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What Alberta’s Immigration Referendum Results Actually Mean

What Alberta’s immigration referendum results mean for temporary residents, health care fees, service eligibility and the proposed 12-month residency rule.

Alberta Referendum Results: Albertans Vote to Stay in Canada, but Constitutional Questions Are Tight

All ten Alberta referendum results: voters favour staying in Canada, while four binding constitutional questions remain close in the unofficial count.

Alberta Referendum Results: Voters Back Staying in Canada as Counts Continue

Preliminary Alberta referendum results show roughly 76% backing remaining in Canada. See what is known about all ten questions and what happens next.

Exterior of the Alberta Pipe Trades College in northwest Edmonton

Three Charged With First-Degree Murder in Edmonton Trades College Shooting

Three men face first-degree murder charges after Justin Hunt, 28, was fatally shot outside an Edmonton trades college. The suspects were arrested on Highway 16.

CFB Wainwright Fire: Four Soldiers Dead, 39 Injured as Training Decisions Face Scrutiny

Four Canadian soldiers died and 39 were injured in the CFB Wainwright fire. An investigation is examining how a known grass fire overtook troops during live-fire training.

Alberta News·Economy & Business·Politics & Government

Ottawa Highlights $8 Billion in Alberta Defence Spending at CFB Edmonton

Defence Minister David McGuinty highlighted roughly $8 billion in ongoing military spending across Alberta, including a $550-million western base for

Alberta News

Edmonton ER Wait Times Are Longer Than Calgary — and Have Nearly Doubled

Edmonton emergency-room waits have risen sharply and remain longer than Calgary’s. CIHI data shows where the biggest delays are —

Alberta News·Politics & Government·Referendum

Why Alberta Separatists Want Independence

Why do some Albertans want independence? A fact-checked look at the fiscal, energy and constitutional arguments behind Alberta’s separation movement

Alberta News·Politics & Government·Referendum

Danielle Smith and Alberta Separation: The Timeline to the Oct. 19 Referendum

Danielle Smith says she wants Alberta to remain in Canada. So how did a separation question end up on her

Alberta News·Politics & Government·Referendum

Alberta Referendum Mail-In Ballots: How the Process Works and What Has Gone Wrong

More than 658,000 Albertans applied to vote by special ballot in the Oct. 19 referendum. Here is how ballots are

Alberta News·Politics & Government·Referendum

Alberta Referendum Polls: Remain Leads With 11 Days to Go

With 11 days until Alberta’s Oct. 19 referendum, every recent public poll shows Remain ahead. The bigger uncertainty is turnout

Alberta News·Politics & Government·Referendum

What Alberta’s Oct. 19 Referendum Actually Costs — and What We Still Don’t Know

There is still no official final price tag for Alberta’s Oct. 19 referendum. Here’s what is confirmed, what is estimated,

Alberta News·Economy & Business·Energy & Resources·Technology

Alberta’s Data Centre Boom: What’s Operating, What’s Proposed and How Much Power It Could Use

Alberta has roughly 20 publicly identifiable operating data centres, but proposed projects are seeking nearly 19,565 MW of grid capacity

Alberta News·Energy & Resources

Alberta’s Data Centre Debate: The Case For and the Case Against

Alberta is courting up to $100 billion in data-centre investment. Supporters point to jobs, tax revenue and new private power

Alberta News·Referendum

Alberta’s 10 Referendum Questions, Explained

The official wording of all ten questions on Alberta's October 19 ballot, what each would require, and which results are