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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 ...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith defends promise of a potential referendum on separation
Premier Danielle Smith says her focus will be on repairing the destruction she says Ottawa has caused to Alberta over the ...
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An Alberta Energy Regulator’s Close Ties to Danielle Smith
David Yager calls himself the premier’s ‘special adviser.’ He also serves as board director for the supposedly arm’s-length ...
Alberta’s premier will hold referendum to split from Canada if petition reaches mark
Canada’s Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Monday she would hold a referendum for the province’s departure from the Great ...
Alberta’s Smith Plans Talks With Carney, Says Separation Vote Possible
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she’s appointing a group to negotiate with the Canadian government on removing laws that ...
Edmonton Journal on MSN4d
Smith defends timing of Alberta referendum speech as Carney calls for Canadian unity
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the timing of her Monday announcement on a potential separation referendum was linked to ...
'Fairness for all citizens': Newfoundland echoes Danielle Smith's call to fix equalization
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is putting a new twist on an old debate over equalization, saying that the federal program ...
The Canadian Press on MSN3d
Danielle Smith dismisses Doug Ford's warning against separatist threats from Alberta
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging her Ontario counterpart Doug Ford to mind his own business when it comes to talk of ...
'Separation from Canada in 2026 if…': Alberta Premier Danielle Smith drops bombshell on referendum
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith spoke to the media after expressing separatist sentiments again by allowing for a citizen-led ...
Edmonton Journal on MSN4d
Smith repeats demands, creates 'Alberta Next' panel ahead of likely independence vote in 2026
Smith spoke seated before a backdrop of Alberta and Canada flags and began her 18-minute ...
What was Alberta premier Danielle Smith doing at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago? Documents reveal her trip cost the Canadian taxpayers $10,000
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's January visit to Mar-a-Lago to meet then-president-elect Donald Trump has sparked ...
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Danielle Smith's reform is nudging Alberta separation vote from 'if' toward 'when'
Troy Knowlton, chief of the Piikani Nation in southern Alberta, is one of several First Nations chiefs who have warned Danielle Smith to tamp down separatist threats. (Submitted by Troy Knowlton ...