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Danielle Smith finds friendly, anti-Ottawa crowd at the Alberta Next town hall
Polls have shown Albertans strongly opposed to ideas like a provincial pension plan or police force. But this Red Deer crowd strongly embraced them.
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A farmer protested policy at a Danielle Smith town hall. 5 days later, it was paused
From call-in shows to public meetings to party conventions, Alberta premier earning reputation for being quickly persuaded she must act.
Ex-UCP MLAs reviving Alberta's Progressive Conservative Party
Peter Guthrie and Scott Sinclair, ousted from Danielle Smith's caucus, hope to relaunch Tories as opposition group in fall.
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Which 'next' is Danielle Smith's Ottawa-affairs panel steering Alberta toward?
New provincial surveys propose either massively expensive Alberta agencies, or huge reforms that impact federal government and other provinces.
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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.