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Premier Danielle Smith and her government expect next month's separation referendum to be the last word on the subject - but those fighting for an independent Alberta say no matter the outcome, the fight goes on. "We're never giving up," Jeff Rath, the lawyer for a group that helped organize an independence petition, said Wednesday in an interview. "The logic...
CALGARY -- Premier Danielle Smith and her government expect next month's separation referendum to be the last word on the subject - but those fighting for an independent Alberta say no matter the outcome, the fight goes on.
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...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised Canada on Thursday for offering some form of air defence. Standing alongside Prime Minister Mark Carney before their meeting in Calgary, Zelenskyy told reporters he was thankful for the air defence while adding he wouldn't "spoil" what seems to be a looming announcement. "This is a very important package of air defence. This is crucial...
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.
CALGARY -- Calgary city councillor Landon Johnston said Tuesday he is apologetic -- but unrepentant --for recently leaking private budget documents to the media.
CALGARY -- Calgary city councillors are being told that their hands are tied if they want to sanction a fellow councillor who leaked private information.
CALGARY -- A coalition close to 300 labour and community groups are calling on the federal and Alberta governments to halt the removal of 10 international students it says were singled out for enforcement at a protest.
CALGARY -- Premier Danielle Smith avoided the topic of provincial separation as she marked the anniversary of Alberta joining Confederation, but she noted in a short speech that Canada recognizes the province's importance.
A Edmonton-born man who lived most of his life in the United States is back in Canada, after losing a legal fight to remain south of the border to be with his two young sons.
Alberta's Opposition leader says now is not the time to hold a referendum on quitting Canada as the country wages a consequential trade war with its southern neighbour. NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says Premier Danielle Smith needs to cancel it or, at the very least, postpone it. "It's time to call off the referendum," Nenshi told reporters Tuesday in Calgary...
CALGARY -- Alberta's Opposition leader says now is not the time to hold a referendum on quitting Canada as the country wages a consequential trade war with its southern neighbour.
CALGARY -- Canada's defence minister says the University of Calgary will be home to a new quantum research hub.
Some Alberta medical clinics are taking a wait-and-see approach to the province's new program that lets patients bypass their doctor and privately book diagnostic imaging tests. And those who run the machines are skeptical the province's plan will work at all. "The fact is we do not have enough (medical radiation technologists) in Alberta to support the number of diagnostic...
Some Alberta medical clinics are taking a wait-and-see approach to the province's new program that lets patients bypass their doctor and privately book diagnostic imaging tests.
Beginning Friday, Albertans will be able to pay out-of-pocket for diagnostic screening tests, including an MRI and an ultrasound, and without a doctor's referral. The new change can help those who pay get a faster cancer diagnosis, and improve their chances of survival, without increasing wait times for others, the government said Monday. Premier Danielle Smith said Albertans can self-refer...
CALGARY -- Beginning Friday, Albertans will be able to pay out-of-pocket for diagnostic screening tests, including an MRI and an ultrasound, and without a doctor's referral.
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 -- The mayor of Alberta's largest city says he wants to hold an anti-separation advocacy campaign as the province nears a referendum on quitting the country but that provincial rules prevent the city from taking that step.
CALGARY -- Alberta's separation from the rest of the country was top of mind for Maple Leaf adorned Albertans in the province's largest city as they celebrated the birth of Confederation.
CALGARY -- A major multi-provincial music festival has cancelled this year's show in Calgary, citing construction and noise levels that the city contests should not be an issue.
CALGARY -- The lawyer for former Calgary mayor Jyoti Gondek is arguing police have no reason to hold onto her phone any longer as they investigate her and others for municipal corruption.
CALGARY -- Alberta is planning to ask residents in an Oct. 19 referendum whether the province should stay in Canada or if there should be a future binding referendum on separation.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the easiest way to squash separatist sentiment in Alberta is for the federal government to butt out of the province's business. Poilievre, speaking in Calgary, says Albertans don't need a new country; they just need Ottawa to change its priorities. He says Albertans could benefit from freeing up resources, building pipelines, respecting provincial autonomy and...
CALGARY -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the easiest way to squash separatist sentiment in Alberta is for the federal government to butt out of the province's business.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is planning to meet with her counterpart in Quebec City this week, with separatism and energy possible topics of discussion. Smith says she's hoping Quebec Premier Christine Frechette will be open to talking about an east-west energy corridor. Smith says every time she has met with leadership in Quebec that she has talked about developing a...
