OTTAWA — Leaders in Alberta's energy sector saw some things to like in Tuesday's federal budget, but say it doesn't quite prime Canada to become a global energy superpower. Read More

NDP leadership hopeful Rob Ashton qualified his support for reversing the federal tanker ban on Wednesday night, yet still won a shout-out..

Two visions of party renewal — and three very different contenders — have emerged as the race to choose the next NDP leader takes shape.

OTTAWA — The dream of upward mobility is under threat across Canada, but most alive in Alberta, according to a new set of provincial rankings. Read More

Protestors “Draw The Line” as Mark Carney pulls the Liberals towards the center, adopting conservative policies and walking back several Trudeau-era policies on climate, immigration, and social issues.

The honorary mayor of Dildo, Newfoundland is back on the air, but the threat to free speech remains.

OTTAWA — One of Prime Minister Carney’s top advisors was hedging his bets against the Liberal government’s oil and gas emissions cap months before it was announced in late 2023, according to documents obtained through access-to-information. Correspondence and briefing materials from early to mid-2023 show that then deputy finance minister Michael Sabia sought guidance from his staff on “potential off-ramps” from the cap, presumably to allow the government a graceful exit from the policy..

OTTAWA — An Edmonton mayoral hopeful known for his own highly publicized brush with the law says he wants cities to lead the charge for tougher federal bail laws. Rahim Jaffer, who’ll be standing as an independent in next month’s civic election, said that the Liberal government’s loosening of bail rules has made recidivism a growing problem in Edmonton. “We’ve seen police in particular find it very hard to do their jobs when they’re having to deal day in, day out with the same handful of repeat offenders, who keep ending up back on the street,” said Jaffer.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has raised some eyebrows after singing the praises of rural Alberta slaughterhouse accused of exploiting TFWs

OTTAWA — Alberta’s Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says she’s not worried about national reaction to the province’s new policy of making most residents pay out-of-pocket for COVID shots.  In fact, she expects other jurisdictions to eventually follow in Alberta’s footsteps, after Ottawa made provinces and territories responsible for buying their own vaccines earlier this year. “I know that other provinces are looking at what Alberta’s doing because we’ve all seen wastage,” LaGrange told the National Post in an interview on Monday.

Efforts by an activist group to swamp the byelection ballot where Poilievre is trying to win a seat are angering legitimate candidates

Canada's contentious supply management system could face a major challenge from within after Alberta Premier Danielle Smith opened the door.

Her comments came after one of the attendees, Lee Eddy, a resident of Red Deer County, said earlier in the evening that pulling out of the system would be one way for Alberta to grab the attention of Laurentian power brokers. The town hall was being held as part of Smith’s Alberta Next panel, struck to consider tactics for enhancing Alberta’s sovereignty. Source link

Rempel Garner said the downplaying of "rare but serious" side effects spurred broader vaccine hesitancy, including for measles.

OTTAWA — Bonnie Critchley is used to breaking the mould. A trailblazer in uniform, Critchley was just 17 years old when she became the second woman ever to serve as an armoured crewman in her unit. She and reservist dad Steve later made history as the first father–daughter gunnery crew in the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps. She’s now looking to take out Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in one of the safest Conservative ridings in Canada, running as an independent in the upcoming Battle River—Crowfoot byelection.