Monday, August 31: The province announces it will begin offering a specialty licence plate featuring a painting of bighorn sheep by wildlife artist Desmond McCaffrey. The Alberta Conservation Association will be given $55 from every plate sold.
Read more: Problem Grizzly or Problem Politics?
Tuesday, September 1: Premier Danielle Smith issues a statement celebrating Alberta Day. Within the hour, a corrected version is sent out that removes a paragraph from the English version acknowledging the “Indigenous Peoples whose enduring connection to and stewardship of this land continues to shape Alberta.”
Read more: The Last Crew
Thursday, September 3: Elections Alberta announces that the deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot for the upcoming referendum has been extended by two weeks, to September 25. The agency adds it is expecting a voter turnout of 80–85 per cent.
Read more: The Noxious Nine
September 3: As mail-in ballots begin to arrive in mailboxes, Elections Alberta clarifies that a declaration on the form asking voters to confirm that they’re unable to vote in advance or on Election Day doesn’t apply to the October 19 referendum and can be crossed out. It also acknowledges that some packages arrived without all 10 ballots, and says that if any are missing, voters can receive a replacement by contacting the agency.
Read more: Should We Be Able to Vote Online?
Friday September 4: A ruling by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office strips Alberta’s United Conservative Party from exclusive use of the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta name. The former Alberta Party had attempted to rebrand as the Progressive Conservative Party before settling on the Progressive Tory Party of Alberta due to legislation that blocked them from using the PC name.
Read more: What’s In A Name
September 4: The Alberta Court of Appeal announces that Chief Justice Ritu Khullar, 62, has died. Khullar had been on medical leave since January 2026. “The Honourable Ritu Khullar was a respected jurist whose intellect, thoughtfulness and compassion were reflected in her work,” a court statement said. “She never lost sight of the impact her decisions had on the lives of the parties before her. She understood that justice is the application of law to life.”
Read more: The Non-judgmental Judge
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