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Former Alberta cabinet minister says Smith can't survive UCP crisis after referendum
Smith can't survive Alberta referendum: Guthrie
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.
A former Alberta cabinet minister says Premier Danielle Smith won't survive the crisis in her United Conservative Party amid fallout from the separation referendum.
Peter Guthrie, who was removed from the UCP caucus after criticizing the government over a health-care procurement scandal, now leads the upstart Progressive Tory Party of Alberta.
He says Monday's referendum angered both federalists and separatists and leaves Smith with more enemies than supporters.
About 75 per cent of voters cast ballots to keep Alberta in Canada and not to have a second, binding referendum on leaving the country.
Smith's office says Guthrie is out of touch with Albertans and peddling misinformation.
On Wednesday, the premier said anyone running for or speaking for her UCP must accept its pro-Canada stance.
She said separatists intent on turning the party into a vehicle for independence should join a different party, warning internal division could cost the UCP next year's election.
By Lisa Johnson | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Some referendum questions flip to 'no' as the count continues in Alberta
Some Alberta referendum questions flip to 'no'
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
More of the constitutional questions in Alberta's historic referendum have flipped to "no" with votes still being counted.
Alberta voters went to the polls on Monday and were asked 10 different questions.
The key question was on separation and roughly 75 per cent of votes backed staying in Canada, but it has taken longer to count votes on the nine other questions.
Early results showed Albertans were in favour of proposals such as choosing their own judges and senators and changing the Constitution to boost provincial rights.
But the "no" side has pulled ahead as the counting has continued.
The "yes" side continue to lead on questions dealing with immigration, but the margins were tight.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 22, 2026.
Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Canadian convicted in U.S. terror plot gets 50 more years for stabbing prison staff
Canadian sentenced for stabbing U.S. prison guards
THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Julia Demaree Nikhinson
An Ontario man convicted of plotting a terrorist attack in the U.S. has been handed an additional 50-year sentence for stabbing two American prison staff.
The U.S. Department of Justice says Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy was an inmate at U.S. Penitentiary Allenwood in Pennsylvania when he stabbed two correctional officers in December 2020.
It says the weapon, made from part of a steel desk in his cell, was used to stab one guard's hand and the other guard's head and face, causing the latter to lose his right eye.
Officials also say a note in El Bahnasawy's sock made reference to a terrorist attack for the Islamic State, and a pledge of allegiance to the group was found in his cell.
He has been serving a sentence for plotting bombings and shootings on behalf of ISIS in New York City.
The 28-year-old pleaded guilty in November 2025 to multiple counts of assault, assault with intent to commit murder, and possession of contraband inside a prison as well as providing material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. The additional sentence will be served consecutive to his previous 40-year conviction.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 22, 2026.
By Aaron Sousa | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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