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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.

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.

The Parti Québécois is headed for a minority government. From Alberta's independence movement to Quebec's sovereigntists: félicitations. Alberta votes Oct. 19.

Alberta midday: Valleyview girl, 7, found safe and suspect arrested; Farkas, Lloyd blast separatist U.S. talks; Cenovus buys Athabasca; Flames 'disconnected.'

Cenovus is buying Athabasca Oil in a $5.7-billion cash-and-stock deal adding about 45,000 barrels a day of Alberta output. Closing is set for December.

Alberta added 76,419 people to reach 5,101,050 by July 1, the fastest growth of any province at 1.5%. Canada grew 0.5%, its smallest gain since 1944-45.

Calgary MP Corey Hogan says Canada should consider a law covering separatists' talks with Washington. Rath says they were private citizens. 14 days to Oct. 19.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Alberta midday: Rocky View luxury break-ins charges, Calgary pump spike after gas-tax pause, Oilers & Flames tonight, calm EC afternoon.

Alberta morning news: East Village fatal stabbing, Ottawa's $18B separation briefings, Stamps win in Regina, Oilers/Flames bounce-back, calm Saturday weather.

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.

Ottawa fast-tracks Alberta's Pacific Link oil pipeline 18 days before the referendum. Jason LaFace on why a federal list isn't steel in the ground.

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.

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.

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.

Keep sending cheques and stay quiet? That deal is broken. Jason LaFace makes the case for a free Alberta with its own rules, money and accountable government.