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An Independent Alberta is an American Alberta
A supporter of Alberta Statehood at Alberta Beach on July 4, 2021 (source: Dave Cournoyer)
We are now 58 days away from the province-wide referendum that will ask Albertans whether they want to hold a future referendum on Alberta’s indepen...
UCP disqualifies Karen Peters from Grande Prairie-Wapiti nomination race, MLA Ron Wiebe expected to be acclaimed
MLA Nolan Dyck still facing challenge from Robin Coward in Grande Prairie
Karen Peters has been disqualifed from the United Conservative Party nomination contest in Grande Prairie-Wapiti, making first-term MLA Ron Wiebe widely expected to...
Calgary-Shaw by-election called for September 14, ahead of Alberta's separation referendum
Sherwood Park NDP MLA Kyle Kasawski and Calgary-Shaw NDP candidate Kyle Campbell (source: Kyle Kasawski / Facebook)
Premier Danielle Smith has set Monday, September 14 as the date of the by-election vote in the Calgary-Shaw riding vacated...
Separatists duking it out for UCP candidate nominations in Grande Prairie and Sherwood Park
Battle lines over Alberta separatism run deep inside Danielle Smith's UCP
Two Grande Prairie MLAs and one former Edmonton-area MLA are facing nomination challenges as United Conservative Party members choose their candidates ahead of Alber...
Weird fever dream? Sleepwalking? What is even happening in Alberta right now?
A screenshot from the Alberta separatist telethon. Mister Alberta is pictured in the Alberta-themed shirt and belaclava (second from the right)
Even after writing about Alberta politics for more than 20 years it’s still sometimes hard to f...
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\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udf3e\ud83c\udfd4️ Dave Cournoyer has been writing and podcasting about Alberta politics and elections since he founded Daveberta in 2005. He frequently shares his thoughts about Alberta politics on CBC, CTV and QR Calgary radio.
Edmonton-based journalist interested in politics, the media and corporate power. Author of the forthcoming Dark Phoenix: The Rise, Fall, and Re-emergence of Danielle Smith (October 2026).
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