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Letters to The Province: As a Canadian, I feel compelled to call out Alberta premier’s opportunistic bluster
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith invites Americans to pause tariffs to enable her fellow-Albertan, Pierre Poilievre. At the same time pitching sovereignty, which in reality is a bid for secession. There’s just no other way to square her continually disruptive political rhetoric about "Alberta First". Read More
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Scott Lear: Loss of 50-metre pool part of Vancouver park board's trend of reducing aquatic facilities
The Vancouver park board’s refusal to renew the 50-metre pool at the Vancouver Aquatics Centre (VAC) is a continuing trend of reducing aquatic facilities throughout the city. This occurs at a time when the population is booming, physical activity levels are at historic lows and mental illnesses are increasing. Read More
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Slow your roll, there’s no woes for the Canadian women’s soccer team
The last time the Canadian women’s soccer team wore their Maple Leaf crests on B.C. Place’s turf, it was a party. A bittersweet one, but a party nonetheless. Read More
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Canucks numbers: How the playoff hopes evaporated
On New Year's Day, most of the models that project NHL playoff odds said the Vancouver Canucks had a two-in-three chance of finishing the regular season as a Stanley Cup playoff team, give or take. Read More
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Braid: Smith's tariff victory cry alarms Conservatives as Ontario car sector gets pounded
Premier Danielle Smith is criticized from the outskirts of her Conservative camp for declaring that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff war on Canada is virtually over. Read More
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Saskatchewan government says cutting ties with U.S. companies presents 'challenges'
As the Saskatchewan government looks to buy local wherever possible in response to tariffs, the province also cautions it's not always that simple. Read More
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Break and enter charges withdrawn against owner of Edmonton apartment building where security guard was killed
Prosecutors have dropped a pair of charges against the owner of a problem-plagued Edmonton apartment building where a security guard was killed last year. Read More
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'(People) to kill': Disturbing writings, sketches found in accused killer's backpack, jury hears
The man accused of fatally stabbing a Calgary woman in the city’s Beltline three years ago is also alleged to have carried notebooks filled with disturbing handwritten notes and sketches the morning of the attack, a jury heard Thursday. Read More
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Roster 'nuances' part of 2025 Cavalry: The skinny on Calgary's CPL soccer squad
Cavalry FC went into the off-season with an if-it-ain’t-broke, don’t-fix-it attitude towards its soccer roster. Read More
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'Uncertain, unheard, and unrepresented': Staff survey highlights discontent within AHS
Employees at Alberta Health Services (AHS) are increasingly feeling disregarded, ignored, and disengaged from their jobs, according to the results of the agency’s 2024 staff survey. Read More
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Historic downtown Calgary fire hall will become arts/culture hub
Local artists and studios on the lookout for new opportunities in downtown Calgary may soon find what they're looking for at the historic Fire Hall No. 1 and North-West Travellers building in the downtown. Read More
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Federal election fact check: Liberals say that under Conservatives, nothing could be built
Liberal Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said this week that a Pierre Poilievre Conservative government will take the country back to a time when nothing could get built. Read More
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'It's terrible': Sunterra Market customers fear grocer's potential closure
Choosing local may get more challenging for Alberta shoppers, after Sunterra Market filed for bankruptcy protection in late March. Read More
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Pregnant woman injured when rock smashes through Tesla windshield: VPD
Vancouver police are investigating after a woman was injured by a large rock that smashed into the window of a Tesla she was riding in. Read More
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Albertans recycle more cans and bottles than other Canadians
Albertans may be among the heaviest drinkers in the country, but they also care about their containers, according to the latest research. Read More
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'For the what-ifs': Business owner relieved city to consider shelter relief fund
Dan Turgeon says the City of Regina has taken a positive step with its decision to at least consider offering financial support to businesses in the Heritage neighbourhood that are located near a new emergency shelter. Read More
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ASIRT investigating death of man who became unresponsive in Lethbridge Police vehicle
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating the death of a 59-year-old man who went into medical distress after being placed in a Lethbridge police vehicle and then died in hospital over a week later. Read More
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Impaired driving charges laid in deadly crash east of Edmonton: RCMP
A man is facing multiple impaired driving-related charges after a two-vehicle collision east of Edmonton last September. Read More
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Football Sask receives 1,000 helmets from Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation
At Mosaic Stadium last year, fans attending Saskatchewan Roughriders games purchased $3.6 million dollars in 50/50 draw tickets. Read More
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Why Alberta can't resist fighting Ottawa over jurisdiction
"I don't want to kill you. What would I do without you? Go back to ripping off mob dealers? No. No. No. No, you complete me." Read More
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