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The $600M cost of Danielle Smith’s carbon deal with Ottawa

16 May 2026 at 11:00
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on Friday was quick to tout the potential economic benefits of her latest pipeline deal with Prime Minister Mark Carney. Beneath those headline claims, however, is a much less visible $600-million cost. Read More

What’s the beef? Why prices for everything from sirloins to ground beef won’t likely come down anytime soon

15 May 2026 at 10:00
With summer around the corner, Canadian consumers are being asked to fork out a small fortune for every slab of beef they throw on the grill. Read More

Danielle Smith vows to appeal Alberta court decision overruling separatist petition

13 May 2026 at 21:47
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said her government would appeal a court ruling on Wednesday that struck down the approval of an independence petition that could have forced a separation vote in the province. Read More

Why Canada needs to start taking Alberta’s separatist movement seriously

9 May 2026 at 11:00
In 1904, as part of Canada’s campaign to populate the prairies, then-premier of the Northwest Territories Sir Frederick Haultain proposed establishing a new western province called Buffalo, comprising all of modern day Alberta and Saskatchewan. Read More

Data breach investigation ensnares Alberta separatist movement as independence petition hits deadline

5 May 2026 at 10:00
A suspected data breach has dealt a credibility blow to Alberta separatists, underscoring the lack of designated leadership behind the grassroots movement and causing a rare rupture between the various organizations and social media groups that support it. Read More

Can Carney reduce Canada’s U.S. trade dependence? 50 years of history says ‘no’

29 April 2026 at 10:00
Federal governments have for decades failed to reduce Canada's dependence on U.S. trade, according to a new report, suggesting that Prime Minister Mark Carney faces an overwhelmingly steep climb in his effort to pivot the country away from its southern neighbour. Read More

Labour unions were major third-party advertisers behind Alberta’s anti-separatist petition

27 April 2026 at 21:06
Two of Alberta’s biggest unions advertised in favour of a petition to keep the province in Canada, with the labour groups spending more than 40 times those of the organizations who backed Alberta’s pro-separatist effort, according to a provincial public registry. Read More
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