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Kelly Cryderman

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Can traditional entertainment like The Nutcracker still capture kids’ attention?

Alberta Ballet artists Caleb Durbin and Mariko Kondo. Nanc Price/Supplied Francesco Ventriglia, who has been Alberta Ballet’s artistic director...

24.12.2024 10

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will attempt to dissuade Trump from Canadian tariffs in Washington visit

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks to the media during the fall meetings of Canada's premiers hosted by Ontario in Toronto on Dec. 16. Nathan...

22.12.2024 7

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By slashing photo radar, Alberta’s government faces off against another enemy: the police

A speed camera outside the Givins/Shaw Public School in Toronto, on Feb. 3, 2020. Fred Lum/the Globe and Mail Albertans can be relieved – a...

09.12.2024 20

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Canada’s feisty premiers are key to solving the Trump tariff dispute

Canada’s premiers have been spirited in their reactions to president-elect Donald Trump’s existential threat of hitting Canada with 25-per-cent...

02.12.2024 3

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Alberta takes its fight with Ottawa to another level over the federal emissions cap

A rainbow appears to come down on pumpjacks drawing out oil and gas from wells near Calgary, on Sept. 18, 2023. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press...

27.11.2024 5

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Danielle Smith’s remaking of AIMCo could be her most consequential act

Rumours that Danielle Smith wanted Stephen Harper at AIMCo have been swirling for more than a year. And apparently, the former prime minister was...

22.11.2024 2

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What will Donald Trump mean for Canada’s oil sands?

No one knows exactly what the mercurial Mr. Trump will do when he takes office early next year. But there are compelling reasons why oil will be...

11.11.2024 2

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Danielle Smith is affirmed as the most unapologetic conservative leader in Canada

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith addresses United Conservative Party party members at their annual meeting in Red Deer, Alta., on Nov. 2. Jeff...

07.11.2024 2

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The UCP leadership vote results show party members are happy with Danielle Smith – at least for now

United Conservative Party leader Danielle Smith addresses party members at their annual meeting in Red Deer, Alta., on Nov. 2. Jeff McIntosh/The...

04.11.2024 20

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Saskatchewan’s Scott Moe enters his chastened era

The Saskatchewan Party has won a fifth majority government – no small feat – and will claim 35 of 61 seats in the legislature, subject to a...

30.10.2024 2

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We’re a world awash in textiles, and that’s not a good thing

When I was 12 or 13, my mom and I didn’t have fun shopping for clothes together. All I wanted was a wardrobe – especially one with early-1990s...

28.10.2024 2

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Jasper’s rebuild has become a political football, but the town’s leadership wants no part of it

The town of Jasper, Alta., was already short hundreds of homes before an out-of-control wildfire burned one-third of the buildings down in July....

23.10.2024 6

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When it comes to liberalizing trade between the provinces, it’s best to think small

Interprovincial battles over booze have been a long-standing feature of the Canadian federation. Most famously, in 2018, the Supreme Court upheld a...

21.10.2024 3

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Alberta targets Ottawa’s oil-and-gas cap as Danielle Smith to face the heat in a leadership review

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has made Ottawa's oil and gas cap the target of a new ad campaign as she faces a Nov. 2 leadership review. Todd...

16.10.2024 4

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David Eby has morphed into a Prairie pragmatist

B.C. NDP Leader David Eby speaks during a campaign stop where he announced plans for a new school in Campbell River, B.C., on Oct. 11. DARRYL...

14.10.2024 10

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Structure of Alberta Premier’s office shifts with departure of ‘spiritual leader’ Marshall Smith

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's chief of staff, Marshall Smith, takes a moment in his office in Edmonton, on, May 23. Megan Albu/The Globe and...

09.10.2024 4

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Jason Kenney’s biggest worry about the U.S. election: A potential deportation program

When Canadians think about what a win by Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election will mean for Canada, it’s usually the question of whether...

03.10.2024 4

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In a political career full of ups and downs, Ted Morton was ahead of his time

Conservative firebrand Ted Morton meant to publish a book detailing his life in politics more than five years ago. But if he had stuck to that...

30.09.2024 6

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Saskatchewan’s upcoming election will be strange – and entirely on trend

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks during a press conference in Regina, on Oct. 25, 2023. Heywood Yu/The Canadian Press Saskatchewan is a...

25.09.2024 3

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Who is to blame for Calgary’s Green Line debacle?

Calgary’s Green Line, a massive planned expansion to the city’s transit system, is in a state of light rail limbo: neither going ahead nor...

23.09.2024 3

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Danielle Smith promises billions for schools. Where will it come from?

Premier Danielle Smith has made a double-barrelled announcement to Albertans: Her government will spend billions of dollars to accelerate the...

18.09.2024 10

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The politics of pragmatism is causing progressive politicians to ditch their climate policies

Oilfield pumpjacks, belonging to Vesta Energy, produce crude on wells in the Duvernay oil formation north of Red Deer, Alta. on Aug.14, 2019. In the...

16.09.2024 4

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Danielle Smith’s upcoming leadership review is not a sure shot

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks in Edmonton, on July 25. JASON FRANSON/The Canadian Press Danielle Smith is famous for her ability to pack a...

12.09.2024 4

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With the world’s attention elsewhere, we cannot forget about Afghan women

An Afghan burka-clad woman sits beside a girl, as they look for alms along a street in the Fayzabad district of Badakhshan province on Nov. 16,...

09.09.2024 2

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Kamala Harris’s energy policies could be her Achilles’ heel

Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris steps off of Air Force Two upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on...

05.08.2024 10

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When will the crackdowns come, in the aftermath of Calgary’s E. coli outbreak?

A daycare at the centre of an E. coli outbreak at several daycares is seen in Calgary on Sept. 15, 2023. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press One...

31.07.2024 4

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It’s not just a vast forest burning – Jasper is one of the most beautiful spots on the planet

A wildfire burns near the town of Jasper on July 24. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says that potentially 30 to 50 per cent of structures have been...

26.07.2024 40

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The equalization system may be headed for a reckoning

In a country where Saskatchewan refuses to collect carbon taxes for home heating, and Ontario’s Doug Ford asks “what the guy is smoking” when he...

19.07.2024 1

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Greenwashing should be scrutinized, but Bill C-59 leaves much to be desired on that front

Following a push in the EU and Britain, Ottawa is targeting greenwashing. The basic idea is that when companies make environmental claims, they...

15.07.2024 4

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