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Alberta’s economy is diversifying, but it still has some challenges to overcome
Janet Lane and David Finch
alberta
Bail decision reserved for fourth suspect accused of conspiracy in Alberta border blockade
Demonstrators protesting vaccine mandates and other pandemic restrictions gather as part of a truck convoy blocking the highway at the busy U.S. border crossing near Coutts, Alta.,on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. Four men charged with conspiracy to commit murder after arrests at the blockade are to return to court next month after more information is made available to their lawyers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
alberta
Calgary Stampede receives more than $10-million from Ottawa to aid recovery from COVID-19 pandemic
People enjoy the midway at the Calgary Stampede on July 10, 2021. Leah Hennel / Globe and Mail
canada
Alberta judge finds man guilty of manslaughter in death of one-year-old son
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british columbia
Western Canada: B.C. Premier John Horgan says he plans to step down in the fall
B.C. Premier John Horgan pauses while announcing he will not run in the next provincial election during a news conference in Vancouver, on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
report on business
Mark Carney says global recession risk is ‘uncomfortably high,’ but Canada likely to fare better than most other countries
Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of England speaks at a Bank of England Financial Stability Report Press Conference, in London on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019. Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney and historical author Stephen Bown have been named as co-winners of the National Business Book Award. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Kirsty Wigglesworth
alberta
Banff Sunshine Village to open to skiers, snowboarders and hikers on Canada Day
Pas de la Casa, Andorra, December 08 2019: Close-up on a ski rack at the terrace of a café boarding the ski slope of Grandvalira, the largest ski resort in the Pyrenees and southern Europe.
alberta
Swearing an oath to the Queen a violation of religious freedoms, prospective lawyer says in lawsuit
Prabjot Wirring, a prospective lawyer in Edmonton, is seen outside the Edmonton Law Courts in Edmonton, Alta. on Friday, June 24, 2022. He has filed a legal challenge against the provincial government and the Law Society of Alberta because swearing an oath to the Queen goes against his Sikh beliefs. Megan Albu / Globe and Mail
alberta
Rodeo group in Alberta apologizes for float that critics say was racist
british columbia
Western Canada: Warming weather in B.C. carries dark overtone of last year’s heat dome
A welcoming sign is seen on the door of the Hillcrest Community Centre where they can cool off during the extreme hot weather in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 30, 2021. - Inside one of Vancouver's 25 air-conditioned cooling centres on Wednesday, visitors quietly read books or worked on laptops as the death toll in Canada's British Columbia province rose into the hundreds from a record-smashing heat wave. "We've had heat waves before, but not to this extent," said Lou, who provided only her first name. "I'm shocked by how many deaths there have been." (Photo by Don MacKinnon / AFP) (Photo by DON MACKINNON/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel is not the climate spokesman the world needs
Kelly Cryderman
alberta
UCP leadership race points to Alberta autonomy remaining a key issue
Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith addresses party faithful at their annual meeting in Red Deer, Alta., Friday, Nov. 14, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
alberta
Alberta MLA charged and facing fines for breaching province’s Health Information Act
Edmonton-Southwest MLA Thomas Dang (centre) laughs along with his colleagues during an introductory meeting with all newly-elected MLAs in Edmonton on Tuesday, May 12, 2015. The Alberta RCMP Cybercrime Investigative Team said Friday it had laid charges against Dang for illegally attempting to access private information contained in the Alberta Health Services vaccine portal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
energy and resources
Imperial Oil joins E3 on pilot project to extract lithium in Alberta
FILE PHOTO: The Imperial Strathcona Refinery which produces petrochemicals is seen near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo
canada
Alberta health minister wants to reduce stress on health care after COVID-19
Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping gives an update in Edmonton on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. The Alberta government has approved a bid by the Enoch Cree Nation near Edmonton to build a private clinic to perform thousands of publicly covered hip and knee surgeries. Copping says the clinic is to be build by the middle of next year to reduce a backlog of orthopedic operations in and around the capital city. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Alberta UCP announces cost of living measures as provincial inflation rate rises
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and oilsands industry executives are in the U.S. capital as part of a fresh push to rehabilitate the public image of Canada’s fossil fuels. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks in Edmonton, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
report on business
Canadian National Railway making new investments in Ontario and Alberta
CN rail trains are shown at the CN MacMillan Yard in Vaughan, Ont., on Monday, June 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
british columbia
Western Canada: Rempel Garner gets green light to run for UCP leader as roster fills up
