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Alberta separatists getting organized — a unity challenge for Canada and Danielle Smith's party
Prominent conservative grassroots campaigners will ramp up push for provincial independence if Liberals win federally.
Carney pledges faster project reviews to make Canada 'energy superpower'
Liberal promise of a special office for impact assessments is similar to a pitch the Poilievre Conservatives made earlier this week.
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Alberta New Democrats for Carney? It's more complicated than that
Some provincial backers are going red, while many are staying with orange. The MLAs, however, have been told to keep quiet about their choices.
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'No democracy': Frustration with Conservatives as Calgary candidates appointed without contest
Ex-politicians and party activists spent a year or more organizing and selling memberships for nomination races in Calgary McKnight and Calgary Skyview. They never happened.
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At Florida gala, Danielle Smith tried to laugh off 51st state rhetoric. Here's what she said
At PragerU fundraiser, Alberta premier shied away from discussing Pierre Poilievre and Donald Trump, according to video CBC News obtained.
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Danielle Smith's fight against Trump tariffs takes her to right-wing non-profit PragerU gala
She'll be interviewed by the host of the conservative education group's podcast, who asked her last Canadian guest if Canada should be the 51st state (he said yes).
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When Danielle Smith tried explaining Poilievre to Americans, Canadians heard it too
Alberta's premier has given U.S. media outlets several reasons Trump should avoid tariffs. But her electoral rationale landed differently in Canada.
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How province kept rein on health contracting, despite what Danielle Smith says
CBC News has obtained documents that lay out extensive government influence over AHS contracts with private surgery clinics and more.
Ex-minister Guthrie on 'probation,' barred from UCP caucus meetings after quitting cabinet
The UCP MLA demanded the health minister's removal during the Alberta Health Services probe. A day after he left cabinet, he entered a 30-day caucus probation.
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On Day 1 of Trump's trade war, Danielle Smith held back her fire
The prime minister and other premiers addressed the public in angered and frustrated terms, and spoke of retaliation to Donald Trump's tariffs. Alberta's premier issued a written statement and went on U.S. business TV.