Alberta is reopening a closed registration process to let eligible ranchers correct historic errors in agricultural water use records on Crown land, with applications accepted until Dec. 31, 2028.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith shared a stage in Red Deer County on Friday, days before a referendum asking Albertans whether the province should remain in Canada.

The province will rebate up to $1,000 on satellite internet hardware and installation for rural and remote Alberta households not reached by ground-based broadband expansion projects.

A court has dismissed an NDP application seeking to block the Alberta government's suspension of voter list distribution, Premier Danielle Smith said Thursday.

Canadian cultivated farmland values climbed 3.8 per cent in the first six months of 2026, with Alberta among the stronger performers at 5.3 per cent, according to Farm Credit Canada.

The Canada Border Services Agency will shift operating hours at four Alberta land ports of entry, including Wild Horse near Cypress County, to stay aligned with U.S. border operations after Alberta adopted permanent daylight saving time.

A four-to-one majority of the Alberta Court of Appeal ruled Friday that the federal Impact Assessment Act remains unconstitutional even after Parliament amended it in 2024.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Friday he will return to Alberta next week to deliver his third major keynote speech on national unity, days before Albertans vote on a referendum question about separation.