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, June 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
alberta
Alberta housing starts rebound to 2015 levels as surging oil prices fuel building boom
FILE PHOTO: Construction workers are seen alongside a crane as they build homes in Calgary, Alberta, May 31, 2010. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo
canada
Police looking for man wanted in Alberta, Newfoundland after he allegedly fled from officers
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
british columbia
Western Canada: Flood warnings and evacuation alerts in parts of B.C. as dissolving snowpacks fill rivers
A train passes the destruction in Lytton B.C. in early June seen from Highway 12 across the Fraser River. Nearly one year after a fire destroyed most of the village and one of the Lytton First Nation Reserves. June 6. 2022 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
opinion
UCP leadership race incites fresh enmity toward Ottawa
Gary Mason
cost of living
Pandemic learning gaps have parents digging deep to put their kids in private school
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sports
Vettel uses Canadian Grand Prix to protest oil sands
Formula One F1 - Canadian Grand Prix - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada - June 17, 2022 Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel talks to the media after practice REUTERS/Chris Helgren
obituary
Historian Hugh Dempsey’s deep connection to Indigenous people brought rigour to his work
Hugh Dempsey, right, as master of ceremonies at a retirement ceremony for Head Chief Jim Shot Both Sides of the Blood Reserve in 1980. During the occasions, Mr. Dempsey presented the Chief with the book, Red Crow, which chronicles the chief's great grandfather. Courtesy of the Family.
opinion
Women make up the most compelling candidates in the UCP leadership race
Kelly Cryderman
alberta
Alberta students excited for a more normal end to classes after COVID-19 disruptions
Students Isabel Wei, Kirsten Krochak and Paul Lifotra (left to right) walk the halls at Harry Ainlay High School in Edmonton on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
alberta
Alberta’s future depends on people embracing change, business council says
Heavy rainfall forecast for southern Alberta is prompting the city of Calgary to declare a local state of emergency, Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
canada
UCP co-founder Brian Jean officially launches campaign to win party leadership
Alberta MLA Brian Jean arrives at the United Conservative Party caucus in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, May 19, 2022. The co-founder of Alberta’s governing United Conservative Party has officially launched his campaign to become its next leader. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
canada
Notley says Alberta NDP has ‘fallen short’ on respect for staff, volunteers
Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley announces proposed new legislation to protect Alberta's mountains and watershed from coal mining at a news conference in Calgary, Alta., Monday, March 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
alberta
Rainfall warnings lifted in Alberta as system moves to northern Saskatchewan
Workers install a temporary berm along Memorial Drive as heavy rainfall forecast for southern Alberta is prompting the city of Calgary to declare a local state of emergency, in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
british columbia
Western Canada: Torrential rain prompts flood fears in Calgary, nine years after disaster
City workers begin work constructing a flood berm across Memorial Drive in the Sunnyside district in Calgary on 14 June 2022. Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek declared a state of emergency as a precautionary measure in the city in response to heavy rainfall.
alberta
Calgary, other communities prepare for potential flooding along rain-swollen rivers
City workers begin work constructing a flood berm across Memorial Drive in the Sunnyside district in Calgary on 14 June 2022. Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek declared a state of emergency as a precautionary measure in the city in response to heavy rainfall.
alberta
Alberta UCP announces rules for leadership contest to be held Oct. 6
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks in response to the results of the United Conservative Party leadership review in Calgary on Wednesday May 18, 2022. The first United Conservative backbencher to publicly call for Premier Jason Kenney to quit is now running to replace him as party leader and premier. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley
canada
Alberta drops remaining COVID restrictions as it says new case numbers keep falling
Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping gives an update in Edmonton on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. The Alberta government has approved a bid by the Enoch Cree Nation near Edmonton to build a private clinic to perform thousands of publicly covered hip and knee surgeries. Copping says the clinic is to be build by the middle of next year to reduce a backlog of orthopedic operations in and around the capital city. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
alberta
Setting of trial dates for four men charged in Alberta border blockade case delayed a month
Demonstrators against a COVID-19 vaccine mandate leave in a truck convoy after blocking the highway at the busy U.S. border crossing near Coutts, Alta., on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. Setting of trial dates for four men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at the protest in southern Alberta has been delayed another month after one of the accused fired his lawyer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh