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Varcoe: Major international airlines buy stake in WestJet, amid 'transition year' for Calgary-based airline

WestJet’s CEO is looking at 2025 as a “transition year,” as transborder traffic has slowed amid U.S. trade tensions and other markets have...

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Chris Varcoe

Opinion: Higher taxes for secondary homeowners will help build a fair Canmore

Canmore is a tourist destination but that’s not what built us, nor does it define us today. From the Three Sisters to the winding Bow River, the...

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Sean Krausert

Opinion: Teachers deserve better, and so do Alberta families

On April 27, the education minister addressed parents gathered virtually for the Alberta School Councils’ Association (ASCA) Spring Symposium. It...

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Shelley Wiart

Braid: Smith admits referendum is an 'outlet' to keep new parties from splitting UCP

Premier Danielle Smith admits it — the referendum on separation is all about keeping her own United Conservative Party from flying apart. This was...

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Don Braid

Bell: Alberta separatists have the numbers for a vote on Alberta independence

They’ve got our attention. Boy, have they got our attention. The chattering classes are doing a whole lot of chattering these days about the...

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Rick Bell

Varcoe: With election over, can government and oilsands industry find path forward for $16.5B carbon capture project?

With the 2025 federal election in the books, can the mammoth $16.5-billion carbon capture network proposed by the Pathways Alliance — one of the...

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Chris Varcoe

On the Road: Pure prairie country

I got so excited when I saw the fish. Driving slowly across a bridge over Berry Creek, a twisty little stream on the prairie west of Wardlow, I was...

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Mike Drew For Postmedia

Opinion: I miss the original (Progressive) Conservative Party of Alberta

It feels like we are living in a time of unprecedented challenge in Alberta’s relationship with Canada. But we were similarly challenged when we...

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Jim Dewald

Braid: Former UCP minister Peter Guthrie says separatism campaign could severely damage economy

It’s not quite right to say Peter Guthrie is a thorn in the side of Premier Danielle Smith’s government. The former UCP minister is more like a...

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Don Braid

Nelson: Will Carney hold or fold playing Alberta poker?

Get ready to play separation poker. And sitting this game out isn’t an option. Not with Alberta as the ultimate prize. As with any regular card...

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Chris Nelson

Martin: Recent sex case cautionary tale for teachers

“Unseemly, distasteful, ill-advised, perhaps even immoral.” Those are adjectives a Calgary judge suggested could describe the conduct of a former...

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Kevin Martin

Opinion: When free speech becomes a weapon

Freedom in general, and freedom of speech in particular, is deeply embedded in American identity. In the age of social media, which enables the...

08.05.2025 1

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Philippe Bernier Arcand

Opinion: Tiny brains, big feelings: Why infant mental health deserves our attention

Every child deserves the chance to grow up feeling safe, loved and understood. Yet, when we talk about mental health in Canada we often picture...

07.05.2025 3

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Melanie Grylls

Bell: Smith fires back — Liberals not Trump are greatest threat to Alberta

Premier Danielle Smith is on fire this day. Even though the critics continue to dish out the daily rage against her and her UCP government, Smith...

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Rick Bell

Varcoe: A $12.6B deal and falling oil prices rumble through Canadian oilpatch

Two significant events reverberated through the Canadian oilpatch on Monday, with Parkland Corp. accepting a $12.6-billion takeover offer from...

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Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: 'You've seen this movie': Canadian oil companies adjust to new reality of prices below US$60

Canadian petroleum producers are busy updating action plans and examining options to withstand the stress of oil prices marooned in the...

07.05.2025 2

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Chris Varcoe

Breakenridge: Premier at heart of province's political upheaval

The federal election results speak for themselves: Despite the Liberals securing a narrow minority government and almost doubling their support in...

06.05.2025 10

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Rob Breakenridge

Braid: Will 'yes' vote on independence force Premier Smith to act? She won't say

The question to Premier Danielle Smith was as blunt as I could make it. If Albertans vote “yes” to separation in a referendum, would she proceed to...

06.05.2025 6

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Don Braid

Braid: A first for any province outside Quebec — premier welcomes a vote on separation

Premier Danielle Smith put Alberta separatism at centre stage Monday, treating it as a worthy movement. She said her government will not put forward...

06.05.2025 3

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Don Braid

Bell: Smith is firm — for Carney and Canada it's her or Alberta separatists

Well, Canada. Well, Prime Minister Mark Carney. You’ve got to make a choice. Deal with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith or tell Smith to take a hike...

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Rick Bell

Bell: Smith sticks her neck out, says Alberta separatist feeling is justifiable

“Albertans didn’t start this fight but rest assured we will finish it.” That’s the kind of line you hear when the good guys have had enough...

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Rick Bell

Braid: Smith's government mutes vaccine skepticism in face of a measles epidemic

Medical science and an ancient virus finally caught up to the UCP government Monday. After years of spreading vaccine skepticism, the government...

05.05.2025 3

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Don Braid