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How voters in rural conservative heartland wrestle with Alberta separatism
Front Burner and CBC News visited a small town at the centre of two big rural Alberta byelections. Here's what they found.
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Albertans for Carney? They're as impressed with new PM as they are with Poilievre: poll
They mostly didn't vote for him, but even many western Conservative voters say the new liberal leader has made a decent impression on them.
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NDP still waiting for Nenshi wave: poll shows party farther behind UCP with new leader
The former Calgary mayor took the party by storm last year, but the rest of Alberta remains wary of him — including Calgary and Edmonton.
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Want to boost Albertans' support for leaving CPP? Ask the question differently
Here's another question: Is Danielle Smith fishing for winning proposals to put on 2026 referendum ballot, alongside separation?
Separatists release potential Alberta referendum question, expect Danielle Smith to join cause
An Alberta separatist group released a referendum question on independence from Canada that it will petition to get in front of provincial voters later in 2025.
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Will Danielle Smith steer Alberta away from separation, or will this train keep gathering steam?
Premier says she wants to lower separatist sentiment. But her political base's anti-Ottawa mood is becoming an anti-Canada mood.
Alberta Speaker picked as Washington envoy
Nathan Cooper has no cabinet or international affairs experience, but says he's been legislature's 'chief diplomat' since 2019.
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Danielle Smith's reform is nudging Alberta separation vote from 'if' toward 'when'
Activists would need signatures from a reduced fraction of Albertans to force a referendum, thanks to a new UCP bill. But to actually win separation, they must climb a much higher wall (and most oppose the idea).
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Mark Carney offered some change. Albertans wanted more. Now what will they demand from him?
New prime minister offered more oil-and-gas-friendly policies than Trudeau. Danielle Smith and Alberta clearly favoured what Poilievre offered, and will keep pursuing that.
Big voter turnout needed for Conservative victory, Poilievre tells hometown Calgary crowd
In a rare trip to the Conservative-dominated city, the party leader made his pitch for change and cutting regulations to boost Alberta's oil and gas sector.