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

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

Canada's Conservatives are disgusted when they see one of their own is a traitor to their cause

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Rick Bell

Varcoe: 'Unresolved endgame' — High oil prices expected to remain, despite Wednesday's sharp drop

Varcoe: 'Unresolved endgame' — High oil prices expected to remain, despite Wednesday's sharp drop

Oil prices are still up more than 40 per cent since the end of February

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Chris Varcoe

Braid: Another Conservative MP crosses; Liberals will have their majority Monday

Braid: Another Conservative MP crosses; Liberals will have their majority Monday

Rumours are everywhere that the defections aren’t done. One or even more could spice up the weekend’s big Liberal convention in Montreal

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Don Braid

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

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

Tougher testing to get an Alberta driver licence. This is a no-brainer

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Rick Bell

Braid: Startling riding boundary plan could tip Alberta politics to the UCP

Braid: Startling riding boundary plan could tip Alberta politics to the UCP
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Don Braid

Breakenridge: Immigration and judges just window dressing for separation vote

Breakenridge: Immigration and judges just window dressing for separation vote
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Rob Breakenridge

Alberta’s water reckoning: Conservation is now an economic imperative

Alberta’s water reckoning: Conservation is now an economic imperative

Alberta has always valued water. Rivers have been harnessed to build irrigation districts, power industry, support energy development and sustain...

04.04.2026 10

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Patrick o’connor

The last kitchen: Working in a Calgary care home taught me about dignity and unseen labour

The last kitchen: Working in a Calgary care home taught me about dignity and unseen labour

After more than 30 years, a Calgary care facility is relocating. For many of the workers who sustained it, what’s being left behind is more than a...

04.04.2026 10

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Rolando jr. pepano

Opinion: Doctors react to Alberta's proposed MAID restrictions

Opinion: Doctors react to Alberta's proposed MAID restrictions
04.04.2026 20

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Dr. dionne walsh et al

Opinion: Alberta’s data centre boom risks repeating a familiar economic mistake

Opinion: Alberta’s data centre boom risks repeating a familiar economic mistake
04.04.2026 10

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Kevin Pike

Varcoe: 'Costs are going to go up’ — Trump talks, oil jumps to $111 and higher energy prices await consumers

Varcoe: 'Costs are going to go up’ — Trump talks, oil jumps to $111 and higher energy prices await consumers

'Higher prices are sort of the new normal,' said Ryan McKay, senior commodity strategist at TD Securities

02.04.2026 9

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Chris Varcoe

Bell: Smith government plans crackdown on Alberta bad driving

Bell: Smith government plans crackdown on Alberta bad driving

The Danielle Smith UCP government is looking to toughen up driver testing in Alberta

02.04.2026 20

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Rick Bell

Nelson: We’ve got to let them know: Do we stay or do we go?

Nelson: We’ve got to let them know: Do we stay or do we go?

Do we remain part of Canada or forge a different path as an independent nation?

02.04.2026 10

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Chris Nelson

Brookman: Pain and suffering should not be the end to a strong, independent life

Brookman: Pain and suffering should not be the end to a strong, independent life

It took five people to raise me.

02.04.2026 10

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George Brookman

Opinion: Alberta's tourism boom needs more protected land, not less

Opinion: Alberta's tourism boom needs more protected land, not less

Albertans love their mountains, which also attract millions of visitors each year. Yet, tourism should also drive more land protection.

02.04.2026 10

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Jodi Hilty

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

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

Farkas vs. Danielle Smith. Farkas says Smith and her big history-making tax hike on Calgarians must be opposed big-time

01.04.2026 10

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Rick Bell

Ford: Feelings ruffled by backyard chicken coops

Ford: Feelings ruffled by backyard chicken coops

We are not a farming community

01.04.2026 20

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Catherine Ford

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

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

Buckle up. The Alberta independence crowd are ready to rock.

31.03.2026 10

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Rick Bell

Braid: Separatist boss scorns Smith's 'little federalist slogans,' says they've got the signatures

Braid: Separatist boss scorns Smith's 'little federalist slogans,' says they've got the signatures

The stakes will be high, both in counting petition signatures and votes in any full referendum on separation. Whatever the result, Albertans will need...

31.03.2026 10

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Don Braid

Opinion: Canada has everything — except a system that lets us build

Opinion: Canada has everything — except a system that lets us build

Canada’s economy should be the envy of the world. Instead, we’re falling behind, constrained by a system that struggles to turn opportunity into...

31.03.2026 10

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Adam Legge

Breakenridge: Alberta NDP needs to distance itself from strident new federal party leader

Breakenridge: Alberta NDP needs to distance itself from strident new federal party leader

If the NDP were smart, they could kill two birds with one stone — a rebranding effort coupled with a unite-the-left push

31.03.2026 20

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Rob Breakenridge

Varcoe: 'Act urgently': A new recipe for getting big energy projects built quickly in Canada

Varcoe: 'Act urgently': A new recipe for getting big energy projects built quickly in Canada

'We just need to understand, what are the rules of the road,' said Alex Pourbaix, chair of Cenovus Energy and incoming chair of the Business Council...

31.03.2026 20

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Chris Varcoe

Bell: Avi Lewis is Nenshi's nightmare. Can the Alberta NDP leader shake him?

Bell: Avi Lewis is Nenshi's nightmare. Can the Alberta NDP leader shake him?

