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Smith hopes MOU with Ottawa can be finalized in the 'next number of days"
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (552+ words) Posted May 8, 2026 10: 38 am. OTTAWA " Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday she hopes the memorandum of understanding between her province and the federal government can be completed soon because Albertans need to see that "Canada can work." Organizers behind a petition…...
Foreign actors producing more false content about Alberta separatism: report
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (295+ words) By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press Posted May 6, 2026 4: 03 pm. A report says foreign actors are increasingly generating articles, podcasts and social media posts riddled with disinformation about Alberta's separatist movement. The report from a team of researchers, published by the…...
Carney, Liberals say they're waiting on committee report to decide on MAID extension
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (637+ words) Posted May 6, 2026 11: 13 am. OTTAWA " Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday he won't take a position yet on whether people with only a mental illness should be able to access assisted dying. "I like to take informed positions and I'll wait…...
Alberta oil pipeline is 'more likely than not' Carney says
1+ week, 1+ day ago (563+ words) Posted May 1, 2026 4: 50 pm. OTTAWA " Prime Minister Mark Carney says a new oil pipeline out of Alberta is "more likely than not." In his first sit-down interview with The Canadian Press since becoming prime minister more than a year ago, Carney…...
Quebec premier feels bound by Labrador energy deal despite expiration date
1+ week, 1+ day ago (303+ words) Posted May 1, 2026 1: 44 pm. RIVI'RE-DU-LOUP " The premier of Quebec says she feels her province is still bound by a framework energy agreement signed with Newfoundland and Labrador. The tentative agreement was set to expire Thursday, and Christine Fr'chette says she is…...
'Who we are': Albertans remember Fort Mc Murray wildfire 10 years later
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1507+ words) By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press Posted May 1, 2026 4: 00 am. FORT MCMURRAY " Rob Rice says many residents of Fort Mc Murray, Alta. , still can't stand the smell of campfire. It reminds them of the treacherous drive a decade ago through a…...
Trump gives go-ahead to major new Canada-US oil pipeline
1+ week, 2+ day ago (649+ words) Posted April 30, 2026 5: 21 pm. The three-foot-wide (1 meter) Bridger Pipeline Expansion would carry up to 550, 000 barrels (87, 400 cubic meters) of oil a day from Canada through Montana and Wyoming, where it would link with another pipeline. The pipeline needs additional state and federal…...
Alberta's Smith lauds new major Canada-U. S. oil pipeline permit, citing advocacy
1+ week, 2+ day ago (634+ words) By Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press Posted April 30, 2026 6: 47 pm. EDMONTON " Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says a key approval for a cross-border oil pipeline project to deliver more of the province's crude to the United States is coming after years of…...
Archbishop of Toronto calls on Carney to stop extension of MAID for mental illness
1+ week, 2+ day ago (334+ words) Posted April 30, 2026 2: 39 pm. OTTAWA " The Archbishop of Toronto has written a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney appealing to his Catholic faith and urging him to "choose life and not death" when it comes to assisted dying. The letter, dated…...
Ontario proposes province-wide cellphone, social media ban on school properties
1+ week, 4+ day ago (446+ words) Temperatures will drop to below seasonal with some frost possible towards the end of the week. Meteorologist Natasha Ramsahai has your seven-day forecast. Three people were sent to hospital after a vehicle collision in Rexdale where a Toronto police cruiser…...