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Browning Lake

Two paddleboarders found dead after Browning Lake tragedy in Squamish

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CUSMA carve-out remains as U.S. proposes new 10% forced-labour tariffs

Walid Tamtam

Walid Tamtam

1 hour ago

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Majority of Ontario’s first e-learning cohort did not complete requirement

Jeremy Borg

Jeremy Borg

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Ottawa moves to reverse CRTC streaming rules, announces $600 million backstop

Walid Tamtam

Walid Tamtam

1 hour ago

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Kyle Soloway

BREAKING: Alberta RCMP warn Red Deer County residents about high-risk child sex offender

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ALERT

Okotoks man charged after police uncover more than 500,000 child porn files

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Premier Eby calls Kerry-Lynne Findlay ‘MAGA regional manager’ without explanation

Alex Zoltan

Alex Zoltan

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During a Tuesday afternoon press conference, the British Columbia Premier referred to incoming Conservative Party of BC leader, Kerry-Lynne Findlay as a, “MAGA regional manager.”

Carney blames immigration cuts for Canada’s 'technical recession'

Alex Zoltan

Alex Zoltan

18 hours ago

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UCP-led committee appoints retired judge and former party donor to lead electoral boundaries redesign panel

Will Vasseur

Will Vasseur

19 hours ago

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Calgary police launch real-time translation feature to bridge language barriers

Alyson Fraser

Alyson Fraser

21 hours ago

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Police charge two 'Toronto men' after $3.5M counterfeit World Cup merchandise seizure

Jeremy Borg

Jeremy Borg

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Opinion

Students at Blue Quills Residential School, on the Saddle Lake Indian Reserve.

GIESBRECHT: Will the Senate send Chief Aaron Pete to jail for residential school ‘denialism’?

Brian Giesbrecht

3 hours ago

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Play in Globe Theatre, Little Red Warrior and his Lawyer

KELEMEN: Canada’s arts world has a diversity problem — everyone thinks alike

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5 hours ago

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Premier Danielle Smith and Minister of Hospital and Surgical Services of Alberta Adriana LeGrange in Calgary on June 1, 2026.

HANNAFORD: Danielle Smith is right — fix healthcare by fixing the incentives

Nigel Hannaford

21 hours ago

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Alberta and Quebec locking arms

DI CLEMENTE: Alberta submits independence legal briefs, while Quebec breaks the locks

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23 hours ago

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Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney signing the agreement in Calgary on May 15, 2026.

MACLEOD: The beginning of the end for Danielle Smith?

02 Jun 2026

5 min read

Pere Jacques Marquette, a 17th-century Jesuit missionary and explorer.

LYTLE: Bubble-wrapped world — how safety culture has destroyed our sense of adventure

02 Jun 2026

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Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs addresses the annual BC cabinet and First Nations leadership gathering in Vancouver, Nov. 4, 2025. On the stage from right: Premier David Eby, Assembly of First Nations regional chief Terry Teegee, and Cowichan hereditary Chief Shana Thomas of the First Nations Summit.

NEWELL: The untouchable elite — how chiefs, councils, and politicians built a system without accountability

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02 Jun 2026

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Andrew Coyne, a Canadian victim of Trump Derangement Syndrome

ZOLTAN: Western Standard story on English proficiency decried as ‘vile’ and ‘racist’

01 Jun 2026

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Watch

Ottawa detective Helen Grus

SPECIAL REPORT: Four and a half years — disciplinary tribunal for vaccine-sceptic Ottawa cop nears its end

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31 May 2026

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BC Conservatives Leadership Election

WATCH LIVE: BC Conservatives Leadership Election

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30 May 2026

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The world is sitting up and taking notice as the Alberta independence movement continues to pick up speed, with US-based conservative organization Turning Point USA (TPUSA) releasing a new documentary detailing Alberta’s frustrations with Ottawa.

'THIS IS ALBERTA': US conservative organization throws spotlight on independence movement

29 May 2026

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Blue Origin rocket explosion

WATCH: Blue Origin rocket explodes during test

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29 May 2026

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Business

World Cup

World Cup boom may bypass many Canadian small businesses despite strong local support

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02 Jun 2026

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The Alberta government is considering multiple potential pipeline routes through Northern British Columbia for its proposed crude oil pipeline to the West Coast.

Documents reveal Alberta’s pipeline route options to the BC coast

01 Jun 2026

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Trans Mountain CEO Mark Maki

Trans Mountain CEO says pipeline will hit capacity as company eyes major expansion

01 Jun 2026

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Saskatchewan Energy Minister Chris Beaudry (left) and Alberta Energy Minister Brian Jean at the Energy Roundtable in Calgary on May 28, 2026.

Alberta, Saskatchewan energy ministers rip Canada's rail and port infrastructure

28 May 2026

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South Bow will not be moving forward with a partial revival of the Keystone XL pipeline until it has concrete assurances a US presidential permit won’t be reversed by a future administration.

South Bow wary of reviving Keystone XL without stronger US permit guarantees

28 May 2026

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Features

Anthropic, Mythos

IN DEPTH: AI hacking tool not open to the public

23 May 2026

3 min read

Minister Tanya Fir in front of a backdrop picture of a music record.

A track forward for Alberta's music industry

10 May 2026

2 min read

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