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Freeland says Liberal government respects Alberta electing Danielle Smith as premier

OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Liberal government respects the choice the people of Alberta have made at the ballot box. She made the comment on her way into the federal Lib...

May 30, 2023

In The News for May 30 : Alberta UCP wins majority government

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 30 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

May 30, 2023

'Crushing consequences': experts see growing risk as wildfires crash into communities

The fire department in Slave Lake, Alta., had a long-standing plan for tackling wildfire encroaching on the community, but in May 2011, flames from a nearby forest blewover suppression effortsand dest...

May 30, 2023

Lone tenant in a $400-a-month apartment could hold up major Montreal condo project

MONTREAL - As Carla White looks out the window of her yellow-and-pink, plant-filled apartment in the heart of downtown Montreal, she wonders where she's going to live next. "I look out there and say, ...

May 30, 2023

Municipality says early estimate is 200 homes or structures damaged in N.S. fire

HALIFAX - The Halifax Regional Municipality says preliminary estimates indicate approximately 200 homes or structures have been damaged by a wildfire that's been burning in suburban Halifax. The munic...

May 30, 2023

Journalist and politician: A look at Alberta Premier Danielle Smith

EDMONTON - The United Conservative Party has won a majority government in Alberta's provincial election and Danielle Smith has been re-elected premier. Here are some biographical details: Age: 52. Bor...

May 30, 2023

A look at Alberta elections and governments over the last two decades

EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservatives secured a majority government in Monday's provincial election. The Progressive Conservatives, one of the parties that merged to create the UCP, held power in ...

May 29, 2023

CP News Alert: NDP Leader Notley wins seat in Edmonton-Strathcona

EDMONTON - Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley has been re-elected as the legislature member for Edmonton-Strathcona. The Canadian Press

May 29, 2023

CP News Alert: Smith secures seat in Alberta legislature

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - Alberta United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith has been re-elected as the legislature member for Brooks-Medicine Hat. The Canadian Press

May 29, 2023

The Latest on the provincial election in Alberta

It's election day in Alberta with Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party fighting to win a second consecutive majority government, while Rachel Notley's NDP is trying to regain the government it l...

May 29, 2023