Thailand's navy says an American man and his Thai girlfriend have threatened national sovereignty by living in a floating "seastead" home off the coast.

Less than a week after the United Conservative Party's former young star MLA launched the Freedom Conservative Party, Derek Fildebrandt has been recognized as an elected member of that party by the Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly, a development one political analyst says could have ramifications on a key event ahead of next year's provincial election.