<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Globe and Mail]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/author/mscace/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[The Globe and Mail News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:07:55 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en-ca</language><copyright>Copyright 2024 The Globe and Mail Inc. All rights reserved.</copyright><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><image><url>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/legacy/static/mobile.flag.rss.png</url><title>The Globe and Mail</title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com</link></image><item><title><![CDATA[Elections Alberta seeks injunction to force prominent separatist group to disclose finances, donors]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-elections-alberta-seeks-injunction-for-prominent-separatist-group-to/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-elections-alberta-seeks-injunction-for-prominent-separatist-group-to/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Scace]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Provincial agency alleges Alberta Prosperity Project breached third-party advertising laws]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:53:25 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img 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partly by paying for an advertisement on a tractor-trailer off the side of Highway 2, about an hour south of Edmonton.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Megan Albu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smith dismisses gerrymandering accusations after rejecting proposed changes to Alberta electoral map]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-danielle-smith-gerrymandering-accusations-alberta-electoral-map/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-danielle-smith-gerrymandering-accusations-alberta-electoral-map/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Scace, Carrie Tait]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says the Premier is trying to steal the next provincial election]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:06:48 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img 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McIntosh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta rejects commission’s proposed changes to province’s electoral map]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-alberta-government-rejects-commissions-proposed-changes-to-provinces/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-alberta-government-rejects-commissions-proposed-changes-to-provinces/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carrie Tait, Matthew Scace]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government to propose motion to create MLA-controlled committee to redraw map, fuelling accusations of gerrymandering]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:32:23 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/EPU7EP6KTNDY7GCM6RJKK2VVWA.jpg?auth=c30cc3be92249cd2b45cc7d0554c7578b536f1643917bda6887a8792582983c2&smart=true&width=5890&height=3927" alt="Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government plans to introduce a 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THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AMBER BRACKEN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta takes aim at Globe reporter over coverage of procurement scandal]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-alberta-official-takes-aim-at-globe-reporter-over-coverage-of-ahs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-alberta-official-takes-aim-at-globe-reporter-over-coverage-of-ahs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Scace]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UCP House Leader compares Globe reporting to ‘dietary advice from Jabba the Hutt’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:00:32 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Premier <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/topics/danielle-smith/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" title="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/topics/danielle-smith/">Danielle Smith’s</a> government has ratcheted up its defence against allegations related to its relationship with Edmonton businessman Sam Mraiche, including by attacking a Globe and Mail journalist by name in the legislature.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/HJBQXZBSIJBPBAEI2ZOXHPVINA.JPG?auth=94d700208b15917509e21e1479c1380238b51989aa9166c9fecc1169e93ae2dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5347&amp;height=3741" type="image/jpeg" height="3741" width="5347"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Joseph Schow in Calgary last year. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jeff McIntosh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge temporarily blocks Alberta’s chief electoral officer from certifying provincial independence petition]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-judge-temporarily-blocks-alberta-provincial-independence-petition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-judge-temporarily-blocks-alberta-provincial-independence-petition/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Scace]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court of King’s Bench Justice puts legal pause on the certification until she makes a ruling on the case brought forward by First Nations]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:15:16 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/B6JIHMIP3RGYZM73N3SJJMWTM4.JPG?auth=957d5f5f706d9b91b3bdfae9aa24a1cee81cc27961f1e0725ef87578ffe7d986&smart=true&width=4500&height=3100" alt="A volunteer with the Alberta Independence movement puts up a campaign sign at a petition signing location in High River, Alta., last month." height="3100" width="4500"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/B6JIHMIP3RGYZM73N3SJJMWTM4.JPG?auth=957d5f5f706d9b91b3bdfae9aa24a1cee81cc27961f1e0725ef87578ffe7d986&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3100" type="image/jpeg" height="3100" width="4500"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A volunteer with the Alberta Independence movement puts up a campaign sign at a petition signing location in High River, Alberta, Canada February 5, 2026.  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