19 h. ago REAL ID checks are set to disrupt travel at airports across U.S.

U.S. travellers are facing additional complications from a new federal identification rule that threatens to snarl operations at the nation’s airports just ahead of the summer rush. Officials on Wednesday began enforcing a long-planned requirement that domestic passengers use what’s known as a REAL ID card, ending the longstanding practice of accepting standard driver’s licences […]

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56 h. ago Bell: Smith — separatists are loyal Albertans with 'justifiable feelings,' not traitors

'These Albertans are not traitors nor should they be treated as such,' says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, of those advocating Alberta get out of Canada

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56 h. ago Bell: Separation vote in 2026, Smith says Alberta separatists are not traitors

'These Albertans are not traitors nor should they be treated as such,' says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, of those advocating Alberta get out of Canada

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56 h. ago Bell: Smith sticks her neck out, says Alberta separatist feeling is justifiable

'These Albertans are not traitors nor should they be treated as such,' says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, of those advocating Alberta get out of Canada

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60 h. ago Smith repeats demands, creates 'Alberta Next' panel ahead of likely independence vote in 2026

"There is a large and growing number of Albertans that have lost hope in Alberta having a free and prosperous future as a part of Canada. Many of these Albertans are organizing petitions to trigger a citizen initiated referendum," Smith said

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5 d. ago Saturday's letters: Alberta should have backed winning party

Re. “Albertans seek ‘a fair deal’: expert,” May 1 Maybe Albertans should have taken Danielle Smith’s advice to Edmonton after the last provincial election: Edmonton should have voted for the party that would win. If we had followed that advice, we would have a Liberal majority in Alberta and would get a “fair deal.” The difference […]

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6 d. ago Alberta’s Smith says she doesn’t see ’an appetite’ for provincial pension plan

EDMONTON — The idea of Alberta opting out of the Canada Pension Plan isn’t going anywhere — at least for now. Premier Danielle Smith says she won’t be putting the creation of a provincial pension plan to a referendum any time soon. Smith says she doesn’t think Albertans have “an appetite” to pull out of […]

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6 d. ago Indigenous chiefs accuse Alberta Premier Danielle Smith of stoking separatism talk

Premier Danielle Smith has said it would be up to Albertans, not her government, to put the separation question on a ballot.

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7 d. ago Terry Glavin: Mark Carney owes Jagmeet Singh a massive thank you for NDP implosion

Trump may not have been as big a factor in Liberal win as pundits suggests

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8 d. ago Bell: Smith has her elbows up, tells Carney don't screw over Alberta — or else

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is not going away and Prime Minister Mark Carney will have to deal with her or the Alberta independence threat

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8 d. ago Conservatives maintain dominance in Calgary as Liberals win single seat

The Conservatives won all but one of Calgary's 11 electoral districts in Monday's federal election.

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8 d. ago Preston Manning to pursue western ‘assembly’ after Liberal win

Democratic forum would present paths to a new deal for the region, said ex-Reform party boss

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8 d. ago ‘Assembly’ will consider West’s options, including ‘independence

A democratic forum would present paths to a new deal for the region after the Liberal election victory, said the ex-Reform party boss

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8 d. ago Energy, environmental groups strike hopeful tone after Liberal federal election win

Groups representing Canada's energy industry and environmental advocates say they remain encouraged by what they heard from Liberal leader Mark Carney during the election campaign.

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8 d. ago Bloc Québécois leader says he won’t ‘threaten to overthrow the government anytime soon’

The country was still awaiting official results from Elections Canada when Blanchet spoke to the press in Montreal

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8 d. ago Smith says many Albertans frustrated by federal election, wants to ‘reset’ relationship with Ottawa

Premier Danielle Smith accused the federal Liberal government of having "overtly attacked" Alberta's economy over the past 10 years.

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8 d. ago What Canada’s election results mean for Canadians, Trump and U.S. tariffs

Canada’s Liberal Party, led by Mark Carney, is projected to win a federal election that played out against a tumultuous backdrop of President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threats. It was not immediately clear whether the Liberals would lead a minority or majority government as votes continued to be counted early Tuesday. Either way, […]

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8 d. ago Energy industry strikes hopeful tone after Liberal federal election win

CALGARY – The industry group representing Canada’s oil and gas service contractors has laid out its top priorities for the Liberal government in Ottawa, which held onto power in Monday’s federal election. The Canadian Association of Energy Contractors says both the Liberals and the Conservatives recognized the need to grow oil and gas development during […]

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8 d. ago David Rosenberg: Carney is a fresh face but faces old Liberal problems including a looming recession

It seemed unfathomable just four months ago to think the Liberal Party of Canada would win this election

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8 d. ago Ontario Premier Doug Ford congratulates Mark Carney on projected Liberal win

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is congratulating Mark Carney on his projected victory for the Liberals, and thanked both Pierre Pollievre and Jagmeet Singh for running in the election.

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