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EXCLUSIVE POLL: Kenney edges Nenshi, Carney as pick for anti-Alberta independence spokesperson

KAPLAN: Where's the beef? Smith's 'government-by-referenda' is a cop-out as Alberta drowns in red ink

FLETCHER: BC taxpayers may hope this is the last NDP budget

JOHNSON: A letter to Canadians, Christians, and the Crown

PINDER: Escaping Trudeau’s ‘lost decade’ — why Western self-determination is the only cure for Ottawa’s toxic elitism

Smith to form committee to assess next steps for the Forever Canada petition

News

Federal clean energy program for First Nations costs $9,000 per person as diesel reliance persists in the Arctic

Alberta to spend $61 million on new Calgary drug preparation centre to boost hospital medication access

CRA to shift audits toward major multinationals with offshore accounts in compliance overhaul

Audit finds National Defence spent $280 million on transport contractors due to vehicle shortages

Alberta to spend $3 million expanding addiction recovery supports on campuses

Smith to form committee to assess next steps for the Forever Canada petition

EXCLUSIVE POLL: Kenney edges Nenshi, Carney as pick for anti-Alberta independence spokesperson

Air refugee claims plunge 73% after Mexico visa reinstated, foreign student caps tightened

Over 1.2 million federal cheques went uncashed in 2024 costing taxpayers $609 million

EXCLUSIVE: Poll shows majority of BC Conservative members 'fear' party could become BC Liberals 2.0

WATCH: Federal infrastructure minister vows to 'keep advocating' for SkyTrain to UBC

Opinion

JOHNSON: A letter to Canadians, Christians, and the Crown

PINDER: Escaping Trudeau’s ‘lost decade’ — why Western self-determination is the only cure for Ottawa’s toxic elitism

KAPLAN: Where's the beef? Smith's 'government-by-referenda' is a cop-out as Alberta drowns in red ink

FLETCHER: BC taxpayers may hope this is the last NDP budget

HANNAFORD: The Carney illusion — how the Liberals are winning Alberta by doing nothing

MACLEOD: Why an Alberta ‘Yes’ vote is a masterclass in political leverage, not chaos

WATCH LIVE: Smith’s big referendum gambit

SLOBODIAN: 'If that means millions go, then millions go’ — the British MP declaring war on mass immigration, woke ideology, and radical Islam

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WATCH LIVE: Smith’s big referendum gambit

HANNAFORD: Carney comes a-courting Alberta but it's all flirt, no commitment

WATCH LIVE: Premier Danielle Smith to deliver special address to Albertans

WATCH LIVE: The Federal Conservatives are losing Alberta

Business

CRA to shift audits toward major multinationals with offshore accounts in compliance overhaul

Air Canada says French-language fines unfair as new rules loom

Alberta announces $28 million for energy innovation and emissions reduction projects

Enbridge CEO says company won't fund proposed Alberta-BC pipeline

Hodgson puts LNG at heart of Canada’s energy ambition during Calgary event

Features

Take a break from hard news: Least affordable and most affordable homes in North America

The delicate balancing act of handling Alberta's grizzly population