CALGARY -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is planning to meet with her counterpart in Quebec City this week, with separatism and energy possible topics of discussion.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is urging Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to press pause on her fall separation referendum. Kinew, speaking directly to Smith at the annual meeting of western and northern premiers, said with all provinces signing and building megaprojects -- including an Alberta pipeline to the West Coast -- this isn't the time for such uncertainty.
KANANASKIS -- Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew urged Tuesday for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to pause her fall separation referendum.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says while separatist agitation bubbles away in Alberta - and even in his own province -- his party stands with Confederation. "We support a strong and growing province of Saskatchewan with the united nation of Canada," Moe told reporters Monday. "(But) again, those frustrations shouldn't be discounted." Moe made the comments on the first day of...
KANANASKIS -- Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says while separatist agitation bubbles away in Alberta – and even in his own province -- his party stands with Confederation.
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...
Premiers from Western Canada and the northern territories are set to gather in Alberta to discuss business, trade and their neighbouring relationships, all while the host province stews over a monumental question of quitting Confederation. The annual western premiers conference runs Monday and Tuesday in Kananaskis, west of Calgary. Sam Blackett, a spokesperson for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office, says...
Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that Albertans will be going to the polls Oct. 19 to vote on whether there should be a future binding referendum on the province quitting Canada. Here's a timeline of pivotal moments in Alberta's separatism debate: Oct. 28, 1980 -- The federal government ignites widespread alienation in Alberta with the National Energy Program, which seeks...
Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that Albertans will be going to the polls Oct. 19 to vote on whether there should be a future binding referendum on the province quitting Canada.
MOOSE JAW -- The federal government says the Canadian Forces Snowbirds team is being grounded until the early 2030s while its aging planes are replaced.
MOOSE JAW -- The federal government says the Canadian Forces Snowbirds team is being grounded until the early 2030s while its aging planes are replaced.
CALGARY -- Alberta's largest city has laid out new plans to reinforce its flawed water system by instituting new limits on lawn watering and putting funds toward sealing leaky pipes.
CALGARY -- Calgary is on the hunt for a new city manager.
CALGARY -- Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas says he believes past and present councillors -- including former mayor Joyti Gondek -- are not at the centre of an ongoing police investigation after some of their devices were seized by officers.
CALGARY -- Calgary city councillors worked through a gauntlet of speakers Monday in the latest round of debate over a contentious housing policy and whether it has worked to alleviate the housing shortage in Alberta's largest city.
CALGARY -- The Alberta government announced Friday it's shutting down the province's first-ever supervised drug consumption site.
CALGARY -- The Alberta government is shutting down the province's first-ever supervised drug consumption site.
CALGARY -- The Alberta government has ordered a sweeping third-party investigation into Calgary's ongoing water main problems, which have again forced residents to ration their use.
CALGARY -- Alberta's United Conservative Party government has ordered a sweeping third-party investigation into Calgary's ongoing water main problems, which have again forced residents to ration their use.
CALGARY -- Looming water restrictions for residents in Alberta's largest city will be a bit more lenient this time around, but officials maintain that every flush counts.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is praising Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck for his performance in this year's Winter Olympics, but says when it comes to promoting sport and respect, the entire U.S. men's hockey team was way offside.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is praising Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck for his performance in this year's winter Olympics, but says when it comes to promoting sport and respect, the entire USA men's hockey team was way offside.
CALGARY -- Alberta's finance minister is set to hit the road today to discuss a new provincial budget that is big on spending but also carries an eye-popping deficit of more than $9 billion.
CALGARY -- A City of Calgary committee has moved forward on recommended changes to managing its water supply, but the cost is unclear.
CALGARY -- Members of Calgary's executive committee narrowly voted down a motion that could have symbolically supported the closure of the city's sole supervised consumption site, looking for more clarity on what the means.
CALGARY -- Members of Calgary's city executive committee are expected to vote today on whether to support the closure of the city's sole supervised consumption site.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre blamed the federal Liberals for past and present separatist movements in Canada, but a separatist leader in Alberta said his group will still push to leave regardless of who is in office in Ottawa. During his nearly hour-long speech Friday evening at the Conservative convention in downtown Calgary, Poilievre addressed the separatist sentiment in Alberta and...