Carrie Tait

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Ottawa has deployed the Canadian Armed Forces to help Alberta battle wildfires that prompted around 25,000 people to evacuate

Danielle Smith says financial assistance will be immediately available to those who fled the mountain community

Premier Danielle Smith said the mayor’s house was the only one on the block that was lost to fire, underscoring how flying embers can flatten one home while leaving the next untouched

Forecasts expect smoke to linger for days with Alberta and B.C. accounting for the bulk of the more than 900 fires burning across the country

Marco Van Huigenbos, convicted for his role during the 2022 protest, joined the constituency association in Calgary-Acadia in mid-August

Alberta will need to allocate more money to schools and healthcare to keep pace with pressures

Dr. Paul Parks says the system-wide strain is exacerbated by Premier Danielle Smith’s effort to tear apart Alberta Health Services and replace it with four new organizations

The province risks a budget shortfall as the price of oil dropped below the level Smith’s government had presumed in this fiscal year, and for the next two years

Smith faced bubbling opposition from disgruntled members, largely on the right flank, who argued she has not lived up to her promise to legislate in a way that reflects their values

With the party faithful solidly in her corner, Smith is looking toward her next political battle: the provincial election scheduled for 2027