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Alberta’s Smith says Crown corporation for natural gas unlikely after report leaked
11+ hour, 57+ min ago (217+ words) Alberta Premier Danielle Smith provides an update on teacher bargaining in Calgary, on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says it’s unlikely her government will launch a new Crown corporation to build out natural…...
Edmonton Elks return home looking to earn Labour Day sweep of Calgary Stampeders
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (488+ words) Edmonton Elks’ Justin Rankin (5) celebrates a touchdown against the Calgary Stampeders during first half CFL action in Edmonton, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson Toronto Argonauts running back Samuel Hicks (25) runs through the defence of Ottawa Redblacks defensive lineman…...
A private Indigenous-owned company wants funding from Quebec for a data centre in Cree community
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (249+ words) Robert Milot (centre), a former Quebec mayor, is representing the company behind a data centre slated to be built in a Quebec Cree community. An ex-mayor in Quebec who was convicted of fraudulent electoral maneuvers is now lobbying the provincial…...
A short history of welcome mats: how Alberta courted two types of newcomers on the grounds of demand and economic impact
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (1434+ words) Meta goes meta and takes a cartoonish look at itself in this AI image of a data centre on the prairie, generated by The Macleod Gazette in 2025 after the release of Alberta’s Data Centre Strategy: Powering the future of artificial…...
Alberta business leaders’ group urges voters to choose Canada in Oct. 19 referendum
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (484+ words) An advance polling station sign reflects the Calgary Tower in Calgary, Alta., Friday, April 12, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh EDMONTON - A group of Alberta business leaders is urging voters to choose Canada in next month’s secession referendum but admits it’s…...
Elks rally for third win in a row, down Stampeders 38-28 on Labour Day
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (762+ words) Edmonton Elks’ ShunDerrick Powell, left, holds off Calgary Stampeders’ Damon Webb during second half CFL action in Calgary, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh Edmonton Elks’ Kaion Julien-Grant, centre, is tackled by Calgary Stampeders’ Derrick Moncrief, left, and Marquel…...
Alberta Day draws a crowd
1+ week, 2+ day ago (274+ words) Parking spaces were hard to find last week at the Drayton Valley Museum’s Alberta Days celebration. Across the province, communities gathered between August 28 and September 1 to celebrate Alberta and its history. In Drayton Valley, the museum has been either hosting…...
From folk rock to fundamental research: Dupras leads Quebec science
1+ week, 2+ day ago (966+ words) Les Cowboys Frigants salute the crowd as the organization evacuate the Plains of Abraham because of foul weather, Thursday, July 13, 2023 at the Quebec Summer Festival in Quebec City. Lead singer Karl Tremblay, who later died from cancer later that year,…...
New report says Alberta’s proposed West Coast oil pipeline may not pay its way
1+ week, 4+ day ago (469+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announce a proposed pipeline from Alberta to the BC coast in Calgary on July 02, 2026. “If there’s a deficit, then we could say there’s a need for a pipeline to move these…...
Ontario breaks ground on longest stretch of proposed Ring of Fire road network
1+ week, 5+ day ago (223+ words) Ontario Premier Doug Ford looks over at Marten Falls First Nation Chief Bruce Achneepineskum during an announcement about the Ring of Fire at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto on Monday March 2, 2026.THE CANADIAN PRESS…...