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On judgment day, June 22, Nenshi won 62,000 votes and 86 per cent of the ballots cast. That has to stand as the most outstanding Alberta political...
It's a long run to the next election in fall 2027. Plenty can happen before then, but the NDP is over the first hurdle
As a group, the premiers represent Canada far more accurately than the federal government does
As a group, the premiers represent Canada far more accurately than the federal government does
The UCP calls the original Green Line plan the “Nenshi Nightmare.” The former mayor has a tagline of his own for the provincial version – the...
The West's real fight has barely begun. It isn’t necessarily with Donald Trump
Slapping an export tax on oil and natural gas is a favourite Trudeau family thing to do.
To outsiders, the second largest county on earth is loosely governed by people with little interest in developing spectacular resources other...
Whatever happens, though, this sure isn't going to resurrect the government
President-elect Donald Trump routinely upends U.S. politics with a tweet. Now he’s done it to Canada, with his threat to slam 25 per cent tariffs on...
Government sources say the motion will 'make it virtually impossible for Ottawa to impose the cap in Alberta' You can save this article by registering...
The big showdown finally starts Tuesday, with a fierce counterattack on the federal oil and gas emissions cap from Premier Danielle Smith. The...
The Albert government owns nearly $3 billion worth of public housing, but has no clue about the state of is maintenance or safety
Author of the article: You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. CALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle...
Health Minister Adriana LaGrange unveiled new health-care bodies Monday morning. Meanwhile, the crowds were already stacking up at emergency wards...
'You can't just be agitating all the time. You can't stay in power if you're constantly in chaos,' said Cynthia Moore
Smith's impulse to tear things down and start again echoes Donald Trump, but goes back a century in Alberta You can save this article by registering...
Premier Danielle Smith is not the usual kind of conservative. In some ways, she’s not a conservative at all. Traditional conservatives pride...
Within days, former prime minister Stephen Harper will almost certainly be the new chair of Alberta Investment Management Corp. (AIMCo). Some people...
Leave the UCP. Take your single-issue passions elsewhere. Stop the chaos that has roiled the party since it was formed in 2017. That’s the...
The emissions cap simply another electoral ploy to go after Alberta to please the progressive crowd in central Canada You can save this article by...
Premier Danielle Smith launched a blazing attack on Ottawa Monday after the feds finally announced their emissions cap on oil and gas. She was...
RED DEER — Well, that worked. Premier Danielle Smith appeased and applauded her United Conservative Party for months. On Saturday the members...
With the Liberals, it’s one standard for the Atlantic provinces, another standard for Ontario — and who knows what standards to come for other...
Alberta is taking Ottawa to the Federal Court once again, this time claiming the “carve-out” for the federal carbon tax on home heating oil is...
Jason Kenney lost his job as leader because he refused to embrace the wilder wing of his party. Danielle Smith has taken up their agenda You can save...
A new legislature session always opens with pompous fuss, but this week it’s not Alberta’s biggest political event. That’s the UCP convention...
Premier Danielle Smith’s government is very clear about who rules the cities. The UCP does. Every municipal council knows it. Smith brought in a...
Premier Danielle Smith’s government is very clear about who rules the cities. The UCP does. Every municipal council knows it. Smith brought in a...
Voters in provincial elections are showing they’ve had it with governments that were in charge during the COVID plague, rampant inflation and...
In the days leading up to the B.C. election on Oct. 19, an astute friend in Vancouver made a point of asking everyone she met how they would vote, and...
These are triumphal times for bedrock Alberta conservatives. They are happy politicians and policy wonks, most delighted with their success. Even...
There was a massive cave-in at city hall Thursday. The Green Line downtown tunnel collapsed forever. The province always said the LRT line would...
Author of the article: You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. CALGARY — The great Jasper...
It was clear more than once that a big ugly fire in Alberta is a great boost for Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault's climate agenda You can save...
The great Jasper wildfire of July and August simmers on with a new working title: Canada’s Most Divisive Disaster. This week and last, MPs have...
Calgary pathways and sidewalks are often scary these days. A simple stroll can turn dangerous or even deadly. Just about everything with wheels can...
Ottawa’s Impact Assessment Act, like the carbon tax, lies gravely wounded by incompetence and regional favouritism. Ontario gets an exemption from...
The promises are all over the place, but politicians who fail to make them are doomed You can save this article by registering for free here. Or...
'The problem is that the normies — i.e. severely normal centre-right Albertans — have let the crazies take over the governing party,' said one UCP...
It can get tiresome, watching Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre pop up in Parliament to cry, “Axe the Tax,” and, “We need a carbon tax...
The premier's coddling of conspiracy theorists led one UCP veteran to note: 'The problem is that the normies ... have let the crazies take over the...
Premier Danielle Smith is quick to blast political enemies for their opinions, but her friends are free to say just about any darn thing without...
A dark shadow hovered over Truth and Reconciliation Day in Calgary on Monday. The fine words and grand promises did nothing whatever for Jon Wells,...
Before now, boards never voiced a view on policy. And it was always understood that the premier couldn’t do everything the party wanted. That ethic...
Premier Danielle Smith continues to play to the noisiest bleachers on the hard-line side of the United Conservative Party. The latest is her talk...
NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi has a Halloween gag in store for Premier Danielle Smith and the UCP. “I’m going to sell a whole bunch of merchandise in...
Everybody, including the government, agrees a new physician comprehensive care model is essential to stop the rapid decline. But the UCP keeps...
Alberta doctors have scary arguments to back their demands for quick action on health care. The latest is the case of a man who died while waiting in...