Calgary and Edmonton drove the the 'No' vote in Alberta's 2021 referendum on permanent daylight savings The question — Do you want Alberta to adopt year-round Daylight Saving Time, which is summer hours, eliminating the need to change our clocks twice a year? — was narrowly defeated by a vote of 50.2% to 49.8% provincewide. But the vote breakdown varied by geography. Source: Elections Alberta Chart: Robson Fletcher, Data & Storytelling Strategist

Albertans narrowly rejected permanent daylight saving time in a 2021 referendum.

But today Premier Danielle Smith revealed the province *is* going ahead with it anyway.

Opposition in the referendum was strongest in the biggest cities, while support was stronger in smaller towns and rural areas.

ANALYSIS | How good is Alberta 'tax advantage' when it requires deficit borrowing? | CBC News Alberta has a revenue problem, a spending problem and 'budget amnesia,' says a former senior UCP advisor and Finance official.

This oil price shock will obscure what’s increasingly become Alberta’s shaky advantage over everyone else. My latest:
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Alberta Baby Names Explorer Explore 46 years of Alberta baby name data (1980–2025). Search any name, browse trends, and see what was popular each year.

Hello I would like to share with you my new-and-improved website that compiles 46 years' worth of baby-names data in Alberta:

albertababynames.com

It now includes the latest data (for 2025) and a similar-names function to easily browse through various spellings in naming trends.

Drinking Arak off an Ayatollah's Beard is another fantastic one

Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas says the provincial budget does include some positive signs, including grants in lieu of property taxes being increased to 100%. But he says Calgary’s property tax requisition being double Edmonton’s needs to be addressed.

It's budget day in Alberta - insiders predict deficits nearing $10bn and a wave of new fees and tax hikes. What's your prediction for Budget 2026?

The UCP have submitted a motion that will eliminate the requirement of their ministers to respond to written inquiries from MLAs.

This motion allows the government to simply say "nope, we're not responding".

Should government be allowed to weaken the rights of MLAs?

Puerto Vallarta a warzone. Official warnings issued from the Canadian government and Air Canada suspends all flights

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Danielle Smith on track to run the largest budget deficit in Alberta history

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Conservative Pro-Housing group launches advocacy push urging council to rethink cancellation of zoning reforms

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Why Danielle Smith might roll the dice on a February snap election

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🚨about $47 MILLION LOST: The Sam Mraiche/AHS Scandal.

Infographic breaks down the Globe & Mail investigation: $600M+ in contracts, political resignations, and the ongoing RCMP & Auditor-General probes.
#ableg #abpoli #UCPCorruption #CorruptCare #UCPayToPlay #DodgyContracts #CdnPoli #RecallThemALL

New Survey Shows Overwhelming Support for Stronger Industry Accountability in Alberta’s Energy Sector

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Alberta government preparing sweeping health-care reforms

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Calgary MP Michelle Rempel Garner tables amendments to Bill C-12 to overhaul Canada's immigration system

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Judge Hears Opening Arguments in Alberta Sovereignty Referendum Challenge

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Sean Amato on X: "Country musician Corb Lund has indeed launched a citizens petition to ban coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. Why? He says Premier Smith gave him the idea. #ableg #cdnpoli https://t.co/tBgjni0foZ" / X Country musician Corb Lund has indeed launched a citizens petition to ban coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. Why? He says Premier Smith gave him the idea. #ableg #cdnpoli https://t.co/tBgjni0foZ

Musician Corb Lund launches citizen's initiative to block coal mining on the eastern slopes #yyc

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Auditor General Blasts Alberta’s Failed DynaLIFE Lab Deal for Costly Oversight Breakdowns

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Alberta wasted more than $100M in lab privatization effort: Auditor general report dynalifey

$125 million is a lot of money.

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Calgary City Council prepares for critical vote on repealing blanket rezoning

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Alberta’s insurance reforms hit political roadblock

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From the Canadian Bar Association, Alberta branch

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#Alberta #ableg #cdnpoli #Canada

Thomas Lukaszuk submits over 450,000 signatures on his Forever Canada petition

New polling on the ATA strike: 58% side with the teachers verse just 15% for the government.

Alberta! Did you know that this weekend might be the last we have the whimsical & quirky joy that is the Torrington Gopher Hole museum?
They close after this weekend and their building is no longer structurally sound. They don’t have enough donations to purchase even a new shed and…

New polling shows Farkas continues to lead in the Calgary mayoral election, but a tightening race

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Calgary Election Poll, Oct 2025 - Cardinal Research Here are the key takeaways from our Calgary survey

Here's our latest mayoral poll for Calgary!

🔵 Farkas: 25%
🟢 Sharp: 16%
🟣 Gondek: 14%
🟡 Davison: 12%
🔴 Thiessen: 6%
⚪️ Others: 3%

⚫️ Undecided: 24%

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Also, let’s not forget this fun little data point…

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‘They control everything’: How the Dallas Stars monopolized Texas youth hockey Ice is power in the lucrative world of youth hockey. In North Texas, the Dallas Stars hold almost all of it.

It's been a while since I've read a story this long, this thoroughly reported, this blunt in laying out its allegations of wrongdoing.

My jaw was on the floor from start to finish.

@kennyjacoby.bsky.social on how the Dallas Stars "bullied a community on their path to profiting off a youth sport":