Dayne Patterson

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Alberta is to vote on whether to hold a separation referendum. Here's how we got here

Alberta is to vote on whether to hold a separation referendum. Here's how we got here

Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that Albertans will be going to the polls Oct. 19 to vote on whether there should be a future binding referendum on the province quitting Canada. Here's a timeline of pivotal moments in Alberta's separatism debate: Oct. 28, 1980 -- The federal government ignites widespread alienation in Alberta with the National Energy Program, which seeks...

Alberta is to vote on whether to hold a separation referendum. Here's how we got here

Alberta is to vote on whether to hold a separation referendum. Here's how we got here

Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that Albertans will be going to the polls Oct. 19 to vote on whether there should be a future binding referendum on the province quitting Canada.

Snowbirds aerobatic team grounded until early 2030s while new planes purchased

Snowbirds aerobatic team grounded until early 2030s while new planes purchased

MOOSE JAW -- The federal government says the Canadian Forces Snowbirds team is being grounded until the early 2030s while its aging planes are replaced.

Snowbirds grounded until early 2030s while new planes built

Snowbirds grounded until early 2030s while new planes built

MOOSE JAW -- The federal government says the Canadian Forces Snowbirds team is being grounded until the early 2030s while its aging planes are replaced.

Calgary city council votes to cut back on water use, fix leaky pipes in new plan

Calgary city council votes to cut back on water use, fix leaky pipes in new plan

CALGARY -- Alberta's largest city has laid out new plans to reinforce its flawed water system by instituting new limits on lawn watering and putting funds toward sealing leaky pipes.

Calgary and its city manager agree to part ways as search begins for replacement

Calgary and its city manager agree to part ways as search begins for replacement

CALGARY -- Calgary is on the hunt for a new city manager.

Calgary councillors, Gondek not focus of RCMP investigation: mayor

Calgary councillors, Gondek not focus of RCMP investigation: mayor

CALGARY -- Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas says he believes past and present councillors -- including former mayor Joyti Gondek -- are not at the centre of an ongoing police investigation after some of their devices were seized by officers.

Calgary looks to repeal blanket rezoning as it considers how best to improve housing

Calgary looks to repeal blanket rezoning as it considers how best to improve housing

CALGARY -- Calgary city councillors worked through a gauntlet of speakers Monday in the latest round of debate over a contentious housing policy and whether it has worked to alleviate the housing shortage in Alberta's largest city.

Alberta to shutter supervised drug consumption sites in Calgary, Lethbridge

Alberta to shutter supervised drug consumption sites in Calgary, Lethbridge

CALGARY -- The Alberta government announced Friday it's shutting down the province's first-ever supervised drug consumption site.

Alberta to shutter Calgary, Lethbridge supervised drug consumption sites

Alberta to shutter Calgary, Lethbridge supervised drug consumption sites

CALGARY -- The Alberta government is shutting down the province's first-ever supervised drug consumption site.

Alberta orders third-party review of Calgary's ongoing water rationing woes

Alberta orders third-party review of Calgary's ongoing water rationing woes

CALGARY -- The Alberta government has ordered a sweeping third-party investigation into Calgary's ongoing water main problems, which have again forced residents to ration their use.

CP NewsAlert: Alberta orders third-party review of Calgary's water woes

CP NewsAlert: Alberta orders third-party review of Calgary's water woes

CALGARY -- Alberta's United Conservative Party government has ordered a sweeping third-party investigation into Calgary's ongoing water main problems, which have again forced residents to ration their use.

Calgary to begin reinforcing faulty water main, bring back water restrictions

Calgary to begin reinforcing faulty water main, bring back water restrictions

CALGARY -- Looming water restrictions for residents in Alberta's largest city will be a bit more lenient this time around, but officials maintain that every flush counts.

Manitoba premier says U.S. men's hockey team offside on Trump phone call

Manitoba premier says U.S. men's hockey team offside on Trump phone call

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is praising Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck for his performance in this year's Winter Olympics, but says when it comes to promoting sport and respect, the entire U.S. men's hockey team was way offside.

Manitoba premier says USA men's hockey team offside for behaviour on Trump phone call

Manitoba premier says USA men's hockey team offside for behaviour on Trump phone call

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is praising Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck for his performance in this year's winter Olympics, but says when it comes to promoting sport and respect, the entire USA men's hockey team was way offside.

Alberta finance minister heads to Calgary to discuss budget and its $9.4B deficit

Alberta finance minister heads to Calgary to discuss budget and its $9.4B deficit

CALGARY -- Alberta's finance minister is set to hit the road today to discuss a new provincial budget that is big on spending but also carries an eye-popping deficit of more than $9 billion.

Calgary committee moves forward on response plan to water main rupture

Calgary committee moves forward on response plan to water main rupture

CALGARY -- A City of Calgary committee has moved forward on recommended changes to managing its water supply, but the cost is unclear.

Calgary committee votes down motion to support drug site closure, seeks clarity

Calgary committee votes down motion to support drug site closure, seeks clarity

CALGARY -- Members of Calgary's executive committee narrowly voted down a motion that could have symbolically supported the closure of the city's sole supervised consumption site, looking for more clarity on what the means.

Calgary committee to make 'symbolic' vote on supervised consumption site closure

Calgary committee to make 'symbolic' vote on supervised consumption site closure

CALGARY -- Members of Calgary's city executive committee are expected to vote today on whether to support the closure of the city's sole supervised consumption site.

Change in government wouldn't stop Alberta separatist movement, says leader

Change in government wouldn't stop Alberta separatist movement, says leader

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre blamed the federal Liberals for past and present separatist movements in Canada, but a separatist leader in Alberta said his group will still push to leave regardless of who is in office in Ottawa. During his nearly hour-long speech Friday evening at the Conservative convention in downtown Calgary, Poilievre addressed the separatist sentiment in Alberta and...