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Coal in Alberta: Neither public outrage nor waning global demand seem to matter to Danielle Smith

“We heard you, Albertans.” With those words, Alberta Energy Minister Brian Jean put coal mining in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains back on the table last December. Common sense might suggest Jean meant that Albertans are in favour of resuscitating metallurgical coal mining there, but that’s not the case.

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Danielle Smith’s subservient Florida trip flouts the Team Canada approach to fighting Trump

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is facing fierce criticism for using taxpayer money to meet American far-right pundit Ben Shapiro in Florida as part of a recent fundraiser for conservative think tank PragerU.

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‘Trump effect’: How US tariffs, ’51st state’ threats are shaking up Canada

Canadian politicians are trying to tap into growing nationalist sentiment amid US President Donald Trump’s threats.

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Donald Trump’s tariff wallop demonstrates the brute power of an imperial presidency

As promised, United States President Donald Trump has imposed punishing tariffs on all exports from Canada and Mexico, leading to retaliatory tariffs from Canada.

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Alberta Premier Open To Reopening Keystone Pipeline With Trump

Premier Danielle Smith of Alberta explores reopening Keystone XL pipeline with potential benefits for job creation, economic impact, and reduced energy costs.

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‘A small act of patriotism’: Canada’s anti-Maga hats go viral

Ontario premier’s ‘Canada is not for sale’ cap emerges as an unlikely expression of unity amid Trumpian threats

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Why Alberta’s Danielle Smith is rejecting the Team Canada approach to Trump’s tariff threats

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith finds herself at the centre of controversy because of her refusal to be part of a “Team Canada” approach to Donald Trump’s tariff threats.

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Canada considering drastic measures that could impact your pocketbook if Trump makes good on tariffs vow

After meeting with provincial and territorial premiers, outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, ‘everything is on the table’

The Independent UK

Requiem for Canada? Regional tensions, changing demographics may fuel Trump’s annexation hopes

Donald Trump’s repeated taunts about Canada becoming the 51st American state carry more weight than his usual rhetorical grenades, causing chaos among Canada’s political leaders.

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Canada’s provincial leaders in disarray over response to Trump tariff threats

Responses range from conciliation to retaliation, including cutting off electricity and halting the purchase of US liquor

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Trump's Inauguration Won't Change the Fact That People Dislike High Gas Prices

The incoming administration is grappling with uncomfortable political consequences of the tariffs Trump wants to impose.

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Alberta’s premier says she won't support a move to stop energy shipments to US as tariff retaliation

The premier of Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta says she would not support any move to stop energy shipments to the United States as a way to combat U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s threats to impose 25% tariffs on Canadian products

The Independent UK

Alberta Premier And President-Elect Trump Discuss U.S.-Canadian Energy Relationship

Alberta Premier Smith and Ontario Premier Ford engage with Trump administration to protect Canadian interests amidst uncertainties in U.S.-Canadian relations.

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Alberta's premier says Americans will pay a lot more for gas if Trump applies 25% tariffs on Canada

The premier of Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta says Americans will pay a lot more for gas if President-elect Donald Trump imposes a 25% tariff on all Canadian products

International Business Times

Canada's Trudeau Battles To Hold On After Deputy PM Resigns

The bombshell resignation of Canada's deputy prime minister is spurring new calls for the resignation of Justin Trudeau, whose rock-bottom popularity is plummeting further amid opposition attacks and US President-elect Donald Trump's tariff threats.

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Danielle Smith’s Bizarre Bid to Legitimize Homeopathy

Alberta’s war on evidence-based medicine

The Conversation

Alberta’s proposed Fairness and Safety in Sport Act is anything but fair

The Alberta government, led by Premier Danielle Smith, recently tabled three bills that, if passed, could restrict the rights of transgender people in the province. These proposed policies are not only anti-trans but anti-evidence.

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Trudeau calls emergency meeting over Trump’s Canada tariff threat

US president-elect posted on social media about plan to impose 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada over immigration

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Danielle Smith’s new policies make all Albertan youth unsafe

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government recently tabled three bills targeting trans youth’s education, health care and sports participation. If passed, these ill-considered bills — the Education Amendment Act, the Health Statutes Amendment Act and the Fairness and Safety in Sport Act — could make all Albertan youth unsafe.

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Alberta’s impending anti-2SLGBTQIA+ legislation is stoking fear and anxiety

The Alberta Legislature has reconvened for its fall sitting, and the United Conservative Party is expected to table new anti-2SLGBTQIA+ legislation that will restrict trans women and girls’ access to sports, curtail inclusive education and ban youth from accessing gender affirming care.

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Is conservatism really on the rise in Canada? Blaine Higgs’ big loss in New Brunswick suggests not

Make no mistake, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs lost big on Monday night. The province’s voters delivered a forceful rebuke of Higgs’ Progressive Conservatives similar to the 1995 election, when the party won only six seats against Frank McKenna’s Liberals.

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Oilsands workers are resistant to sustainable jobs, new research finds

Like it or not, the energy transition is happening.

The Walrus

With Jasper, a Once Beloved Town Becomes a Haunting Sight

Rebuilding a town every year isn’t enough. The question must be asked: What now?

The Independent UK

Wildfire in Jasper National Park could burn for months, Canadian official says

A Canadian official says a wildfire that has destroyed hundreds of structures in the town of Jasper, Alberta, is the largest blaze recorded in Jasper National Park in a century and could still be burning months from now

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