how Alberta is using the notwithstanding clause in a bill ordering teachers back to work, when students could return to classrooms, how labour groups are vowing to fight back, and what could...

Danielle Smith and her UCP government took action in a number of areas in 2025, including a collaboration with the federal liberal government on a new energy agreement, and pushing forward with healthcare reforms that include more priatization. In a year end interview with Global’s Dallas Flexhaug, the premier talks about those topics, as well...

Alberta schools will be back in session Wednesday after the provincial government used the notwithstanding clause to force striking teachers back to work. Heather Yourex-West explains how labour groups are vowing to fight back, and how it’s not the first time a provincial government has made the same move.

The stalemate between the United Conservative Party and Alberta teachers is set to come to a head next week. As the UCP prepares to table back-to-work legislation, dozens of unions are calling on the province to rule out one particular move. Erik Bay has the details.

What some tourists may soon have to disclose to U.S. authorities before entering the country. The building backlash against Alberta’s government over its repeated use of the notwithstanding clause. How the federal government is trying to outlaw pornographic deepfakes. Plus, why the NHL is concerned about Milan’s Olympic ice hockey arena.

The Manitoba government is planning to ensure judges can weigh in any time the province invokes the notwithstanding clause to override rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Quebec is taking another step in reshaping its controversial secularism laws. The province has unveiled new legislation that imposes sweeping restrictions on public prayer and expands the grounds for barring people from wearing religious attire. This new law also preemptively invokes the notwithstanding clause. Supporters argue that it is a move toward state neutrality, while...