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Alberta Midday Roundup: Boyle Murder Charge & Doctors Ratify Deal (Oct 6, 2026)
Alberta midday: woman charged in Boyle-area murder; doctors ratify AMA deal; separatists hail Quebec's PQ leader; Lethbridge's $287M water bid; Zary clears.
18 hours ago9 min read


Alberta Morning Roundup: Quebec Goes PQ & Sylvestre Digs In (Oct 6, 2026)
Alberta morning: Smith congratulates Quebec's PQ; Sylvestre says fight goes on past Oct. 19; two charged in Ponoka County murder; Medicine Hat OKs Amazon hub.
23 hours ago8 min read


Alberta Midday Roundup: Valleyview Girl Found Safe & Farkas Fires Back (Oct 5, 2026)
Alberta midday: Valleyview girl, 7, found safe and suspect arrested; Farkas, Lloyd blast separatist U.S. talks; Cenovus buys Athabasca; Flames 'disconnected.'
2 days ago7 min read


Hundreds Rally at Edmonton City Hall Over Infill Rules
Hundreds rallied at Edmonton City Hall on Sunday against infill rules that allow up to eight units on single-family lots, ahead of an Oct. 13 council hearing.
2 days ago3 min read


Alberta Morning Roundup: Flames 0-3 & Washington Fallout (Oct 5, 2026)
Alberta morning: Kraken beat Flames 6-1 to drop Calgary to 0-3; Pats end Hitmen run 7-2; Hogan eyes law change after separatist D.C. talks; warm, windy Monday.
2 days ago5 min read


Alberta Eyes $5M to Bring Flights Back to the Regions
Smith floats up to $5M over two years to restore scheduled flights to Medicine Hat, Lethbridge and other regional airports after WestJet cuts.
3 days ago3 min read


Alberta Midday Roundup: Flames Chase Win & Sexsmith Fight (Oct 4, 2026)
Alberta midday: Flames seek first win at Seattle 6 p.m. MT; Sexsmith data-centre faces 107 appeals; CPS still seeks East Village pair; sunny, no alerts.
3 days ago4 min read


Ottawa's $18B Notes: Alberta Is the Country's Cash Machine
Finance Canada notes model an $18B fiscal shock if Alberta leaves, about what Albertans send Ottawa each year. They also call the CPP exit formula flawed.
3 days ago2 min read


Federalists Want Carney to Fight the Other Nine Questions
Stay-side groups want Carney to oppose Alberta's nine non-independence referendum questions. Ottawa says it has no official position. Fifteen days to Oct. 19.
3 days ago2 min read


Alberta Gas Prices: Sunday Wait Signal (Oct 4, 2026)
Sunday Alberta gas: Calgary ~154.4c and Edmonton ~153.0c averages; floors near 135-138c. Costco avg ~149.2c; wait-until-Tuesday signal after the 13c tax pause.
3 days ago3 min read


Alberta Morning Roundup: Flames Collapse & CPS Seeks Pair (Oct 4, 2026)
Alberta morning: CPS seeks man and woman in East Village homicide; Flames fall 4-1 in Vancouver; Oilers beat Kraken 3-1; sunny Sunday across Alberta.
3 days ago3 min read


Alberta Gas Prices: Tax Pause vs Reality (Oct 3, 2026)
Province-wide Alberta gas snapshot Oct 3: Calgary ~154.6c and Edmonton ~153.0c averages, cheapest opens near 135-141c, Costco map after the 13c tax pause.
4 days ago2 min read


Alberta Midday Roundup: Rocky View Break-Ins & Calgary Pump Spike (Oct 3, 2026)
Alberta midday: Rocky View luxury break-ins charges, Calgary pump spike after gas-tax pause, Oilers & Flames tonight, calm EC afternoon.
4 days ago3 min read


Alberta Morning Roundup: East Village Homicide & Ottawa's $18B Files (Oct 3, 2026)
Alberta morning news: East Village fatal stabbing, Ottawa's $18B separation briefings, Stamps win in Regina, Oilers/Flames bounce-back, calm Saturday weather.
4 days ago2 min read


652,000 Ballots and a Split UCP: Danielle Smith's October 19 Problem
652,000 special ballots approved, a UCP MLA voting Option 2 and 53% of UCP voters backing it: what the split means for Danielle Smith before Oct. 19.
5 days ago4 min read


Where to Vote in Alberta's October 19 Referendum
Alberta votes Monday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Find your voting place, advance poll dates, mail-in deadlines and the ID you need. Make it count.
Sep 273 min read


Alberta’s Thursday File: Mail-In Deadline, $5B Independence Math & Oct 19
Over 610,000 mail-in ballot requests are in for Alberta's Oct. 19 referendum. Plus the $5B independence cost claim and Smith's remain pitch to cities.
Sep 243 min read


Alberta Radio News Roundup — Monday, September 21, 2026
Smith's November oil royalty rewrite, the West Coast pipeline push, the Oct. 19 referendum heating up and a trade war with Washington. Here is what matters.
Sep 215 min read


OPINION: Calgary-Shaw Just Sent the UCP a Warning — Conservatives Should Listen
The NDP's Kyle Campbell beat the UCP's Mike Derry in Calgary-Shaw, a reliably conservative seat. Jason LaFace on why conservatives can't shrug this off.
Sep 154 min read


Alberta Just Got a Real Independence Playbook — Not a Slogan
The Alberta Transition Council's 214-page plan covers currency, borders, defence, pensions and trade. Independence is no longer bumper-sticker politics.
Sep 43 min read
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