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Varcoe: 'An absolute game changer' — After years of discord, energy industry backs new Alberta-Ottawa deal

Varcoe: 'An absolute game changer' — After years of discord, energy industry backs new Alberta-Ottawa deal

It’s hard to imagine an energy accord between Alberta and Canada could provide so many things that industry leaders — and the province — wanted...

yesterday 10

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

On the Road: Owls in the frost

On the Road: Owls in the frost

There was nearly as much frost on the inside of the windshield as there was on the outside. I suspect that’s because when I’d parked the little...

yesterday 9

Calgary Herald

Mike Drew For Postmedia

Brookman: Council shouldn't forget the small details that rile up the public

Brookman: Council shouldn't forget the small details that rile up the public

It is fundamental to a smooth-running democracy that it be supported by an efficient and conscientious bureaucracy. The civil service is critical...

yesterday 10

Calgary Herald

George Brookman

Opinion: Wild West of the notwithstanding clause has arrived in Alberta

Opinion: Wild West of the notwithstanding clause has arrived in Alberta

For most of its history, the notwithstanding clause has been a constitutional footnote — a dusty emergency lever in Section 33 of the Charter,...

yesterday 9

Calgary Herald

Telmo Dos Santos

Braid: Smith waves Ottawa deal at UCP convention, but separatists and recalls still challenge

Premier Danielle Smith isn't personally challenged at this UCP convention, but still faces blowback from separatists and recall campaigns

yesterday 3

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Nelson: Mayor must rewrite history to give Calgarians a tax break

Nelson: Mayor must rewrite history to give Calgarians a tax break

The time for platitudes and excuses is over. It’s time Calgary ratepayers were heard. If it doesn’t happen now — as our new city council delves...

previous day 10

Calgary Herald

Chris Nelson

Bell: Smith gets pipeline pact with Carney, now she must sell it to Albertans

Bell: Smith gets pipeline pact with Carney, now she must sell it to Albertans

Danielle Smith is one happy camper this day. The Alberta premier has scored an agreement, a deal, a memorandum of understanding with Prime Minister...

previous day 40

Calgary Herald

Rick Bell

Opinion: Day 1 of new council seemed like last day of the old

Opinion: Day 1 of new council seemed like last day of the old

Like many of the newly elected council members, I took part in my first public hearing at Calgary City Hall recently. I was looking forward to...

previous day 9

Calgary Herald

Jessica Rogers

Braid: Smith scores a major victory as Ottawa retreats from a decade of meddling

Braid: Smith scores a major victory as Ottawa retreats from a decade of meddling

The Alberta-Ottawa MOU signed Thursday is about far more than pipelines, electricity rules and carbon taxes. Beyond the details, the agreement...

previous day 4

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Bell: Pipeline deal with Smith, Poilievre Conservatives think Carney is full of it

Bell: Pipeline deal with Smith, Poilievre Conservatives think Carney is full of it

The political temperature in Ottawa appears to be hot. A pipeline that doesn’t even exist and isn’t even close to existing and politicians and...

wednesday 10

Calgary Herald

Rick Bell

Varcoe: The power of an MOU — big changes in store for Alberta and divisive Clean Electricity Regulations

Varcoe: The power of an MOU — big changes in store for Alberta and divisive Clean Electricity Regulations

Pipelines and Pathways Plus are the talk of the town when it comes to a new energy pact that Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney...

wednesday 2

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Ford: Repealed law now allows all of us to be Canadian

Ford: Repealed law now allows all of us to be Canadian

Another racist federal bill has been eliminated, although most of us would not have known it existed in the first place. Former prime minister...

wednesday 10

Calgary Herald

Catherine Ford

Breakenridge: If recalls, petitions too much for Smith, it can be simplified to an election

Breakenridge: If recalls, petitions too much for Smith, it can be simplified to an election

Alberta’s next general election isn’t scheduled until 2027, but 2026 is shaping up to be a busy year for Alberta voters. We could see provincewide...

25.11.2025 1

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Opinion: AG must launch audit of province's 2023 climate change strategy

Opinion: AG must launch audit of province's 2023 climate change strategy

Alberta’s auditor general should initiate a comprehensive performance audit into whether the ministries of Environment and Protected Areas and...

25.11.2025 1

Calgary Herald

Lennie Kaplan

Braid: With tanker ban on the table, it's B.C. Premier Eby's turn to gripe about Ottawa

Braid: With tanker ban on the table, it's B.C. Premier Eby's turn to gripe about Ottawa

NDP Premier David Eby is flopping around like an angry walrus in B.C. It sure is fun to watch. Eby sounds almost like an Alberta premier during the...

25.11.2025 5

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Bell: Poilievre slams Smith-Carney pipeline deal as a 'public relations stunt'

Bell: Poilievre slams Smith-Carney pipeline deal as a 'public relations stunt'

Pierre Poilievre was ready. The Conservative leader was ready to rumble. On Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Calgary. As reported in...

25.11.2025 10

Calgary Herald

Rick Bell

Braid: UCP performing major surgery on Alberta health care

Braid: UCP performing major surgery on Alberta health care

Alberta governments usually apply surgical measures to improve health care. Now, they’re taking an orthopedic mallet to the whole system. It’s...

24.11.2025 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid