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What Albertans need to know before advance referendum voting locations open this week
EDMONTON - Albertans can begin casting referendum ballots in person at more than 300 stations starting Tuesday. The province's fall referendum has 10 questions: immigration policy, constitutional refo...
Oct 11, 2026
Elections Alberta 'ready to deliver' as advanced referendum polls to open this week
EDMONTON - Albertans can start trekking to the polls this week to have their say on whether it's time to look at quitting Confederation. Advanced polls for the Oct. 19 referendum are set to open Tuesd...
Oct 11, 2026
France's envoy says Carney admired for response to 'extremely radical' U.S.
OTTAWA - France's new ambassador to Canada says her country admires the Carney government's response to "extremely radical" American demands and is calling for swift action to boost Canada's strategic...
Oct 11, 2026
Alberta Premier Smith calls out federal interference in Edmonton housing rules
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said on a call-in radio show Saturday that federal interference prompted her government to roll back some Edmonton housing rules. Smith said the province reve...
Oct 10, 2026
Thanksgiving tension peaking among Albertans as separation vote nears
EDMONTON - Some families and friends across Alberta are set to gather for a Thanksgiving meal this weekend with the hope that the only thing that gets roasted is the turkey. Sarah Batchelor says polit...
Oct 10, 2026 A family at Thanksgivng dinner. Alberta's separation debate has become personal and ugly in some workplaces and among some families and friends. (HayDmitriy/ Depositphotos.com)
Overlapping local, provincial elections in B.C. causing confusion: candidates
Cori Ramsay, a candidate for city council in Prince George, B.C., says a voter told her they can't wait to cast a ballot for her on Oct. 24. The voter would surely be disappointed, as Ramsay's electio...
Oct 10, 2026
Manitoba premier and two NDP MLAs ask court to dismiss Mark Wasyliw defamation suit
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and two New Democrat legislature members are denying they conspired to defame a politician who was kicked out of the governing NDP caucus. They are also asking th...
Oct 9, 2026
FBI arrests Canadian in ShinyHunters hack of the bureau's jobs portal
OTTAWA - The RCMP says a Canadian has been arrested by the FBI in connection with an attack from a criminal hacking group which breached the bureau's jobs portal and obtained sensitive and personal da...
Oct 9, 2026
Trump says US to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said that he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, a stunning reversal of years of U.S. pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and an attempt t...
Oct 9, 2026
B.C. campaign: Dumped Conservative 'truly sorry' for posts, Eby says it's a disgrace
Here are some of the latest developments in the British Columbia election campaign. CENTREBC PROMISES TO INCREASE JOBS FUND CentreBC says it would double B.C.'s Manufacturing Jobs Fund to $60 million ...
Oct 9, 2026
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Sarah Mills: David Eby deserved that result
Sarah Mills says former B.C. premier David Eby ran a bad campaign in a cynical election that voters saw through. The NDP...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, Oct. 27
On Tuesday's show, Evan talked about the impact of Canada on the U.S. midterm elections. Plus, previewing the Throne Spe...