Elections Alberta appears to be in big trouble and may fail when Oct. 19 referendums votes are being cast and counted.

The UCP government is locked in bitter dispute with Alberta First Nations on the eve of Calgary Stampede, which honours harmony.

The UCP government's handling of AISH changes make life worse for people already suffering. Maybe it even ends life.

Polls show Alberta separatist waning, while Smith's government starts to lose steam as well

Alberta has 500,000 active health-care numbers for people dead and or gone, writes columnist Don Braid.

Premier Danielle Smith finally makes her call. She won't bow to the separatists claiming control of her party.

Prime Minister Mark Carney unloaded on Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's "dangerous bluff" and threatens Clarity Act review.

Premier Danielle Smith has come up with an Alberta separation referendum that is long, confusing, contradictory and probably unworkable.

Two Smith minister quit as Smith prepares to go on TV and talk referendum question. Legislature committee erupts when UCP issues release

Prremier Danielle Smith and the UCP will almost certainly approve Thomas Lukaszuk's pro-Canada referendum question.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's Ottawa deal is about meet the crucial tests of public approval, writes columnist Don Braid.

Premier Danielle Smith is deflecting from the increasingly tight ties between separatist and her party and government.

Prime Minister Mark Carney finally throws some cold water on separatist dream. There will be more to come.

The separatist extremists committed a huge data leak and lax government rules allowed it to stay public.

Elections Albertas comes down hard of a data breach involving millions of Albertan, apparently by a separatist campaign

Braid: Mayor Jeromy Farkas pitched a new downtown police station to stem crime that's keeping business away.

A judges words were hand-picked to give Alberta UCP control over riding boundaries in Alberta.

Premier Danielle Smith says the Foreever Canadian pro-Canada question may be the one accepted for the Oct. 19 referendum on Alberta's future

Mayor Jeromy Farkas gets along well with other leaders, provincial and federal, because he focuses on the city's problems, not politics.

The UCP wants to redraw riding boundaries but may avoid the worst result, a flood of hybrid rural-urban seats.

The delusions of the Justin Trudeau era cost Canada $1 trillion in investment. And he parties on.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre faces more leadership questions after three byelection losses, floor-crossings, Liberal majority

The Alberta UCP has a new plan to create private clinics where Albertans would pay for lab tests, X-ray and ultrasound, without a doc's RX.

Braid: Mayor Jeromy Farkas keeps another campaign promise with the zoning bylaw repeal — probably the strongest start of a mayor in decades.

Braid: Sarnia Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu's floor-crossing places the Liberals on the verge of a majority. More expected are soon.

A riding boundary plan, if adopted by UCP, could tip an election in their direction.

Jeffrey Rath, Alberta Prosperity Project leader, says the separatists now have enough signatures to force a referendum on independence.

Avi Lewis takes the federal NDP far to the left — so far that it looks communist rather than social democratic, writes columnist Don Braid.

The UCP was expected to rig the choice for new Auditor General in order to spike report on health spending scandal. Instead, they did the right thing.

Braid: Premier Smith has been taking heat for accepting a cat sculpture from Saudi Arabia, with claims it's pure gold. But it's copper.

Premier Danielle Smith's government is rapidly adopting artificial intelligence. Does she see its flaws and deceptions?

Doug Wylie is done as Alberta auditor general before he can write explosive health report. UCP will name a replacement for that tricky job.

NHL boss Gary Bettman is putting faith in Calgary's unfinished hockey rink — a big win for the city.

Braid: Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Williams says his probe into Bearspaw water main eruptions could name and punish officials.

The visit of First Nations chiefs to King Charles III show how fearful they are of Alberta's separatist climate, writes columnist Don Braid.

Premier Danielle Smith has a murky but shrewd referendum strategy, writes columnist Don Braid.

Mayor Jeromy Farkas says Enmax electric utility should take over city hall's blundering water utility.

Calgary city hall screwed up and ratepayers will be hit with the $609 million bill for water projects, writes columnist Don Braid.

Finance Minister Nate Horner brings in the bleakest budget Albertans have seen since the teens, writes columnist Don Braid.

NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi is facing a restless party who wonder where the old magic went and feel he lacks drive and impact, writes Don Braid

New polls show fierce opposition to separatism and fear of U.S. takeover if any province moves to separate, writes columnist Don Braid.

Elections Alberta says it's okay to seek separatist signatures outside Alberta — even in the U.S. — but federalists are furious.

Elections Alberta says it's okay to seek separatist signatures outside Alberta — even in the U.S. — but federalists are furious.

A horrific death of a two-year-old in his stroller shows that traffic safety is out of control in Calgary.

Jason Kenney has emerged as a fierce opponent to separatism. If he were still premier this would be a very different government.

Jason Kenney has emerged as a fierce opponent to separatism. If he were still premier this would be a very different government.

Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas says feds can't take back housing cash, scoffs at "cover-your-ass" admin report that flagged huge penalties.

Some of the nation's top pro-Canada battlers against separatism are finally joining the fight in Alberta, writes columnist Don Braid.

At the top level of the UCP they're pondering whether to hold a vote on the party turning separatist