Premier Danielle Smith says her government will withhold funding to support new judicial appointments in Alberta if the federal government doesn’t give the province a say on who is picked. In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney made public Tuesday, Smith says the appointment process for judges needs reform.

Yet another spat over territory is rocking the troubled US-Canada relationship – and it’s not a result of a Donald Trump threat to turn his northern neighbor into a 51st state.

The Alberta Prosperity Project said the Trump administration shows "far more respect than is shown by the government in Ottawa.”

Alberta’s 2026 provincial budget will be released Thursday, Feb. 26, as the province faces continued fiscal pressure linked to declining resource revenue and rising demand for public services. The government said Budget 2026 follows a year marked by lower-than-anticipated oil prices,

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he expects US President Donald Trump to “respect Canadian sovereignty” following reports that Alberta separatists met with US officials numerous times.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith believes residents of her province would reject joining the US, her press secretary said, days after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent weighed in on a possible independence referendum in the region.

Premier Danielle Smith says her government will withhold funding to support new judicial appointments in Alberta if the federal government doesn't give the province more input on who is picked.