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Braid: First Nations fury over separatism sends leaders to Buckingham Palace Legal, constitutional treaties cover a vast swath of Alberta’s land. First Nations would fight any attempt to strip away those entitlements, their land and their link to the Crown

Braid: First Nations fury over separatism sends leaders to Buckingham Palace Legal, constitutional treaties cover a vast swath of Alberta’s land. First Nations would fight any attempt to strip away those entitlements, their land and their link to the Crown

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Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: First Nations fury over separatism sends leaders to Buckingham Palace

Braid: First Nations fury over separatism sends leaders to Buckingham Palace

Legal, constitutional treaties cover a vast swath of Alberta’s land. First Nations would fight any attempt to strip away those entitlements, their...

previous day 2

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Don Braid: Why separatist question will be on the Alberta referendum instead of the pro-Canada one

Don Braid: Why separatist question will be on the Alberta referendum instead of the pro-Canada one

All this is murky beyond measure. That’s exactly how the UCP government wants it

wednesday 6

National Post

Don Braid

Braid: How separatism gets on the referendum while pro-Canada question misses out

Braid: How separatism gets on the referendum while pro-Canada question misses out

No government but Quebec’s has ever sponsored a referendum on separation

wednesday 7

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: How separatism gets on the referendum while pro-Canada question misses out No government but Quebec’s has ever sponsored a referendum on separation

Braid: How separatism gets on the referendum while pro-Canada question misses out No government but Quebec’s has ever sponsored a referendum on separation

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wednesday 8

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Huge cost of water pipe projects is heading straight for Calgary ratepayers

Braid: Huge cost of water pipe projects is heading straight for Calgary ratepayers

Most of this massive capital demand is needed for work that should have been completed years ago

09.03.2026 2

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Don Braid: A bleak budget signals deep trouble for years, cuts to come

Premier Danielle Smith’s vaunted fiscal framework is challenged, if not dead

27.02.2026 10

National Post

Don Braid

Braid: A bleak budget signals deep trouble for years, cuts to come

Premier Danielle Smith’s vaulted fiscal framework is challenged, if not dead

27.02.2026 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: A bleak budget signals deep trouble for years, cuts to come Premier Danielle Smith’s vaulted fiscal framework is challenged, if not dead

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27.02.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: As legislature opens, many Nenshi backers wonder where the star power went

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25.02.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: As legislature opens, many Nenshi backers wonder where the star power went

Many people in the Alberta NDP are concerned that Nenshi hasn’t caught fire with the public

25.02.2026 30

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Fear of U.S. takeover boosts national opposition to separatism: poll

24.02.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Fear of U.S. takeover boosts national opposition to separatism: poll

24.02.2026 30

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Smith unveils government referendum in move to spike separatists This is a clear attempt to win votes away from a separation referendum that could possibly be held the same day, if campaigners get enough signatures

20.02.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Don Braid: Danielle Smith unveils government referendum in move to spike Alberta separatists

The province will vote on a host of measures to strengthen Alberta, and challenge Ottawa, within Confederation, in a clear attempt to win votes away...

20.02.2026 10

National Post

Don Braid

Braid: Smith unveils government referendum in move to spike separatists

This is a clear attempt to win votes away from a separation referendum that could possibly be held the same day, if campaigners get enough signatures

20.02.2026 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Fury erupts at separatist hunt for referendum signatures in the U.S. In both provinces with active separatist movements, being in favour or even neutral is politically dangerous. For our separatists, maybe it’s just easier to collect signatures in the U.S.

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19.02.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Fury erupts at separatist hunt for referendum signatures in the U.S.

In both provinces with active separatist movements, being in favour or even neutral is politically dangerous. For our separatists, maybe it’s just...

19.02.2026 400

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Jason Kenney fiercely battles separatism — unfortunately, not as premier With Kenney in charge, there would be no coddling of separatists, no easing of referendum rules to please them

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14.02.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Jason Kenney fiercely battles separatism — unfortunately, not as premier

With Kenney in charge, there would be no coddling of separatists, no easing of referendum rules to please them

14.02.2026 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Farkas says feds can't deny housing cash, scoffs at 'cover-your-ass' report

Of course, Calgary needs federal funds. But Ottawa does not get to bigfoot our neighbourhoods and the city’s very nature

13.02.2026 5

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Separatists had the stage but now face battle-hardened federalists So far, our separatists seem to assume those who love Canada will just sit back and watch, then apply for their new passport. They’ve owned the megaphone for too long

11.02.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Separatists had the stage but now face battle-hardened federalists

So far, our separatists seem to assume those who love Canada will just sit back and watch, then apply for their new passport. They’ve owned the...

