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There is blood in the water when it comes to the UCP as the turbulent seas of Alberta politics have sent two of its own adrift. But with the UCP castaways vowing to keep what they see as the true conservative voice afloat and suspicions there may be more MLAs waiting to join the crew, opposition parties aren’t quite at the point in saying the UCP are dead in the water. Chris Kohlman, president of the NDP’s joint constituency association for Cypress-, Brooks-Medicine Hat, says the last thing Albertans need is petty political infighting. “It’s just a situation Albertans didn’t need,�...

Article content Great leaders have the courage to take leaps of faith to achieve their goals. Calgary’s city council and administration were those leaders this week. Approval of the downtown strategy is a bold move, a risky move, a visionary move and the right move. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Opinion: Bravo to city council for showing leadership on Calgary's downtown revitalization Back to video The Downtown Revitalization Strategy represents the culmination of years of hard work to mitigate the economic disaster devastating Calgary’...

Living in Myanmar during a military coup like a ‘dystopian world order,’ woman says Emerald Bensadoun © Provided by Global News Anti-coup protesters standing behind barricades standoff with a group of police in Yangon, Myanmar Thursday, March 4, 2021. Demonstrators in Myanmar protesting last month's military coup returned to the streets Thursday, undaunted by the killing of at least 38 people the previous day by security forces. (AP Photo) For 25-year-old Thet, each morning in Myanmar brings a constant barrage of what sounds like gunshots, and, more recently, grenades. ...

Posted: Apr 13, 2021 5:00 AM MT | Last Updated: April 13 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney faced a caucus revolt last week when 17 UCP MLAs endorsed a public letter condemning the government's latest COVID-19 restrictions. As Duane Bratt and Bruce Foster write, intra-party fights among conservatives is nothing new in Alberta.(Jason Franson/Canadian Press)