The Latest Breaking News from Alberta

51st state? The ultra-right Canadian separatists going behind Carney’s back to meet with Trump on secession

Conversations with Alberta secessionist group could be meant to undermine the Canadian leader

The Independent UK · Feb 22

As Alberta separatists court the U.S., prosperity is fuelling a sovereigntist turn

In the past year, leaders of Alberta’s main separatist organization have travelled repeatedly to Washington, D.C., for quiet meetings with senior American government officials in the Treasury and State departments. They’ve reportedly discussed everything from adopting the American dollar to building an independent Alberta military.

The Conversation · Feb 15

Megan Jastrab scholarship to be awarded this Sunday to women's junior GC winner at Valley of the Sun Stage Race - North American Roundup

Alberta Velodrome now open to the public, and Team Winston-Salem names men's and women's rosters with debut at Ronde de l’Isard on calendar

Cycling News · Feb 13

Smells like separatism: Oil-rich Alberta slipping from Thwadda Canada to America?

TOI correspondent from Washington: Canada is finding out the hard way why New Delhi is so tetchy about Khalistani capers in “Kannedda.” A growing separatist movement in the country’s oil-rich province of Alberta has ignited a full-blown diplomatic spat with Washington at a time when ties between the United States…

The Times of India · Jan 30

‘Respect Canadian sovereignty’: Canada’s message to US amid Alberta separatist reports

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney urged the United States to "respect Canada's sovereignty" after reports of US President Donald Trump's team meeting an Alberta separatist group three times since April 2025 surfaced. This also follows US treasury secretary Scott Bessent's remark on Alberta, stating that "Albertans are very independent people."

The Times of India · Jan 30

Canada separatists accused of ‘treason’ after secret talks with US state department

Alberta activists’ covert meetings with US officials revealed, outlining group’s increasingly emboldened efforts

The Guardian - US · Jan 29

Trump team secretly met group demanding oil-rich Alberta's independence from Canada; White House says no support conveyed

Trump officials have secretly met separatists demanding oil-rich Alberta's independence from Canada three times since April 2025. Alberta Prosperity Project, the group, is seeking another meeting with the US officials next month to ask for a $500bn credit facility to help bankroll the province if an independence referendum, which is…

The Times of India · Jan 29

How to include fossil fuel communities in Canada’s clean energy transition

Fossil fuel-dependent communities in Western Canada sit at the centre of Canada’s energy decisions. A just and inclusive clean energy transition will depend on how well governments listen to these communities and how fast they deal with the forces working to slow down energy decarbonization.

The Conversation · Jan 25

The flu is everywhere. So why aren’t Canadians getting vaccinated for viral illnesses?

The death of Prashant Sreekumar made headlines across Canada when the 43-year-old father of three died in the emergency room of Edmonton’s Grey Nuns hospital after waiting for eight hours with chest pains.

The Conversation · Jan 19

Organized labour continues to make gains in Canada’s most anti-union province

In October 2025, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith invoked back-to-work legislation to end a strike by tens of thousands of the province’s teachers who had walked off the job over disputes around wages, class sizes and working conditions.

The Conversation · Jan 19