11.02.2026 8

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Don Braid: An independent Alberta would suffer a ‘significant’ exodus, poll suggests

Three-quarters of the Albertans who are against separation say they will leave the province if it happens, the Angus Reid poll shows

10.02.2026 20

National Post

Don Braid

Braid: Poll shows exodus from separate Alberta would make Quebec flight look minor Angus Reid poll shows many Albertans who are againt the separation will leave the province if it happens

10.02.2026 9

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Poll shows exodus from separate Alberta would make Quebec flight look minor

Angus Reid poll shows many Albertans who are againt the separation will leave the province if it happens

10.02.2026 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Don Braid: Is Alberta's UCP still a pro-Canada party? They might take a vote on it

If the pro-separatist side won a potential provincial referendum, UCP members would be asked ‘do you want to be an independence party or don’t...

07.02.2026 8

National Post

Don Braid

Braid: Is the UCP still a pro-Canada party? They might take a vote on it At the top level of the UCP they're pondering whether to hold a vote on the party turning separatist

07.02.2026 8

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Is the UCP still a pro-Canada party? They might take a vote on it

At the top level of the UCP they're pondering whether to hold a vote on the party turning separatist

07.02.2026 6

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: If Ottawa deal crashes, will Smith go separatist? The Free Alberta Strategy says she might

31.01.2026 10

Calgary Sun

Don Braid

Braid: If Ottawa deal crashes, will Smith go separatist? The Free Alberta Strategy says she might

Smith’s adherence to the principles and plans of the Free Alberta document is consistent

31.01.2026 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Farkas says fast pipeline build will shake up Calgary and dazzle Canada 'When we pull off this one-year project that otherwise would take four years, the rest of the nation will be looking to us,' said Farkas

30.01.2026 9

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Farkas says fast pipeline build will shake up Calgary and dazzle Canada

'When we pull off this one-year project that otherwise would take four years, the rest of the nation will be looking to us,' said Farkas

30.01.2026 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: The Perils of Pierre — Poilievre faces Conservative leadership vote

29.01.2026 6

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Poilievre hopes to hold Conservative leadership with old pitch that could be new again

Poilievre is doubling down with the pitch that didn’t quite win the last election, but greatly pleased party members

29.01.2026 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Keep bragging about your U.S. ties and dreams, Alberta separatists. You're saving Canada Overall, Albertans are stirred up and worried, says Thomas Lukaszuk, founder of the Forever Canadian petition drive

27.01.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Keep bragging about your U.S. ties and dreams, Alberta separatists. You're saving Canada

Overall, Albertans are stirred up and worried, says Thomas Lukaszuk, founder of the Forever Canadian petition drive

27.01.2026 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Trump lies about Canada's role in Afghanistan; our troops were in the thick of battle

24.01.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Trump lies about Canada's role in Afghanistan; our troops were in the thick of battle

Trump offended the whole NATO alliance with he comment about troops in Afghanistan avoiding battle. Canadians were in constant battle.

24.01.2026 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Carney sounds like a leader heading for an election. Would he dare?

23.01.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Carney sounds like a leader heading for an election. Would he dare?

Might a snap federal vote be coming? Probably not, but it must be tempting for the Liberals

23.01.2026 30

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: While government talks up more spaces, docs describe daily ER horrors shrouded in privacy Dr. Paul Parks and Dr. Warren Thirsk both think families and friends of victims are best able to crack the age-old shelf of secrecy

21.01.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: While government talks up more spaces, docs describe daily ER horrors shrouded in privacy

Dr. Paul Parks and Dr. Warren Thirsk both think families and friends of victims are best able to crack the age-old shelf of secrecy

21.01.2026 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Doctors crack secrecy on wave of emergency ward deaths across Alberta Emergency doctors have said for years that people are dying because of long waits, but this is the first time they have released details

20.01.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Doctors crack secrecy on wave of emergency ward deaths across Alberta

Emergency doctors have said for years that people are dying because of long waits, but this is the first time they have released details

20.01.2026 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: How a foolish council ended up with a water pipeline overlord from La Crete hamlet

The timing, and the coincidence of Municipal Affairs Ministers Dan Williams’ faraway roots, are humiliating for a council that once again refused to...

16.01.2026 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Duckworth stays on, but new councillors won't take bull from administration

For once the people you elected — the 14 councillors and the mayor — had the upper hand over administration

14.01.2026 30

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: City boss Duckworth deflects blame but shields city employees from mental stress

Duckworth's performance is up for review

13.01.2026 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: A devastating report shows how city managers failed to prevent water line disaster

08.01.2026 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Blame me if you're angry, Farkas says, but failure to cut water use could cost lives

07.01.2026 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid