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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.

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.

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.

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.

There was lots of backlash Friday against Premier Danielle Smith's decision to hold a referendum that could lead to Alberta's independence, but Smith is standing firm.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has shuffled her cabinet following Wednesday's resignation by two of her ministers who said they will not be running in the next provincial election.

Asked if she's worried about her job, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said those who want a binding separation vote should put their efforts toward winning in October.

A last-minute-meeting by an Alberta legislature committee to discuss the "Forever Canadian" petition, has raised concerns the UCP government plans to forge ahead with a referendum.