G7 leaders agree to 'charter' on wildfires, pledging global co-operation
BANFF -- Leaders of the G7 have agreed to co-operate on efforts to manage the impacts of devastating wildfires, which are surging for another summer across Canada.
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'I had higher expectations': In tourist town of Banff, G7 felt rather than seen
BANFF -- In her hometown of Banff, Alta., Monica Dominguez's experience of the G7 leaders' summit has been defined by the sound of helicopter blades humming from above.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith faces raucous, angry town hall on province's coal policy
Premier and several cabinet ministers shouted down by attendees. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and three of her ministers got an earful on Wednesday night from southern Alberta locals at a rowdy, hours-long town hall to discuss the province's coal policy. About 500 people, many dressed in cowboy hats, belt buckles, and jeans, packed a community hall in Fort Macleod, Alta....
Leaders should ignore Trump outbursts at G7 summit: Former PM Chretien
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien says dignitaries attending next week's G7 leaders summit in Alberta should avoid engaging the "crazy" from U.S. President Donald Trump. Chrétien, speaking Thursday at a conference in Calgary, said leaders can't predict what Trump might do, the president can be a bully and it would be best if the rest of the G7 leaders ignored...
Leaders should ignore Trump outbursts at G7 summit: former PM Chrétien
CALGARY -- Former prime minister Jean Chrétien says dignitaries attending the upcoming G7 leaders summit in Alberta should avoid engaging the "crazy" from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Kananaskis: An explainer on Alberta's cherished park and G7 host location
CALGARY -- For the next week, Derek Ryder will be temporarily divorced from his favourite mountain range and beloved trails in Kananaskis, Alta., so the world's most powerful people can safely gather for the G7 leaders summit.
Coal mines on Alberta's eastern slopes could push fishery 'beyond recovery': study
CALGARY -- Old coal mines on the eastern slopes of the Alberta Rockies are leaching chemicals that are poisoning the fish downstream, says a new study by Alberta government scientists.
Kananaskis golf course getting ready for G7, possible Trump visit
KANANASKIS -- Darren Robinson had some very important news to tell U.S. president George Bush and Jose Maria Aznar, the prime minister of Spain.
G7 finance ministers to discuss global economy, Ukraine at Banff summit
BANFF -- Top economic officials from the G7 are gathering for a full day of closed-door discussions in Banff, Alta., to examine pressing topics including the global economy and the war in Ukraine.
Separation referendum would be 'bad for the country': Calgary Chamber of Commerce
CALGARY -- The head of a group representing Calgary's business community says a referendum on separation would inflict grave damage on the economies of Alberta and Canada -- regardless of the result.
Calgary, Edmonton mayors call potential separatism referendum 'dangerous'
CALGARY -- Alberta's two big-city mayors say a separation referendum would be "devastating" to their local economies and is a needless distraction during a period in which the country should be focused on unity.
Alberta separation would send Canada into uncharted territory, say legal experts
As separatist discontent bubbles up anew in Alberta, experts say a vote to sever ties with Canada would pitch the country into unexplored territory on everything from money to First Nations and national parks. "You're in terra incognita. You're off the map when we get to that stage of the proceedings," said law professor Eric Adams. "A lot of things...