A more immediate problem for Poilievre is Ontario Premier Doug Ford, a Conservative premier, who is a big fan of Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney and who is now publicly encouraging Poilievre to “put partisan stripes aside” and “work with the prime minister” on nation-building projects in the face of Trump’s damaging tariffs against Canada.

At her latest town hall on Alberta’s place in Confederation, Premier Danielle Smith wanted Albertans to vent their feelings about the federal government. But many of the 750 who turned up at Thursday night’s event in Edmonton vented their frustration about Smith and her government. The meeting in a packed hotel ballroom was loud, emotional and profane, which pretty much sums up Alberta…

I have no idea if Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has ever taken dancing lessons but, boy, can she tap dance. During a news conference in Calgary on Wednesday, she did her best to verbally pirouette around journalists’ questions into a brewing scandal threatening her government over allegations of wrongdoing in health procurement contracts. Smith reiterated she has done nothing wrong, stands by…

The former Calgary mayor has no past allegiance to the provincial NDP. His possible entry into its leadership race could make it more contentious, and more intriguing to a broad range of voters as it seeks to do what has never been done in Alberta, writes Graham Thomson.

Alberta’s feel-good budget assumes $10 a barrel more than the current rate.