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2026-10-23 · The Globe and Mail · Politics

Mixed results on Alberta referendum questions highlight urban-rural divide

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2026-10-21 · The Globe and Mail · Politics

Smith vows to push for more Alberta autonomy

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2026-10-19 · The Globe and Mail · Politics

Separatists, federalists make final push ahead of Alberta referendum vote

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2026-10-17 · The Globe and Mail · Politics

Smith, Carney rally support for Alberta to remain in Canada ahead of referendum

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2026-10-16 · The Globe and Mail · Politics

Carney urges Albertans to vote to remain in Canada, reject nine other ballot questions

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2026-09-16 · The Globe and Mail · Politics

Alberta separation could cost up to $170-billion over first five years, report estimates

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2026-09-04 · The Globe and Mail

🔮 Elections Alberta says much of the country will likely be asleep when it finishes tabulating millions of expected ballots and announces the results of the province’s independence vote next month. assertive

2026-09-15 · The Globe and Mail

🔮 And with the possibility of tariffs and countertariffs lasting months or years, cities are starting to look into how the trade war could blow holes in their budgets. assertive

2026-09-16 · The Globe and Mail

🔮 A report commissioned by the Alberta government estimates that separating from Canada and assuming Ottawa’s responsibilities would cost the province an extra $60-billion per year, cost up to $170-billion over the first five years and lead to significant economic disruption. assertive

2026-09-22 · The Globe and Mail

🔮 On Oct. 19, Alberta voters will pick between two options: remain in Canada, or begin working toward holding a second, binding secession vote. assertive

2026-09-22 · The Globe and Mail

🔮 Should new, credible information or evidence come forward, it will be assessed and investigated and may lead to further investigative steps,” Mr. Anandasangaree said. assertive

2026-09-23 · The Globe and Mail

🔮 Ms. Smith on Tuesday said the government is looking at charging some temporary residents between $1,400 and $1,900 per person for health care, which she suggested could be shouldered by businesses. assertive

2026-09-26 · The Globe and Mail

🔮 Elections Alberta is attempting to crack down on misleading information online that is swirling around the province’s coming referendum, emphasizing election integrity as hundreds of thousands of Albertans for the first time are expected to cast mail-in ballots. assertive

2026-09-29 · The Globe and Mail

🔮 “I wouldn’t compare what you’re discussing here with the Brexit referendum,” he said. assertive

2026-10-03 · The Globe and Mail

🔮 On Thursday, Ms. Smith – who says she will vote to remain in Canada – said she welcomes a variety of opinions in her party. assertive

2026-10-07 · The Globe and Mail

🔮 Thousands of Albertans may not have their ballots counted for the province’s coming referendum after Elections Alberta said more than 3,000 voters failed to properly identify themselves in the mail-in voting process. assertive

2026-10-10 · The Globe and Mail

🔮 On the flipside, some separatist camps are suggesting voters boycott the nine questions, arguing their participation would be capitulating to federalism. assertive

2026-10-14 · The Globe and Mail

🔮 Former Alberta NDP premier Rachel Notley on Tuesday shared a stage with her long-time political foe, former United Conservative premier Jason Kenney, to form a unified front against the threat of separatism. “Whatever frustrations we may have, whatever imperfections our country may have, we still have one of the greatest countries in the world,” Mr. Kenney, seated next to Ms. Notley, said at a Canadian Chamber of Commerce event in Edmonton. assertive

2026-10-16 · The Globe and Mail

🔮 In prepared remarks ahead of a speech in Calgary on Thursday evening, Mr. Carney spoke of the country’s strength when united and warned Albertans of the consequences of voting against choosing to keep the province wedded to Confederation. “At this pivotal moment, Albertans have a choice: to build a stronger Alberta and a greater Canada to leave for our children, or to burden them with years of deep division and great uncertainty,” Mr. Carney was set to tell a packed house at a downtown Calgary rally. assertive

2026-10-17 · The Globe and Mail

🔮 “I have bad news for you, Prime Minister: All of the premiers are interested in talking about immigration and how we might be able to reform it,” she told Mr. Carney in Red Deer, handing him Alberta government literature advertising her proposals. assertive

2026-10-18 · The Globe and Mail

🔮 For the first time in the province’s history, Albertans will put secession to a vote on Monday – in this case, whether they wish to remain in Canada or have a second, binding separation referendum. assertive

2026-10-19 · The Globe and Mail

🔮 Premier Danielle Smith announced in May that she would use a previously planned referendum on a range of other issues to also ask Albertans to weigh their future in this country. assertive

2026-10-21 · The Globe and Mail

🔮 Ms. Smith said she will work co-operatively with her federal counterparts, but also issued a warning to Prime Minister Mark Carney. assertive

2026-10-21 · The Globe and Mail

🔮 Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging separatist factions within her United Conservative Party to accept the results of Monday’s referendum or leave the party if they’re unwilling to do so. assertive

2026-10-23 · The Globe and Mail

🔮 The results also underline a stark divide between rural and urban voters on her proposals, which could pose political risks for the Premier as she campaigns toward next year’s provincial election. assertive

2026-10-23 · The Globe and Mail

🔮 Mr. Sylvestre and Mr. Rath have said that they won’t leave the UCP and will push to elect allies to the provincial board of the party at its annual meeting next month. assertive

2026-10-28 · The Globe and Mail

🔮 Alberta Premier Danielle Smith appears to have fended off a leadership challenge and is looking to smother discord within her United Conservative Party by requiring those seeking a seat on its provincial board to pledge they will respect the majority vote against holding a separation referendum. assertive

2026-10-29 · The Globe and Mail

🔮 Alberta’s new electoral boundaries are expected to be released next week, setting up a contentious battle over the map that will define the province’s political playing field for the next decade – a process that has been plagued by accusations of gerrymandering. assertive

2026-10-31 · The Globe and Mail

🔮 Two days after the vote, Ms. Smith asked members to accept the result and said that those wishing to turn the UCP into a separatist party would not be welcome. assertive

2026-10-31 · The Globe and Mail

🔮 Alberta’s electoral boundaries are expected to be tabled in the provincial legislature on Monday and, if approved, would be used for next year’s election. assertive

2026-11-02 · The Globe and Mail

🔮 Mr. McClure said Elections Alberta’s resources are strained and pursuing a different avenue would protect “the readiness and successful delivery of Alberta’s next provincial general election.” assertive

2026-11-04 · The Globe and Mail

🔮 Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting allegations that an independent panel has torqued the province’s electoral map to favour her United Conservative Party, saying the recommended changes to redraw the boundaries are reasonable and would give voters better representation. assertive