New radical NDP Leader Avi Lewis and Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi, Danielle Smith's UCP tries to tie the two together

30.03.2026 8

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Rick Bell

Braid: Under new leader Avi Lewis, federal NDP looks more communist than social democratic

Braid: Under new leader Avi Lewis, federal NDP looks more communist than social democratic

The economic agenda is the deeper danger

30.03.2026 10

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Don Braid

A corridor of strength: Why Alberta and Texas matter more than ever

A corridor of strength: Why Alberta and Texas matter more than ever

They say everything is bigger in Texas, and that includes the importance of global energy security and the role Canada plays in it.

30.03.2026 20

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Calgary Herald

Pro Bill 18: Alberta moves to limit assisted death; now Canada must follow

28.03.2026 30

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Krista carr and trish bowman

A widow’s story: Why Bill 18 creates hurdles for the dying

It is 3 a.m. on Aug. 20, 2019. Scott and I are facing each other on the love seat, our legs intertwined. He is looking at me deeply with both love and...

28.03.2026 20

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Siobhan chinnery

Braid: With crucial scandal report coming, UCP makes the right choice for auditor general

27.03.2026 10

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Don Braid

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

27.03.2026 10

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Rick Bell

Opinion: Parks Canada’s paddle craft closures fail to address the real invasive species risk

I am a Bow Valley resident who spends more than 100 days a year paddling the lakes and rivers of Banff National Park. The recent notice proposing...

27.03.2026 30

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Lawrence carter

Opinion: Calgary at two million begins with one, designed for all

27.03.2026 20

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Kat Hedges

Varcoe: As oil pipelines become an ace in 'Canada's deck,' should country place bet on path south or west?

'You obviously can't fill both of them at the same time,' said Heather Exner-Pirot, director of natural resources, energy and environment at the...

27.03.2026 20

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Chris Varcoe

Martin: Unrepentant drunk driver will have earned significant punishment

While the urge to drink can be overwhelming and extremely difficult to overcome, the same can't be said for the urge to get behind the wheel while...

27.03.2026 20

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Kevin Martin

Bell: Smith's Alberta political code of conduct targets woke bullies

Premier Danielle Smith's municipal affairs minister Dan Williams is on fire. You've got to read this guy.

26.03.2026 20

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Rick Bell

Bell: Pain at the gas pump! Danielle Smith tells Albertans don't expect a break

Gas prices are ugly, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith tells Albertans to wait for relief until we don't know when

26.03.2026 30

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Rick Bell

Nelson: Danielle Smith drives stake through Albertans' liberty

Rules around medical assistance in dying are today’s Big Sister reality

26.03.2026 20

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Chris Nelson

Candour, transparency and conflicts of interest at City Hall

Something equal parts special, interesting and compelling happened at Calgary city council on Feb. 17, 2026.

25.03.2026 20

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Anthony d. cox

Opinion: The quiet restructuring of Alberta’s universities

Alberta’s post-secondary system is undergoing a profound transformation. Not through a single sweeping reform, but through a series of funding...

25.03.2026 30

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Nazak birjandifar

Opinion: The future of the Hudson’s Bay building lies in its (social) past

In imagining the future of the historic Hudson’s Bay Co. building, Calgarians should remember the social role the building played throughout the...

25.03.2026 30

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Cynthia klaassen

Varcoe: 'Double-edged sword': Oil prices near $100 this year sting consumers, bolster bottom line for western provinces

'On the one hand ... it generates so much value for our economy,' Premier Danielle Smith said. 'It goes both ways. Higher prices are bad for consumers...

25.03.2026 20

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Chris Varcoe

Bell: Danielle Smith will tell us if Carney shafts Alberta — will he shaft us?

Danielle Smith's people say talks with Prime Minister Mark Carney are going well. What happens if they don't get to the finish line?

24.03.2026 10

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Rick Bell

Braid: The cat sculpture gift from Saudi Arabia is beautiful. It just isn't gold

Ten pounds of pure copper would be worth about $80. Gold would price the statue above $700,000. That’s the difference between an ordinary protocol...

24.03.2026 40

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Don Braid

Opinion: WinSport works to keep Olympic flame burning for future generations

As president and CEO of WinSport, I climbed a ladder last month to light our Olympic cauldron as it once again burned during the Winter Olympics and...

24.03.2026 20

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Calgary Herald

Breakenridge: After greasing the wheels, is Smith now trying to slow roll separatists?

For as much as her government can be faulted for letting the horse out of the barn, perhaps now the premier is belatedly coming to recognize these...

24.03.2026 30

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Rob Breakenridge

Bell: Circus in town! Calgary city hall scrambles to undo latest botched experiment

Calgary city hall. It's back to the drawing board!

23.03.2026 20

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Rick Bell

Braid: Smith is all in with artificial intelligence. Does she see the creepy side?

AI is so useful, so agreeable, so startlingly personal, that it can worm its way into entirely new mental spaces, and you’re dependent before you...

23.03.2026 20

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Don Braid

Your letters: Government interfering in personal decision

The introduction of Bill 18, limiting access to MAID, is a deeply troubling overreach into the private lives of Albertans. I supported my husband...

23.03.2026 20

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Calgary Herald

Leong: City council should seize opportunity to reset conversation on residential zoning

Home construction in older parts of Calgary should not be as controversial or toxic a topic as it's become

23.03.2026 20

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Ricky Leong

Opinion: Two million people chose Calgary: Now let's make sure the city chooses them back

21.03.2026 30

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Osama Elemary

Varcoe: As April 1 deadline on Alberta-Ottawa energy pact looms, deal on methane reduction 'very close'

21.03.2026 30

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Chris Varcoe