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An emotional Premier Danielle Smith held back tears Saturday as she recounted a long list of historic indignities Albertans have suffered at the hands of the federal government. Smith was the opening speaker at a virtual assembly discussing Alberta's future in Canada, an event co-hosted by former Opposition leader and conservative elder statesman Preston Manning and former B.C. premier Gordon...
CALGARY -- An emotional Premier Danielle Smith held back tears Saturday as she recounted a long list of historic indignities Albertans have suffered at the hands of the federal government.
CALGARY -- Conservative elder statesman Preston Manning says he's baffled some view Alberta Premier Danielle Smith as anti-Canada given her vocal support of Confederation.
The head of the Forever Canadian group campaigning for Alberta to remain in the federation said Friday Prime Minister Mark Carney has been a "calm" and "reassuring" presence for Albertans. Thomas Lukaszuk, a former deputy premier of Alberta, said Carney is showing "there is someone at the helm" by standing up for Canadians in trade negotiations with the White House...
Canada will work with Ukraine to produce "millions" of drones for the Canadian military, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday in Calgary after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. "I have to confess that our Armed Forces currently have but 2,000 drones in our inventory. In the years to come, we will need millions," Carney said. He also promised more...
CALGARY -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised Canada on Thursday for offering air defence as the two nations announced a joint statement on energy co-operation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet Prime Minister Mark Carney in Calgary this morning before addressing cabinet members gathered in Banff, Alta. Zelenskyy arrived in Calgary on Wednesday night after travelling to Iceland and Norway. He and his wife, Olena Zelenska, are also set to visit Toronto and North Bay, Ont., before leaving Friday.
CALGARY -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet Prime Minister Mark Carney in Calgary this morning before addressing cabinet members gathered in Banff, Alta.
CALGARY -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy landed in Calgary on Wednesday night ahead of a scheduled meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney.
CALGARY -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has landed in Calgary ahead of a scheduled meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney is questioning why the province is taking oil and gas off the table in the high-stakes tariff war with the United States. Kenney, in an interview Tuesday, said Canada has the power to really put the squeeze on the U.S. through oil and gas exports. "You don't deal with an aggressive attack on your economy...
CALGARY -- Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney is questioning why the province is taking oil and gas off the table in the high-stakes tariff war with the United States.
CALGARY -- Calgarians journeyed Thursday to a north end park to hug, cry and honour the memory of an 11-year-old boy.
Prime Minister Mark Carney came to the Alberta heartland Wednesday to announce housing money, sit shotgun on a canola sprayer and catch an earful -- at a distance -- from flag-waving separatists. Carney, with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith at his side, announced $510 million in federal funding for municipalities to build water and wastewater infrastructure to support new homes. "Strong...
RED DEER -- Prime Minister Mark Carney came to the Alberta heartland Wednesday to announce housing money, sit shotgun on a canola sprayer and catch an earful -- at a distance -- from flag-waving separatists.
RED DEER -- The federal and Alberta governments have signed an agreement to accelerate homebuilding in the province by funding water and wastewater infrastructure.
CALGARY -- Prime Minister Mark Carney perfected the art of flapjack flipping at a pancake breakfast Sunday as Alberta separatists vying to shed his leadership held a similar event.
Prime Minister Mark Carney perfected the art of flapjack flipping at a pancake breakfast Sunday as Alberta separatists vying to shed his leadership held a similar event. Carney attended one of the final Stampede breakfasts of the year at the Sunnyside Hillhurst Community Association. He has waited a year for a do-over after facing some challenges with his pancake flipping...
CALGARY -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to attend the last day of this year's Calgary Stampede.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, on the heels of a trip to the Middle East, landed Saturday night at the Calgary Stampede where he ate mini doughnuts, watched chuckwagon races — and talked pipelines. "It's good to be back," said Carney, wearing a white hat and a belt buckle, as he walked the Stampede grounds and was welcomed by some in...
CALGARY -- There was a long, steady stream of hungry diners at the Calgary airport early Wednesday, as sizzling griddles cooked up pancakes and sausages.
CALGARY -- A pair of Winter Olympians are set to trade in their skis and skates for hats and boots today as the Calgary Stampede parade kicks off 10 days of western-themed festivities.
TABER -- A pro-separatist billboard in a southern Alberta town of 10,000 was the focal point for a rally on Sunday calling for the province's independence.
About 35 people rallied today at a Calgary hotel ballroom to formally launch a campaign to convince Albertans in an upcoming referendum that its time to quit Canada. The campaign is called "Let Alberta Decide." Organizers promise it will be serious, fact-based initiative to persuade people that Alberta has the workforce, the financial wherewithal, and the energy and agriculture resources...
CALGARY -- About 35 people rallied today at a Calgary hotel ballroom to formally launch a campaign to convince Albertans in an upcoming referendum that its time to quit Canada.
CALGARY -- A Calgary man who has been fighting for Ukraine and suffered burns to nearly 30 per cent of his body in a Russian drone strike on Canada Day last year is receiving a medal from the Ukrainian Canadian Congress.
CALGARY -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the art of dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump is to stop panicking every time a new tariff is threatened.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the art of dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump is to stop panicking every time a new tariff is threatened. Smith, speaking at the New North America summit, says negotiators need to recognize that Trump, as a businessman, has many options. "He always had a plan A, a plan B and plan C, all of...
