11 h. ago Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says politician recall legislation being misused

Kenney served as Alberta's premier from 2019 before stepping down in 2022. He also served as a cabinet minister in former prime minster Stephen Harper’s government.

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20 h. ago Bell: Alberta separatists, Danielle Smith gives you a break — we'll see what you do with it

Premier Danielle Smith makes things plain. It's up to Alberta separatists to show their cause is as popular as they say it is

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20 h. ago Bell: Danielle Smith gives Alberta separatists a break — we'll see what they do with it

Premier Danielle Smith makes things plain. It's up to Alberta separatists to show their cause is as popular as they say it is

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33 h. ago Nelson: Danielle Smith cements her place in Alberta political history

Credit to Alberta’s premier: she refused to throw in the towel

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46 h. ago Alberta Premier Danielle Smith latest target of an MLA recall campaign

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, the MLA for the riding of Brooks-Medicine Hat, appears to be the latest UCP MLA in the province to face a recall campaign

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46 h. ago Letters: Will Premier Smith reverse Alberta’s recall legislation?

What should the old Royal Alberta Museum site be used for? Vote in our daily poll! In 1937, William Aberhart faced a recall push, as his riding had collected enough signatures to force a byelection. He had come up with the magic percentage number that these voters had achieved in collecting signatures. To save the […]

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51 h. ago Elections Alberta has approved recall petition for Premier Danielle Smith, say organizers

Organizers of a recall petition for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Wednesday that Elections Alberta has formally approved the petition.

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51 h. ago Elections Alberta approves recall petition for Premier Danielle Smith, say organizers

Organizers of a recall petition for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Wednesday that Elections Alberta has formally approved the petition.

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57 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Canada faces massive internal roadblocks to pipeline, 'nation

Want to know why nothing of significance ever gets built in this country? Consider the allegations levelled by NDP leadership contender Avi Lewis against pipelines, mines and other “nation-building projects” proposed by Prime Minister Mark Carney and others such as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. At his party’s French-language leadership debate last week, Lewis insisted the […]

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57 h. ago Opinion: UCP AGM exposed a party moving away from most Albertans

What should have been a celebratory moment for Premier Danielle Smith at her party’s annual general meeting last weekend became something far more revealing — and troubling — about the direction the UCP is determined to take Alberta. Just days before the AGM, the premier signed a memorandum of understanding with the federal government to […]

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3 d. ago Bell: Danielle Smith warns 'lowlife criminals' — is her warning real or is it big hat, no cattle?

On Tuesday Alberta finds out if Premier Smith was for real when she warned lowlife criminals they could face a bullet if they break into someone's home

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3 d. ago Alberta government to detail plan to fight federal gun buyback program

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says more details are expected today on her government's proposed plan to fight Ottawa's gun buyback program.

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3 d. ago Alberta’s Smith only has herself to blame for recall petitions: Labour leader

The president of the Alberta Federation of Labour says Premier Danielle Smith only has herself to blame for the surge in the number of UCP MLAs facing recall petitions.

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6 d. ago Lorne Gunter: MOU's hurdles make chances of a new pipeline to Pacific coast slim

The resignation of Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet (but not the Liberal caucus) on Thursday, after Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to build an oil and bitumen pipeline to the Pacific coast, has made the agreement look like a bigger win for Alberta […]

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6 d. ago Pipeline deal with Ottawa met with boos at Alberta UCP convention

Delegates at the UCP AGM reacted with boos when Alberta Premier Danielle Smith asked if they were more confident in Canada following this week's pipeline MOU signing with Ottawa.

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8 d. ago LILLEY: Carney–Smith deal marks major shift on Alberta energy and pipeline growth

MOU announced on Thursday gives Alberta much of what Premier Smith has been seeking on energy and regulation.

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8 d. ago WATCH: Alberta and Canada agree on new vision for oil pipelines

WATCH: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith describes a new and optimistic future for the province’s energy sector after an agreement with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government. 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 […]

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8 d. ago B.C. premier to speak live following pipeline MOU signed by Ottawa, Alberta

The West Coast Oil Tanker Ban came into effect in 2019 and prohibits tankers from carrying more than 12,500 metric tonnes of crude oil along the northern coast of B.C.

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8 d. ago Read the full text of the MOU that Canada and Alberta just signed to pave way for a pipeline

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the energy sector and pipelines

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9 d. ago Braid: With tanker ban on the table, it's B.C. Premier Eby's turn to gripe about Ottawa

Eby sounds almost like an Alberta premier during the Trudeau regime, when Ottawa systematically piled up laws that stifled the province’s economy

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