Alberta Premier Danielle Smith

• 2026 Alberta budget taxes criticized as ‘another version of equalization’

  Terrible. Another version of equalization. Those are a few of the terms being used to describe the 2026 Alberta budget tabled in the provincial legislature in Edmonton on Thursday.

  Economy

  Feb 26
  
• Alberta ‘shooting itself in the foot’ by blaming immigrants, say experts

  Immigration experts say the UCP's proposed changes to immigration policies could turn immigrants away when they're still badly needed in some sectors of Alberta's economy.

  Politics

  Feb 23
  
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• Alberta Premier defends controversial referendum questions on immigration

  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending her proposed changes to immigration rules, that will be the subject of province-wide referendum in October.

  Politics

  Feb 20
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• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to discuss plans for provincial referendums

  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will be holding a press conference in Calgary at 11:30 a.m. on Friday to discuss her provincial referendum plans this fall.

  Politics

  Feb 20
• Alberta government accused of ‘weaponizing immigration’ to win votes

  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said immigration is one of the issues she plans to discuss during a province-wide television address on Thursday, Feb. 19.

  Politics

  Feb 19
• Advocacy groups change tactics to keep court case against Alberta trans law alive

  Advocacy groups fighting the Alberta government's controversial new laws on transgender youth say they are unconstitutional because only Ottawa has authority to make criminal law.

  Crime

  Dec 11, 2025
• Trump’s tariffs have ‘broken trust between our two nations,’ Alberta premier says

  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith issued scathing criticism of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian imports as she outlined the steps the province in taking to respond.

  Economy

  Mar 5, 2025
• Alberta NDP demands RCMP, public inquiry into allegations of government corruption

  The Alberta NDP are calling for both an RCMP investigation and a full public inquiry into allegations of high level corruption and political interference in the Alberta government.

  Politics

  Feb 12, 2025
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• Alberta municipalities policing plan gets mixed reactions from city leaders

  Alberta’s government is getting pushback from some municipal leaders and support from others over its plan to build the sheriffs into a second provincial police service.

  Crime

  Sep 27, 2024
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• Edmonton councillor at the centre of anonymous letter sent to province speaks out

  Edmonton Coun. Keren Tang is responding to concerns raised in an anonymous letter sent to the province and used by the premier as an example of issues in Edmonton.

  Politics

  Apr 24, 2024