The man who paid for a billboard urging Alberta leave Canada says the Town of Taber is ordering it be taken down. Cory Morgan says the town sent a letter last week ordering the billboard be removed. The billboard, located on town land, shows the Alberta shield surrounded by the words: Send Ottawa a Message: Choose Alberta. Morgan says the...
CALGARY -- The man who paid for a billboard urging Alberta leave Canada says the Town of Taber is ordering it be taken down.
British Columbia Premier David Eby says he's wondering why western Canadian premiers are meeting in Alberta to talk co-operation when the host premier wants to test separation. "To say that this is the worst time to begin testing the bonds that hold this country together is a significant understatement," he said. "It empowers the people who would break our country...
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday they're eyeing a fall 2027 start date for construction of a new bitumen pipeline to the West Coast.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday they're eyeing a fall 2027 start date for construction of a new bitumen pipeline to the West Coast. It's part of a plan to accomplish the remaining steps of the landmark energy deal they signed last fall. There is to be a new scheme for carbon emissions pricing in...
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says it's high time federal MPs take a stand and fight against those who wish to see Canada torn apart. Kenney, also a former federal cabinet minister, shared a stage at the University of Calgary on Monday with an unlikely ally -- Calgary Liberal MP Corey Hogan. "We may just be 150 days away from...
CALGARY -- Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says it's high time federal MPs take a stand and fight against those who wish to see Canada torn apart.
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says reports that Alberta separatists are targeting and spreading his personal information has prompted him to alter his security but won't stop him from speaking out. "I'm not someone to live in fear," Kenney said Thursday in a phone interview from Ottawa. "In fact, it only encourages me to double down on however I can...
CALGARY -- Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says reports that Alberta separatists are targeting and spreading his personal information has prompted him to alter his security but won't stop him from speaking out.
CALGARY -- Water restrictions have been lifted in Calgary and surrounding communities as work continues to replace an ailing water main.
CALGARY -- Calgarians are on track to be free of water restrictions ahead of the upcoming Easter weekend.
Amid the howling winds of the Sweet Grass Hills lies Border Road, a 14-kilometre ribbon of manicured gravel stretching between the United States and Canada. The shared road is on the Montana side, but Alberta maintains it. North of the road lives Ross Ford. On the south, it's Roger Horgus.
COUTTS -- Amid the howling winds of the Sweet Grass Hills lies Border Road, a 14-kilometre ribbon of manicured gravel stretching between the United States and Canada.
CALGARY -- A sprawling military training base in southern Alberta can expect to see more activity this summer, says the commander of the Canadian Army.
A structural checkup on Tyra the Dinosaur has determined she's retaining water, has breathing issues, a fever and wrinkles -- but is otherwise far from extinct.
CALGARY -- The commander of the Canadian Army told a defence industry conference Wednesday that the Forces will be forging ahead with purchases and investments as the country works toward modernization.
CALGARY -- The Alberta Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal of the Town of Canmore's "livability tax."
CALGARY -- Mac Hughes looks at his body and the permanent reminders of a Russian drone strike last year.
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says the governing United Conservative Party caucus has "no business" signing a petition to force a vote on the province quitting Canada. Kenney, in an interview Monday, said the party he helped create in 2017 and lead until 2022, was founded with the principle that it's committed to a strong Alberta within a united Canada...
CALGARY -- Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says the governing United Conservative Party caucus has "no business" signing a petition to force a vote on the province quitting Canada.
CALGARY -- Calgarians will have to wait a little longer before water restrictions will be lifted after a catastrophic water main break a couple of weeks ago.
CALGARY -- Chaz Smith has endured physical and verbal abuse, as well as countless hours in frigid temperatures helping the homeless, but it's a recent blow dealt by the City of Calgary that he's having a hard time shaking off.
The architect of Alberta's politician recall legislation says it was never meant to be used as a political weapon, but as an "ultimate tool of accountability" if a politician engages in illegal or unethical behaviour. Jason Kenney gave the remarks in an interview Thursday as the party he helped create - the United Conservatives - has 14 of its caucus...
CALGARY -- The architect of Alberta's politician recall legislation says it was never meant to be used as a political weapon, but as an "ultimate tool of accountability" if a politician engages in illegal or unethical behaviour.
CALGARY -- Calgary's mayor says the conversion of vacant downtown office buildings has reached its mid-term goal.
The Alberta government has introduced the winning contender in its new "Strong and Free" licence plate survey.
CALGARY -- Veterans say they were heartened by the support as thousands of Calgarians turned out on a bright, sunny day Tuesday to commemorate Remembrance Day.
CALGARY -- Phil MacAulay has been a member of the Royal Canadian Legion for the past 50 years, and even he's surprised at the measures his local branch has taken to keep the 103-year-old building alive.
CALGARY -- Jeromy Farkas has been confirmed as Calgary's next mayor.
A recount in Calgary's mayoralty race is scheduled to take place Monday. Sonya Sharp requested the recount after losing to Jeromy Farkas by 581 votes in the recent civic election. The city says the returning officer will make a recount of the votes cast at all voting stations after being satisfied that the margin of victory was within the required...
CALGARY -- A recount in Calgary's mayoralty race is scheduled to take place Monday.
CALGARY -- The runner-up in Calgary's mayoralty race has formally requested a recount.