Smith sees a real danger Mark Carney could be worse than Trudeau
Well, no doubt about it. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is on the political warpath, with the federal election campaign expected...
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Carney and Poilievre — an ugly match-up in the brawl for it all
This is going to be a brawl. This is going to be a brutal battle. It will get ugly. There...
Angry Canadians lose their minds, Liberals paint Poilievre as Trump
'It absolutely is real, as real as the earth going around the sun,' says ThinkHQ pollster Marc Henry, of a...
Albertans are getting a tax cut in this week's provincial budget
We’re getting it. We’re finally getting it. Getting some of our hard-earned cash back, putting some of our dough back...
Premier Smith to Mark Carney — Alberta won't be kicked around anymore
People I run into here in Alberta are thinking about it and talking about it. Some in quiet voices, others...
What's up Canada? Liberals could win the election, are you nuts?
Poll shows Mark Carney-led Liberals are neck-and-neck with Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives. Other polls show Liberals gaining. Now Canada is really...
Danielle Smith insists she's not guilty of anything, but will that be enough?
'As premier, I was not involved in any wrongdoing,' says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, responding to allegations of political interference...
Big allegations — Danielle Smith, come out, come out wherever you are
We have questions. We have no answers. It is said we will hear from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Next Saturday...
Trudeau no hero — Danielle Smith's diplomacy helped win the day on tariffs
Canadians get 30 more days without tariffs from President Trump because people like Premier Danielle Smith and not Justin Trudeau...
Danielle Smith pushes back, warns eastern Canada as Trump tariffs loom
'I think Eastern Canada has to be very, very careful what they wish for,' says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, on...
Why Danielle Smith's Alberta isn't buying Trudeau's Team Canada
Albertans aren’t traitors. We’re just pissed off. It confirms what people in Alberta have been saying for way too long...
Trump's tariff U-turn ruined Danielle Smith's day — and ours
Just when you think President Donald Trump is going one way, he’s going another.
Danielle Smith stands firm, slams Trudeau as Trump takes power
'When I'm defending Alberta, I will never back down,' says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith
Smith vows she will never sell out Albertans to a Trudeau tax on oil
We know Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is not backing down. She is not blinking. Far from it.
Danielle Smith is no traitor and neither are Albertans
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith sure stirred up the hornet’s nest and upset the apple cart.
Danielle Smith tells Team Canada to pound sand, Alberta has its Iron Lady
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith draws a line in the sand, won't join Team Canada and sell out the province's oilpatch.
For Smith, Canada will see real ugly if Alberta oil is ammo against Trump
You want to crank up talk of Alberta splitting from Canada, folks looking at all the options beyond staying put...
Here's what went down — Trump and Premier Smith at Mar-a-Lago
You’ve got to admit, it is bigger news than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau going down to Florida.
Poilievre says Canada is in 'a very dangerous place' with Trudeau
Conservative party Leader Pierre Poilievre is not a man known to pull his punches. So when it comes to the...
Trump kicks sand in Trudeau's face, why wouldn't he?
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau facing off for all the world to see. Oh, the chattering...
Trudeau cozy with money-grubbing Bloc Quebecois, say it ain't so
Just say it ain’t so, prime minister. Just say it ain’t so. They say politics makes strange bedfellows. Still, the...
Poilievre isn't scary, he thinks reality is 'bloody terrifying'
Pierre Poilievre says there are those already trying to paint him as one scary dude. It’s a dog-eared move out...
Poilievre says he's a normal guy, the Liberal-NDP are lunatics
It takes mere seconds to realize the man is dead serious. When he says the country is broken it is...
Hey Toronto, took you long enough to figure out Trudeau
Took you long enough. Yes, earlier this week a swanky riding in Toronto saw the light. They really did. It...
Danielle Smith punches back against Justin Trudeau — again
Premier Danielle Smith insists she is not looking for a fight but if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants to drop...
Trudeau loves Guilbeault and all Danielle Smith got was a smile
This scribbler asks the question but I am not alone. Other newshounds figure it has to be asked. Article content...
TBA's David Parker speaks up after Premier Smith slams him down
Parker is still with Take Back Alberta, still raising money, running campaigns, working on what he calls game-changing projects. David...
Cold Mother Earth shows up the folly of Trudeau and Guilbeault
One thing about reality. You can’t talk your way around it forever. You can cook up all the fantasies you...
Trudeau again tries to turn around the Liberal death march
If this was supposed to be a Hail Mary pass in the direction of Trudeau's political redemption, the pass was...