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Up close: The three contenders for the United Conservative Party leadership
The voting to select the leader of Alberta’s newest political party starts Thursday. Here is a snapshot of the three men on the UCP ballot: Brian Jean Age: 54 Occupation: Lawyer, business owner....
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UCP leadership vote LIVE: Kenney wins UCP leadership
Jason Kenney will be the first leader of the United Conservative Party he shepherded to life. The former federal cabinet minister won on the first ballot with 61.1 per cent of the vote, compared to...
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Alberta kids earn their way to WE Day with local and global contributions
Junior high students Krish Shah and Saakshi Arvikar will never forget that terrifying spring day in Fort McMurray, when massive fires forced as many as 90,000 people to flee the area. It was May 2016...
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'Be a partner': First Nations buy stake in Suncor project in historic deal
After sealing what was touted as the largest business investment by First Nations in Canada, an Alberta chief challenged other large corporations to strike similar, lucrative deals with Indigenous...
View ArticleVarcoe: Welcome to the oilsands, Mr. Trudeau. Now, about that pipeline
Moving from the frying pan to the fire, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to the centre of the oilsands Friday, fresh off a trip to British Columbia, ground zero for Canada’s anti-pipeline movement....
View ArticleVarcoe: As Trudeau tours oilsands, CEO unloads on carbon tax and other obstacles
A few hours before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau toured Canada’s newest oilsands mine, the head of Athabasca Oil Corp. took centre stage at Calgary’s Metropolitan Conference Centre. At the annual...
View ArticleFamily hopes for justice as company charged in death of Moncton welder
Jamie Lee Paris was like a lot of east coasters who come west — looking for steady work. Once he arrived in Fort McMurray from Moncton, N.B., Paris didn’t have a hard time finding what he was looking...
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Braid: UCP wins bring Kenney closer to government
The new Alberta is taking shape. In Ontario. Premier Doug Ford’s early actions are a template for what United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney will do if he wins the Alberta election next year....
View ArticleVarcoe: Right goal, wrong plan to put moratorium on oilsands camps near Fort...
With the oil price crash and the Fort McMurray wildfires, residents and the business community in the Wood Buffalo region have endured their share of turmoil in recent years and bounced back. Read More
View ArticleDeceased man found near Fort McMurray identified as a Calgarian
Wood Buffalo RCMP have identified Mahmudul Hasan Chowdhury, 26, of Calgary as the deceased man found near Tower Road earlier this week. Read More
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