In a year-end interview, Smith reflected on pressing issues and said her next steps will be revealed in the government’s budget, set to be tabled on Feb. 27.

Premier Danielle Smith says convincing Americans of their dependence on Alberta oil and gas is the key to staving off U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's tariff plan. In a year-end interview, Smith also says she's restructuring Alberta Health Services in an effort to keep people who don't need urgent care out of hospitals.

The move comes in the wake of threats from Trump, who has said he would impose 25 per cent tariffs if Canada and Mexico do not handle the flow of illegal immigrants and drugs.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she is proud of her government’s accomplishments from 2024, but is also bracing for some hard, fiscal-lined challenges coming in 2025, most immediately a probable fiscal deficit that could be exacerbated by looming American tariffs.

Alberta’s premier responded to President-elect Donald Trump’s trolling of Canada by saying the trade deficit with the country is due to billions of raw materials being sent south which creates trillions of wealth in America.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has scored tickets to Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony in Washington, D.C., next month, a visit that comes as premiers — and the federal government — are engaged in a major diplomatic push to stave off tariffs promised by the incoming U.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith discusses Canada's investment in securing their southern border and her willingness to work with Trump on 'The Big Money Show.'

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government has been working for more than a year to dismantle the provincial health authority Alberta Health Services to replace it with four new agencies. Smith says she hopes to have proof the new model will improve health care in the province in 2025.

In a letter sent on Dec. 19, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith asks Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for several assurances related to Jasper’s wildfire recovery. Those requests include expanding Jasper’s town boundaries and clearing more trees inside Jasper National Park.

The premier of Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta says Americans will pay a lot more for gas if President-elect Donald Trump imposes a 25% tariff on all Canadian products.

Premier Danielle Smith says convincing Americans of their dependence on Alberta oil and gas is the key to staving off U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's tariff plan. In a year-end interview, Smith also says she's restructuring Alberta Health Services in an effort to keep people who don't need urgent care out of hospitals.

Smith will be making the case that affordable raw products from Canada, including oil imports from her province, allow for trillions of dollars in American wealth creation