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FILE PHOTO: Oil pumpjacks operating in a farmer’s field near Calgary, Alberta, Canada, November 26, 2025. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: Oil pumpjacks operating in a farmer’s field near Calgary, Alberta, Canada, November 26, 2025. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo

Alberta Insider: War sparks debate about Canada’s energy capacity

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February 27, 2026

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Finance Minister Nate Horner speaks before delivering the 2024 budget in Edmonton, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Finance Minister Nate Horner speaks before delivering the 2024 budget in Edmonton, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.

Alberta Insider: Budget delivers big numbers, including a forecast $9.37-billion deficit

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February 20, 2026

Alberta Insider: Smith to hold referendum on her agenda

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February 13, 2026

Bottles of bourbon at the Jim Beam visitors' center in Clermont, Ky.

Bottles of bourbon at the Jim Beam visitors' center in Clermont, Ky.

Alberta Insider: U.S. bourbon proves irresistible

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February 6, 2026

A vial of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is pictured at the Taber Community Health Centre in Taber, Alta., Monday, July 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

A vial of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is pictured at the Taber Community Health Centre in Taber, Alta., Monday, July 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta Insider: Behind the delay in disclosing a measles death

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January 30, 2026

Separatist lawyer Jeffrey Rath listens to premier Danielle Smith at the United Conservative Party AGM in Edmonton, Alberta on Saturday, November 29, 2025. Amber Bracken for The Globe and Mail

Separatist lawyer Jeffrey Rath listens to premier Danielle Smith at the United Conservative Party AGM in Edmonton, Alberta on Saturday, November 29, 2025. Amber Bracken for The Globe and Mail

Alberta Insider: Smith stands up for separatists after Eby’s ‘treason’ remarks

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January 23, 2026

City crews check the damage on the Trans-Canada Highway from a reported water main break in Calgary, Alberta December 31, 2025. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail

City crews check the damage on the Trans-Canada Highway from a reported water main break in Calgary, Alberta December 31, 2025. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail

Alberta Insider: Calgary’s water woes are a ‘wake-up call’ for the entire country

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January 16, 2026

Ambulances wait outside the emergency entrance at the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton in January, 2012. Half the 42 family medicine beds at the hospital will be relocated to Leduc.

Ambulances wait outside the emergency entrance at the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton in January, 2012. Half the 42 family medicine beds at the hospital will be relocated to Leduc.

Alberta Insider: Family medicine beds moving despite concerns

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January 9, 2026

Ambulances seen outside the Emergency Department at Edmonton's Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre (WMC).
On Friday, May 12, 2022, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

Ambulances seen outside the Emergency Department at Edmonton's Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre (WMC).
On Friday, May 12, 2022, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

Alberta Insider: Edmonton doctors call for state of emergency as hospitals overflow

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December 19, 2025

Prabjot Wirring, a prospective lawyer in Edmonton, is seen outside the Edmonton Law Courts in Edmonton, Alta. on Friday, June 24, 2022. He has filed a legal challenge against the provincial government and the Law Society of Alberta because swearing an oath to the Queen goes against his Sikh beliefs. Megan Albu / Globe and Mail

Prabjot Wirring, a prospective lawyer in Edmonton, is seen outside the Edmonton Law Courts in Edmonton, Alta. on Friday, June 24, 2022. He has filed a legal challenge against the provincial government and the Law Society of Alberta because swearing an oath to the Queen goes against his Sikh beliefs. Megan Albu / Globe and Mail

Alberta Insider: Oath requirement for lawyers should be removed or amended, court says

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December 12, 2025

Premier Danielle Smith speaks to the media at the Legislature in Edmonton, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken

Premier Danielle Smith speaks to the media at the Legislature in Edmonton, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken

Alberta Insider: Smith among MLAs facing recall petitions

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December 5, 2025

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, and Matt Jones, Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services, make an announcement in Calgary on Friday, Nov. 14.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, and Matt Jones, Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services, make an announcement in Calgary on Friday, Nov. 14.

Alberta Insider: Province ends procurement talks with two firms at centre of health care controversy

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November 28, 2025

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta's Premier Danielle Smith sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), before the Prime Minister's energy-related announcement in Calgary, Alberta, Canada November 27, 2025. REUTERS/Todd Korol

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta's Premier Danielle Smith sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), before the Prime Minister's energy-related announcement in Calgary, Alberta, Canada November 27, 2025. REUTERS/Todd Korol

Alberta Insider: Have Ottawa and Alberta reached a détente?

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November 21, 2025

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, and Matt Jones, minister of hospitals, make a health-care announcement in Calgary on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, and Matt Jones, minister of hospitals, make a health-care announcement in Calgary on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta Insider: Proposed hybrid health care model dominates a busy news week

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November 14, 2025

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the Alberta Municipalities Convention in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the Alberta Municipalities Convention in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta Insider: Smith says agreement on federal regulations expected soon

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November 7, 2025

Alberta Auditor General Doug Wylie speaks at a press conference as Ethics Commissioner Marguerite Trussler, left, and Alberta Public Interest Commissioner Marianne Ryan look on, in Edmonton on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. Wylie says the province’s continuing-care system struggled desperately to cope in the early waves of the COVID-19 pandemic mainly due to crippling staff shortages. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Alberta Auditor General Doug Wylie speaks at a press conference as Ethics Commissioner Marguerite Trussler, left, and Alberta Public Interest Commissioner Marianne Ryan look on, in Edmonton on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. Wylie says the province’s continuing-care system struggled desperately to cope in the early waves of the COVID-19 pandemic mainly due to crippling staff shortages. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Alberta Insider: Auditor-General in race to complete health care investigation

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October 31, 2025

Eva Craik signs the Forever Canadian petition, created by Former conservative deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk in Edmonton on Thursday August 21, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Eva Craik signs the Forever Canadian petition, created by Former conservative deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk in Edmonton on Thursday August 21, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Alberta Insider: Anti-separation petition gets 456,000 signatures

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October 24, 2025

Protest signs outside the Alberta Teachers' Association in Edmonton on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken

Protest signs outside the Alberta Teachers' Association in Edmonton on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken

Alberta Insider: Smith reiterates pledge to order teachers back to work

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October 21, 2025

A 37-year-old healthcare worker is now recovering at home after being assaulted by a patient at Vancouver General Hospital. An ambulance drives past the emergency entrance of Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, April 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

A 37-year-old healthcare worker is now recovering at home after being assaulted by a patient at Vancouver General Hospital. An ambulance drives past the emergency entrance of Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, April 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

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B.C. Insider: OB/GYN care is in a dire state

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October 17, 2025

Striking Alberta teachers and supporters wave signs outside Rogers Place in Edmonton, on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Sousa

Striking Alberta teachers and supporters wave signs outside Rogers Place in Edmonton, on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Sousa

Alberta Insider: Teachers’ strike drags on

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