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Lorne Gunter: Poll finds many Canadians misunderstand equalization
10+ hour, 25+ min ago (588+ words) According to a survey by the Angus Reid Institute, Canadians outside Alberta and Quebec want both provinces to remain in Confederation. "The vast majority of the country has little interest in losing either province. Seven-in-10 say if they had a…...
Transportation Safety Board investigating train crash that derailed 37 cars in western Alberta
2+ week, 4+ day ago (112+ words) Transportation Safety Board (TSB) investigators are working to understand the cause of a 37-car train derailment that occurred Thursday night west of Edmonton. Canadian National Railway (CNR) has confirmed 37 loaded intermodal train cars derailed in "various positions" at 5:30 p.m. Thursday near…...
Alberta’s passenger rail plan faces another delay after missed summer 2025 deadline
2+ week, 4+ day ago (380+ words) Alberta's anticipated passenger rail master plan, which was set to be released in the summer of 2025, has been delayed again. The province's goal to develop a 15-year passenger rail master plan has been delayed until later this year, according to…...
Lorne Gunter: Alberta NDP failing to capitalize on the UCP’s weaknesses
2+ week, 4+ day ago (662+ words) The latest poll of Albertans" political attitudes, conducted by the Leger research company in late January, shows more than half Albertans (59 per cent) think the province is on the wrong track, compared to 34 per cent who feel it is headed…...
'This will crater our economy': Edmonton city councillors say talk of Alberta separatism creates instability
3+ week, 2+ day ago (540+ words) Economic uncertainty and xenophobic rhetoric impacting Edmonton's economy and residents' mental heath, warn city leaders Edmonton city councillors are denouncing the vocal Alberta separatist movement, saying it is driving away investment and creating an atmosphere of instability. Ward Karhiio Coun....
Separatists' math doesn't add up, warns Edmonton business leaders
3+ week, 4+ day ago (837+ words) An independent Alberta would start off $600 billion in debt and take decades to recover economically, says Edmonton Chamber of Commerce If Alberta separates and accepts U.S. President Donald Trump's offer of a line of credit, the new country will be starting…...
'Not a Canadian anymore': Separatist event in Edmonton takes aim at Mark Carney, immigrants
3+ week, 6+ day ago (778+ words) 'We will move forward in a positive way to get Alberta out of Canada and free ourselves from this tyranny we've been living under as a resource colony for Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal' The Days Inn in west Edmonton has…...
What Alberta separatist leaders are telling supporters at secession petition events
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (851+ words) At a Red Deer event, Alberta Prosperity Project touts alliance with the Parti Quebecois, and claims it has support from the U.S. State Department RED DEER " The doors were scheduled to open at 6 p.m. An hour before, the lineup has already formed....
'Basically in campaign mode': Alberta separatists launch renewed referendum push after Bill 14 passes
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (575+ words) The Alberta Prosperity Project's Mitch Sylvestre says the group has submitted its paperwork under new initiative laws and is ready to begin gathering signatures in January On Thursday morning, the government's Bill 14 came into force and amended citizen initiative rules…...
Alberta seeks to change existing drug coverage, allow physicians to work in public and private sectors
3+ mon, 8+ hour ago (866+ words) Bill 11 " the Health Statutes Amendment Act 2025, tabled in the legislature Monday, proposes a number of changes that if passed would advance the province's refocusing of the health-care system Alberta is proposing a sweeping number of changes to several pieces of…...