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Alberta premier promises to protect parents' rights during speech to UCP convention

Alberta premier promises to protect parents' rights during speech to UCP convention

CALGARY — Premier Danielle Smith, in a speech to her party delegates, promised to fight the feds and build Alberta, but got the loudest applause when she promised to keep parents in control of their child’s education.
Vast digital trove of recordings by Canadian literature greats nears completion

Vast digital trove of recordings by Canadian literature greats nears completion

EDMONTON — Jason Camlot was chatting with his new boss in the English department of Montreal's Concordia University in 1999 when he spotted a dusty cardboard box of 80 reel-to-reel tapes in a corner of the department head's office. He asked about it.
Alberta would need to negotiate international agreements if it quits CPP: Freeland

Alberta would need to negotiate international agreements if it quits CPP: Freeland

OTTAWA — Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says if Alberta were to quit the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Pension Plan it would require a "complex and multi-year process" of negotiating international social security agreements to deal with contributors who work ab
Pembina Pipeline needs Trans Mountain certainty before considering an offer: CEO

Pembina Pipeline needs Trans Mountain certainty before considering an offer: CEO

CALGARY — The CEO of Pembina Pipeline Corp. says the company needs more certainty over timing, regulations and costs related to the Trans Mountain expansion project before deciding whether to make an offer for an equity stake in the pipeline.
Ski resorts in the Canadian Rocky Mountains start to open for the winter season

Ski resorts in the Canadian Rocky Mountains start to open for the winter season

BANFF, Alta. — Ski season has started in Alberta as two resorts in the Canadian Rockies, west of Calgary, opened for skiers and snowboarders.
Enbridge to purchase U.S. renewable gas facilities for US$1.2 billion

Enbridge to purchase U.S. renewable gas facilities for US$1.2 billion

CALGARY — Canadian pipeline giant Enbridge Inc. has signed a deal to purchase seven existing renewable natural gas facilities in Texas and Arkansas for US$1.2 billion.
Trans Mountain Corp. issued stop-work order for environmental non-compliance

Trans Mountain Corp. issued stop-work order for environmental non-compliance

CALGARY — The company building the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has been issued a temporary stop-work order due to environmental non-compliance related to a wetland near Abbotsford, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
Roope Hintz scores a pair as Dallas Stars edge Edmonton Oilers 4-3

Roope Hintz scores a pair as Dallas Stars edge Edmonton Oilers 4-3

EDMONTON — The Dallas Stars needed to dig pretty deep to hang on for victory on Thursday night.
Calgary man found not criminally responsible for five stabbing deaths faces review

Calgary man found not criminally responsible for five stabbing deaths faces review

EDMONTON — A review board assessing the case of a man found not criminally responsible for killing five young people at a Calgary house party was told Thursday that granting him an absolute discharge could come with risks.
Alberta doctors 'trepidatious' about changes to already fragile health-care system

Alberta doctors 'trepidatious' about changes to already fragile health-care system

CALGARY — The new president of the Alberta Medical Association says doctors are apprehensive about expected changes to the province's health-care delivery system as they deal with ongoing pressures in clinics and hospitals. Dr.