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ESMAIL, MOIR: Smith government’s health-care vouchers another step towards successful European model

ESMAIL, MOIR: Smith government’s health-care vouchers another step towards successful European model

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Nadeem Esmail And Mackenzie Moir

Bell: Mayor Farkas slams Smith over bike lane crackdown, reveals his leftie self

Bell: Mayor Farkas slams Smith over bike lane crackdown, reveals his leftie self

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previous day 8

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Rick Bell

Bell: Done deal! Alberta and Smith win on MOU pipeline file in just a few sleeps

Bell: Done deal! Alberta and Smith win on MOU pipeline file in just a few sleeps

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monday 7

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Rick Bell

Leong: Alberta government undermines it own referendum plans

Leong: Alberta government undermines it own referendum plans

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monday 10

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Ricky Leong

Bell: Danielle Smith claims win after high-stakes sit-down with Mark Carney

Bell: Danielle Smith claims win after high-stakes sit-down with Mark Carney

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08.05.2026 10

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Rick Bell

MARTIN: Court of Appeal rights a wrong in imposing tougher sentence after heinous attack

MARTIN: Court of Appeal rights a wrong in imposing tougher sentence after heinous attack

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08.05.2026 10

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Kevin Martin

Bell: Alberta to bring in law to rip out bike lanes and stop new ones

Bell: Alberta to bring in law to rip out bike lanes and stop new ones

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07.05.2026 20

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Rick Bell

Bell: Smith, Carney lock horns while big oilpatch boss joins the fight

Bell: Smith, Carney lock horns while big oilpatch boss joins the fight

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06.05.2026 10

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Rick Bell

EISEN and HILL: America’s ‘flat-tax revolution’ should prompt Smith government to resurrect single income tax rate

EISEN and HILL: America’s ‘flat-tax revolution’ should prompt Smith government to resurrect single income tax rate

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06.05.2026 10

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Ben Eisen And Tegan Hill

Bell: Carney-Smith showdown in Ottawa but Smith knows nothing about it

Bell: Carney-Smith showdown in Ottawa but Smith knows nothing about it

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05.05.2026 10

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Rick Bell

Bell: Alberta separatists whoop it up, Nenshi wants independence vote killed

Bell: Alberta separatists whoop it up, Nenshi wants independence vote killed

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04.05.2026 10

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Rick Bell

Bell: Danielle Smith kicks Naheed Nenshi's butt again, NDP leader doesn't get it

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01.05.2026 20

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Rick Bell

Bell: Calgary's Fightin' Dan McLean ready to butt heads with Nenshi as a UCP MLA

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01.05.2026 30

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Rick Bell

Bell: Don't be fooled! Calgary city hall boss Duckworth scores a sweetheart deal

29.04.2026 10

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Rick Bell

Fossil fuels still provide vast majority of energy despite global ‘energy transition’

29.04.2026 10

Calgary Sun

Jock Finlayson

Bell: It's here! Alberta set to road test 120 km/h speed limit for divided highways

27.04.2026 20

Calgary Sun

Rick Bell

Bell: Top separatist warns Danielle Smith — Don't campaign against Alberta independence

23.04.2026 20

Calgary Sun

Rick Bell

Martin: Local case an example of scams targeting the elderly

23.04.2026 20

Calgary Sun

Kevin Martin

Bell: NDP Nenshi dares Danielle Smith to 'call an election' he tells Albertans he'd win

22.04.2026 20

Calgary Sun

Rick Bell

MEJIA, ALIAKBARI: Here’s why Smith and Carney governments should scrap industrial carbon tax

22.04.2026 20

Calgary Sun

Julio Mejia And Elmira Aliakbari

Bell: Smith's critics rip the premier for Alberta going daylight time year-round

21.04.2026 20

Calgary Sun

Rick Bell

Bell: Alberta will now be on daylight saving time year-round, says Premier Smith

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20.04.2026 30

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Rick Bell

Leong: Alberta government should butt out of electoral boundaries redraw

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20.04.2026 30

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Ricky Leong

JAY GOLDBERG: Australia-style youth social media ban wrong approach

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19.04.2026 20

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Jay Goldberg

Bell: Calgary Flames — talk is cheap, fans don't need another con job

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17.04.2026 10

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Rick Bell

Bell: Fawning over Justin Trudeau is nauseating, hail the star of junk culture

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16.04.2026 20

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Rick Bell

Bell: 'Alberta separatism is real' — Pro-Canada leader says it's 'a perfect storm'

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15.04.2026 20

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Rick Bell

HILL, LI: Alberta government has a spending problem — not a revenue problem

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15.04.2026 20

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Tegan Hill And Nathaniel Li

Bell: Danielle Smith is wrong — Albertans should get a gas tax break

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14.04.2026 20

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Rick Bell

Bell: Nenshi beats Danielle Smith, becomes premier in Liberal MP's poll rollout

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13.04.2026 30

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Rick Bell

Leong: Blanket rezoning repealed in Calgary … so, what's next?

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13.04.2026 30

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Ricky Leong

Bell: Smith soars, Nenshi sinks, Alberta lefties are left scratching their heads

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10.04.2026 20

Calgary Sun

Rick Bell

Martin: Judge considers future of man who preyed on vulnerable women

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10.04.2026 20

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Kevin Martin

Bell: Danielle Smith's team impatient with Carney over pipeline MOU talks

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09.04.2026 20

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Rick Bell

JAY GOLDBERG: Carney’s new housing policies must not remain Ontario-specific

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09.04.2026 30

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Jay Goldberg

Bell: 'Good riddance' — Conservative outrage at turncoat MP's desertion to Liberals

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08.04.2026 10

Calgary Sun

Rick Bell

THOMPSON, FUSS: Carney’s new tax break is unfair to Albertans and all Canadians outside Ontario

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08.04.2026 10

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Austin thompson and jake fuss

Bell: Danielle Smith, don't blink — clamp down on bad Alberta drivers getting licenses

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07.04.2026 20

Calgary Sun

Rick Bell

SIMS: Alberta should have zero carbon taxes

04.04.2026 20

Calgary Sun

Kris Sims

Bell: Smith government plans crackdown on Alberta bad driving

02.04.2026 30

Calgary Sun

Rick Bell

JAY GOLDBERG: Carney too timid by refusing to scrap Trudeau’s alcohol escalator tax

02.04.2026 30

Calgary Sun

Jay Goldberg

Bell: Farkas fightin' mad over Danielle Smith's tax gouge of Calgarians

01.04.2026 20

Calgary Sun

Rick Bell

GREEN: Regulatory uncertainty remains a project killer in Canada

01.04.2026 30

Calgary Sun

Kenneth Green

Bell: Alberta separatists are on the move and they're aiming to win in October

31.03.2026 40

Calgary Sun

Rick Bell

Bell: Avi Lewis riles up Alberta — Smith says he's a communist, Nenshi disowns him

30.03.2026 30

Calgary Sun

Rick Bell

SIMS: Provincial government hikes taxes on Albertans

29.03.2026 50

Calgary Sun

Kris Sims

Bell: Alberta drivers will save up to $366 next year on auto insurance — we hope

27.03.2026 30

Calgary Sun

Rick Bell

Martin: Unrepentant drunk driver will have earned significant punishment

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27.03.2026 40

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Kevin Martin

Bell: Enough! Smith UCP vows woke persecution of local politicians will stop

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26.03.2026 20

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Rick Bell

Bell: Gas price pain! Danielle Smith tells us to grin and bear it until July

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26.03.2026 30

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Rick Bell