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The president of a group fighting to help almost 200 Alberta seniors and their families get their money back from so-called life-lease housing arrangements says a meeting Thursday with the province "was very productive."

The Alberta government is proposing measures, to take effect in January 2025, that aim to protect power consumers from wild price swings under the Regulated Rate Option.

The Provincial Priorities Act smacks of sticking it to Ottawa at the expense of many Albertans

Premier Danielle Smith says her government will be introducing legislation and new regulations to give

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Beyond their sustained campaign against the federal carbon price, it is unclear exactly what, if anything, the Conservative Party of Canada would do to address climate change. However, some hints were dropped this week at a major conservative networking conference in Ottawa.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says around 800 existing agreements between Ottawa and sub-provincial entities have been deemed 'problematic' and will be reviewed under new legislation. Even research grants will be put under the microscope for signs of 'political influence,' says Smith. Calgary Mayor Amerjeet Sohi says this move will only slow down the approval of urgently needed grants and loans, and cost all Albertans more money.

During a fireside chat in Ottawa on Friday, Smith made it clear that Alberta’s approach to federal-provincial relations follows a simple rule: WWQD — what would Quebec do?

Growing a mid-sized city's population 10 times over isn't easy. It's the premier's ambition, but local leaders aren't so sure.