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Premier Danielle Smith wasn’t skating around the issue when she took to the CBC radio airwaves Thursday. She wasn’t stickhandling around possible...
Canadian oil producers are set to unleash “epic” third-quarter financial results in the coming weeks, powered by supercharged energy prices,...
Seriously, which one of us could ever say, “I don’t want to be a Canadian.” Who among us would truly like to see our Canadian flag removed from...
On Monday, Albertans will vote on 10 referendum questions. Not surprisingly, much of the attention remains focused on the question of separation.
'We do agree with Mr. Resler that the legislative changes with Bill 54 are a setback,' Elections Alberta said in a statement
Separation has been front and centre in Alberta. But the provincial referendum is about more than separation. Half of the questions focus on...
Alberta has always played a significant role in Canada’s economy. Even before becoming an energy powerhouse, fur trading, agriculture and ranching...
There is a note. I have it right here. It’s from a guy who has deep roots in the politics of this province. Nobody could ever accuse the man of...
It’s a shambles. The most important question ever asked of Albertans has been turned into an excruciating blend of petty point-scoring and fatuous...
What Canada, and particularly Alberta, eats is heavily influenced by America
'There's so much opportunity in the province right now, but the excitement around those opportunities seems fairly muted'
Bradley called at half past 12. He talks slowly. He says a thing, then explains the thing, then checks your face to see whether the explaining...
I appeared to the only newshound in the room on a cold Saturday at a hotel in east Calgary. Some prominent supporters of Alberta independence were in...
Alberta’s continued prosperity depends on immigration. Our province’s remarkable journey from frontier trading post to global energy power is...
This menace could hang over the province for two years or more
It was interesting timing last week as Alberta scored a major victory against federal overreach just as it announced plans to engage in some major...
What's a citizen to do when asked to participate in a ballot they didn't ask for, with a big ballot option they mostly don't want? Vote, of course
There is nothing better to remind Albertans about the importance of staying in Canada than the blockbuster deal announced this week between...
In the past two weeks, I have participated in two referendum-related events — the Manning Centre’s Alberta and the West virtual assembly and the...
"There's still good evidence in the survey that people want to see action and aren't fully convinced yet" says ATB analyst
Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas rakes Premier Smith over the coals, it won't be their last battle
Years ago, at a friend’s family Thanksgiving, four of us stood around the kitchen counter folding dumplings. The turkey was already in the oven, and...
Millions of Canadians participated in “Orange Shirt Day” activities last week to observe the 6th National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on...
On Aug. 30, 1971, I was eligible to vote in an Alberta provincial election for the first time. I voted for Peter Lougheed and the Progressive...
Let’s consider our past as we decide our future.
Alberta separatists have to play defence and should be on offence in the last days of the referendum fight
The separatist leaders may be bit players in their own comic-opera, but American officials and politicians like the tune
The painfully long fight over Alberta’s future heads into the homestretch. Advance voting on the referendum to decide whether to go down the route...
Autumn has arrived. For many Calgarians, that means planning a Thanksgiving meal around the kitchen table. Now picture a different kitchen table in...
Several months ago, the Canada West Foundation set out to examine a difficult question: What would Alberta leaving Canada actually mean?
Without fail, separatism divides society, pits people against each other and disrupts economies
'We really cannot afford to squander what just might be one of the biggest economic opportunities of our lifetime,' said Calgary Economic Development...
He’s throwing the punches now. In the past, Mayor Jeromy Farkas hasn’t actually dropped the gloves on the subject of bike lanes even though the...
We live in the most dangerous time to be a Jew since the Holocaust. We should be horrified that this is true in Canada. On Sept. 20, Jewish Canadians...
I’ll admit I have been strongly opposed to the Alberta government’s dual-billing legislation: the Canadian experiment where anesthesiologists are...
It’s strange and ironic that it's fallen to a Liberal prime minister to be the one to advance Alberta’s interests
The Alberta separatist fight doesn't end after the Oct. 19 referendum vote. 'Far from it,' says independence leader Mitch Sylvestre
Al Monaco knows a thing or two about trying to build a new oil pipeline to Canada’s West Coast. The former CEO of Enbridge, the Calgary-based...
I recently met an 85-year-old woman who made me think about Alberta’s past and present. Mrs. Sukhdev Kaur Hari, known as Gick Harry, is a descendant...
We might have a problem. Most Albertans, like me, are both proud Albertans and Canadians who want Alberta to remain in Canada. At the same time, many...
Alberta is working hard to recruit more physicians. But imagine hiring a new doctor and then requiring them to spend more than a full working day...
The debate has been about what data centres take. The better question is what they can build.
Premier Smith, disgruntled Alberta separatists, peeved-off lawyers, all ingredients to cook up some fireworks
'Most voting for it will do so just to “send a message” … I believe that approach is mistaken'
Is Canada in a moment of unrealistic fantasy and false optimism, or on the brink of the biggest economic boom we have ever seen?
For those wanting to duke it out with Premier Danielle Smith over immigration it takes no time at all before we hear the same old tired routine, the...
With the recent implementation of Bill 25, titled “An Act to Remove Politics and Ideology from Classrooms,” one must wonder where this policy...
"I think it's going be a new era for the country," said Danielle Smith
As CEO of Tourism Calgary, I get to meet people from around the world and show them how special our city is. I get to tell them it’s not really that...
If you ask Canadians what makes us different from our American neighbours, the vast majority will say that it’s our public health care; that in...