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Alberta’s Smith says Crown corporation for natural gas unlikely after report leaked
11+ hour, 59+ 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…...
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…...
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…...
Gentler tone takes over at virtual data centre town hall involving Alberta premier
2+ week, 1+ day ago (448+ words) Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks about a referendum question she’s tabled regarding Alberta’s place in Canada on May 21, 2026. Government of Alberta/Youtube A much gentler, inquisitive tone informed a town hall on Thursday night on AI data centres in Alberta....
We Need to Start Drumming Our Drum: The growing role of Alberta’s Friendship Centre Movement
2+ week, 1+ day ago (955+ words) (ANNews) – For more than 70 years, Friendship Centres have been a vital part of Indigenous community life across Canada. What began as a grassroots response to the challenges Indigenous people faced while moving into urban communities has grown into a network…...
Alberta minister faces more fury at second town hall on AI data centres
3+ week, 1+ day ago (615+ words) REDWATER - Alberta’s technology minister faced yet another firing line of fury at the government’s second town hall hearing from residents over its plan for artificial intelligence data centres. Nate Glubish was peppered with profanity from audience members at the Thursday…...
Albertans Flying Blind On Immigration Ahead Of Oct.19 Referendum
3+ week, 3+ day ago (736+ words) Screenshot of the Government of Alberta’s official referendum website, promoting a video on immigration policy ahead of the province’s Oct. 19, 2026 referendum vote. In a written response to a New Canadian Media inquiry, Elections Alberta said the questions in the referendum…...
Trump boasts Keystone XL as trade talk win. It’s not clear it was ever off the table.
3+ week, 3+ day ago (838+ words) Pipes intended for construction of the Keystone XL pipeline are shown in Gascoyne, N.D. on Wednesday April 22, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alex Panetta Opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline demonstrate on the Dodge Street pedestrian bridge during rush hour in Omaha, Neb.,…...
A look back at the Keystone XL pipeline drama as Trump touts its potential revival
3+ week, 3+ day ago (442+ words) CALGARY - The latest volley of U.S. tariffs targeting Canada are temporarily on hold, and social media postings from U.S. President Donald Trump suggest a revival of the defunct Keystone XL pipeline is factoring into ongoing negotiations. Trump posted Tuesday night on his…...