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Varcoe: 'We're not going to panic' — Alberta's deficit deepens to $6.5B as oil prices sag, revenues fall

Varcoe: 'We're not going to panic' — Alberta's deficit deepens to $6.5B as oil prices sag, revenues fall

The see-saw effect of lower oil prices and a higher loonie is denting the bottom line of Alberta’s budget this year. It’s also causing another...

29.08.2025 1

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Chris Varcoe

David Staples: Untold story of Alberta's election? Smith personal and policy shift to the centre

The untold story of the 2023 Alberta provincial election? UCP Leader Danielle Smith’s dramatic personal and policy shift to the centre. It’s...

12.08.2025 2

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David Staples

Bell: Danielle Smith goes on offence against a two-faced Mark Carney

No more playing nice. For Premier Danielle Smith, it is time. Time to light a fire under Prime Minister Mark Carney. Time to cut through his weasel...

31.07.2025 3

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Rick Bell

Bell: What's up Canada? Liberals could win the election, are you nuts?

What the heck is going on? Oh Canada. Tell me it’s not real. Tell me there is some massive error in the arithmetic. I don’t want to contemplate the...

31.07.2025 2

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Rick Bell

Bell: Trump-Lutnick tag team ratchets up mocking and tormenting Canada

President Donald Trump and his tariff man Howard Lutnick go on offence against Canada in the U.S.-Canada trade war

31.07.2025 3

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Rick Bell

Braid: Smith breaks open the public piggy bank to solve school shortage, blames Trudeau

Premier Danielle Smith is uncorking the Alberta treasury for one of the biggest capital project announcements in Alberta’s history. The UCP will...

31.07.2025 3

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Don Braid

Varcoe: Carney says it's 'highly likely' an oil pipeline will make Ottawa's major project list

Real momentum. Economic opportunity. Get things done. Fresh off his government passing Bill C-5 to get big developments built quickly in the...

31.07.2025 1

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Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: Pipeline project a $2B endorsement of natural gas in Alberta, despite transition talk

Despite a fierce debate about the role of natural gas in the energy transition, Alberta companies continue to make major multibillion-dollar...

31.07.2025 3

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Chris Varcoe

Opinion: Metis deserve right to forge own path of reconciliation and self-determination

By Karen Collins As a Métis woman, I have respected the paths of other Indigenous peoples and their right to self-determination. Today, we as Métis...

31.07.2025 1

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Calgary Herald

Breakenridge: Premier in lockstep with U.S. 'failure of policy and science'

As parts of the U.S. — much like Alberta — continue to grapple with measles outbreaks, the American Health and Human Services secretary has been...

31.07.2025 1

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Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Denials can't quell fears about premier's hidden agenda on COVID vaccines

Despite considerable differences in their respective tenures, both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Danielle Smith have been accused of...

31.07.2025 1

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Rob Breakenridge

David Staples: It won't be long before a corporate logo replaces beloved Edmonton Oilers crest on jersey

Prediction — it won’t be long before the logo of some massive corporate entity replaces the beloved Oil Drop crest on the front of the Edmonton...

31.07.2025 1

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David Staples

David Staples: Images of Jasper's destruction will be seared into our memory for a lifetime

The images of the fiery ruins of the Jasper townsite broke our hearts. Many of us sighed. Some wept. Some choked up with grief, including Premier...

31.07.2025 1

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David Staples

Temitope Oriola: Policing's new reality: Mental-health calls under social-media scrutiny

A 22-second TikTok video circulated online recently. It showed three Edmonton police officers in interaction with a person (not shown in the video)...

31.07.2025 3

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Temitope Oriola

Guest column: Alberta unions remember lost workers by fighting for safety

As we approach this year’s Day of Mourning, we reflect not only on the 165 lives tragically lost to work-related incidents in Alberta last year but...

31.07.2025 1

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Omer Hussein

Opinion: Compassionate intervention for addiction saves lives

When hundreds of public health and safety officials gather in Edmonton this week for the Safety in Our Cities conference, they will discuss what...

31.07.2025 1

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Keith Humphreys

Opinion: Wildfire aftermath is a slow burn; Return home brings more trauma

A slow-motion escape on the only road out of town. Ash drifting down onto car hoods. Peering through windshields as black smoke turns day into...

31.07.2025 2

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Therese Greenwood

Albertan's view on how to strengthen public trust in healthcare

Since the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) regulates professional standards and physician conduct, while Alberta Health Services...

31.07.2025 1

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Anas Khan