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Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney accepts role in Calgary advising law firm
More than three months after stepping down as Alberta’s premier, Jason Kenney has landed a new role as a Calgary-based adviser in the law firm Bennett Jones. Kenney speaks in response to the results of the United Conservative Party leadership review in Calgary on May 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley
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UCP infighting roiling the central Alberta riding of key Jason Kenney loyalist
Party members applaud Alberta Premier Danielle Smith at the United Conservative Party AGM in Edmonton, on Saturday, October 22, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
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Danielle Smith appoints MLA as parliamentary secretary for civil liberties
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at a press conference after the Speech from the Throne in Edmonton, on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Albertans are being played for fools – by their own government
Gary Mason
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Alberta Independent MLA Thomas Dang pleads guilty to Health Information Act breach
Edmonton-Southwest NDP MLA Thomas Dang, 20, laughs along with his colleagues during an introductory meeting with all newly elected MLAs in Edmonton on Tuesday, May 12, 2015. An Alberta legislature member charged in a computer hacking investigation has pleaded guilty to a charge under the Health Information Act. Thomas Dang, who now sits as an Independent, entered the plea in provincial court Friday, a spokesman for Dang confirmed in a statement. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
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Incoming Alberta premier Danielle Smith to run in by-election in rural riding to win seat in legislature
Danielle Smith celebrates after being chosen as the new leader of the United Conservative Party and next Alberta premier in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Alberta United Conservatives to select successor to Jason Kenney
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 CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley
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Alberta UCP to pick Premier Jason Kenney’s successor after voting ends Thursday
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks in response to the results of the United Conservative Party leadership review in Calgary on May 18, 2022. Kenney received 51.4 per cent support from the party in the vote. UCP members pick a new leader Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley
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Alberta commits $20.8 million over the next four years to fight human trafficking
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Albertans could some day miss Jason Kenney, even if his current approval numbers spell a different story
Kelly Cryderman
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If Jason Kenney calls, think twice before answering
Gary Mason
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Jason Kenney, soon out as Alberta premier, pokes fun at himself in speech
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney answers questions during a press conference as premiers meet on the final day of the summer meeting of the Canada's Premiers at the Fairmont Empress in Victoria, B.C., on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney joins massive queue to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth
People walk across The Mall in front of the Victoria monument and Buckingham Palace as visitors from all over the world arrive to pay their respects to the Queen in London, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he joined a queue with hundreds of thousands of people to pay his respects to Queen Elizabeth, whose coffin is to lie in state until her funeral. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Danielle Smith faces renewed attacks in final Alberta UCP leadership debate
Candidates, left to right, Todd Loewen, Danielle Smith, Rajan Sawhney, Rebecca Schulz, Leela Aheer, Travis Toews, and Brian Jean, attend the United Conservative Party of Alberta leadership candidate's debate in Medicine Hat, Alta., on July 27, 2022. The party is set to hold its final leadership debate tonight as the campaign to replace Premier Jason Kenney moves into the homestretch. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Jason Kenney announces Tanya Fir as new jobs minister
Premier Jason Kenney says Tanya Fir will become the minister for jobs, economy and innovation and continue to serve as the associate minister of red tape reduction. Kenney shakes hands with Fir at a cabinet swearin-in Edmonton on Tuesday April 30, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Alliances shift to Danielle Smith in final days to sign up for UCP leadership vote
Candidates, left to right, Todd Loewen, Danielle Smith, Rajan Sawhney, Rebecca Schulz, Leela Aheer, Travis Toews, and Brian Jean, attend the United Conservative Party of Alberta leadership candidate's debate in Medicine Hat, Alta., Wednesday, July 27, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Jason Kenney needs to focus on ending the essay controversy
Kelly Cryderman
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Danielle Smith defends sovereignty plan, cancer remarks in UCP leadership debate
Technicians prepare the stage where United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney with address supporters Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, April 16, 2019. One of the candidates in Alberta's 2017 United Conservative leadership race has been hit with $70,000 in fines for breaking fundraising rules. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Alberta house leader doubts Danielle Smith’s proposed sovereignty bill would pass
Technicians prepare the stage where United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney with address supporters Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, April 16, 2019. One of the candidates in Alberta's 2017 United Conservative leadership race has been hit with $70,000 in fines for breaking fundraising rules. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Alberta’s top doctor warned UCP government about lifting COVID-19 restrictions, documents show
Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw provides a COVID-19 update in Edmonton, Friday, Sept. 3, 202. Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health says the province has now recorded four cases of monkeypox. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Jason Kenney flips pancakes at his last Premier’s Stampede Breakfast, designates Sept. 1 as Alberta Day
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney flips pancakes at the annual Premiers Stampede breakfast during the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, July 11, 2022. REUTERS/Todd Korol
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Alberta expands its support for Ukrainian refugees settling in the province
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks at the Rideau Club in Ottawa on Thursday, March 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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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
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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
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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
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Alberta cabinet minister Rajan Sawhney enters race for UCP leadership
Rajan Sawhney shakes hands with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney after being appointed minister of transportation during a cabinet shuffle a Government House in Edmonton on Thursday, July 8, 2021. Sawhney says she is running to replace Jason Kenney as United Conservative leader and Alberta premier. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Alberta orders independent review into ambulance response time to dog attack victim
A memorial, shown on June 8, 2022, in the back alley of a home in Calgary where an 86-year-old woman was attacked by dogs. She was taken to hospital and later died. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colette Derworiz
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Alberta First Nations want consultation, benefits from oilsands carbon storage plans
A dump truck works near the Syncrude oil sands extraction facility near the city of Fort McMurray, Alta., on June 1, 2014; THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Former Alberta finance minister Travis Toews calls for unity at campaign launch for UCP leadership
Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews delivers the 2021-22 budget in Edmonton on Feb. 25, 2021. Alberta is introducing rules that would make it easier for entrepreneurs to test products in the emerging field of cryptocurrencies and online banking. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Jason Kenney staying on as leader in interim is an act of power, ego and entitlement
Eileen Dooley
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Alberta MLA voted out of UCP caucus enters race for party leadership
Police keep watch over a body on the front steps of the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton, on Monday, December 2, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
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Alberta’s Kenney questions federal-B.C. drug decriminalization plan
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks at the Rideau Club in Ottawa on Thursday, March 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Travis Toews resigns as Alberta finance minister to run for UCP leadership
Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews delivers the 2021-22 budget in Edmonton on Feb. 25, 2021. Alberta is introducing rules that would make it easier for entrepreneurs to test products in the emerging field of cryptocurrencies and online banking. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews not ruling out run for UCP leadership
Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews delivers the 2021-22 budget in Edmonton on Feb. 25, 2021. Alberta is introducing rules that would make it easier for entrepreneurs to test products in the emerging field of cryptocurrencies and online banking. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Alberta cabinet ministers give range of answers on replacing Jason Kenney
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, left, says he will stay in the top job to maintain continuity and stability in government until a new United Conservative party leader is chosen, in Calgary, Alta., Friday, May 20, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Jason Kenney says he won’t run in upcoming party leadership race
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 chair of the United Conservative caucus says members have decided that Kenney should stay on until a new leader is chosen. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley