8 h. ago OIL PIPELINE TO WEST COAST?: Danielle Smith’s deadline for Carney has passed

WATCH: Sun columnist Jay Goldberg on why Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to get moving with the major nation building projects Canada needs. What do YOU think? Tell us your thoughts in the comment section below or send us a Letter to the Editor for possible publication to torsun.editor@sunmedia.ca.  Letters must be 250 words or […]

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3 d. ago Bell: Danielle Smith can smell victory for Alberta and the oilpatch

Could there be peace between Alberta and the Liberal government in Ottawa? Premier Danielle Smith says Yes

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4 d. ago Bell: Alberta gets diddly squat from Carney, Danielle Smith soldiers on

Pipelines? Ditching anti-Alberta and anti-oilpatch federal laws? Carney lets Albertans stew in our own outrage

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4 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Smith sticks to ‘sensitive negotiations’ with Carney on major projects

I don’t know what Prime Minister Mark Carney is telling Premier Danielle Smith about pipelines, but it must be damned convincing. On Thursday at Terrace, B.C., near Prince Rupert, Carney announced another five “nation-building” projects his government will fast-track. And just like with the first five, there is no pipeline and no major project in […]

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4 d. ago Alberta premier supportive of new major projects, says pipeline negotiation ongoing

Not amongst the second batch of key major projects was a bitumen pipeline Alberta has been advocating for, but Danielle Smith says negotiations with Ottawa are ongoing.

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5 d. ago Alberta remains focused on Ottawa deal as pipeline proves elusive

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said her government has been in the midst of what she describes as "sensitive negotiations" with federal counterparts.

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9 d. ago Bell: Premier Smith weighs in on higher speed limits for Alberta's big highways

Premier Danielle Smith shows she is a strong backer of raising the speed limit on the big highways in Alberta

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1 week ago Carney tells business crowd a new pipeline project is ‘going to happen’

Prime Minister Mark Carney signalled support for a new Alberta pipeline, telling a Bay Street audience “it’s going to happen,” as talks with Premier Danielle Smith continue.

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1 week ago Premier Danielle Smith says courts should be more 'constrained' in making decisions

Lawyer says Smith's comment has 'authoritarian flavour'

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1 week ago Friday's letters: Teachers shouldn't decide government policy

Congratulations to Premier Danielle Smith and the UCP for having the courage to end the senseless strike. Teachers’ demands are unreasonable and they have no right to dictate how the education system should be managed. There are no business organizations or enterprises where the employees tell the management how the business is to be managed. […]

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1 week ago Bell: Danielle Smith UCP wants to hike speed limits on Alberta divided highways

The latest Danielle Smith government move. Higher speed limits on divided highways

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1 week ago Nelson: Premier Smith fiddles with licence plates as Liberals burn Alberta

She gave the Liberals the benefit of our doubts and now is in the unenviable position of trailing NDP boss Naheed Nenshi in recent polls

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1 week ago Alberta awaits more details on federal budget ahead of Grey Cup pipeline deadline

'Although we remain hopeful of reaching a positive outcome, because we are in the midst of sensitive negotiations with the federal government, we do not wish to comment further at this time,' Premier Danielle Smith said in a statement.

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1 week ago No changes coming ‘at the moment’ for Alberta’s recall legislation: Danielle Smith

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's concerned such petition drives aren't using the recall legislation in good faith but instead, are trying to overthrow her government.

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1 week ago Varcoe: 'All working toward a Grey Cup target' — Alberta premier hopes for deal soon with feds on major energy projects

Smith says her government is working to reach an understanding with the Carney government to make progress on key energy issues

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2 w. ago Bell: It's time Premier Danielle Smith comes home and takes charge

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith must make her presence felt — in Alberta

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2 w. ago Bell: Unions declare war on Danielle Smith thinking the premier is weak

A general strike in Alberta? The union argy-bargy is not about the teachers, it's about seeing Premier Danielle Smith as weak

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2 w. ago Bell: After teacher strike a slumping Danielle Smith faces a war with unions

A general strike in Alberta? The union outrage is not just about the teachers, it's about going after Danielle Smith slumping in the polls

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2 w. ago Alberta premier calls on Ottawa to use notwithstanding clause over child porn

Danielle Smith is calling on Ottawa to invoke the Charter's notwithstanding clause to overturn a Supreme Court ruling on child sexual abuse and exploitation materials.

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2 w. ago Kerry Sun: The teachers’ strike always belonged in the political realm. Sec. 33 is justified

Danielle Smith's use of the notwithstanding clause corrects Supreme Court overreach

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