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Alberta’s $200 electric vehicle registration tax is sparking debate among owners

Bassam Mahfoud bought a Tesla last December, following other Canadians who are flocking toward zero-emission vehicles. And while electric vehicle sales…

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Business

Danielle Smith wants to save Alberta’s oil wealth, but history shows it’s a pledge that’s hard to deliver

After spending big in a pre-election budget 12 months ago, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is now pulling a 180-degree turn…

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Canada

Squint and you can see Alberta’s budget surplus, before it potentially dries up

Premier Danielle Smith’s government will declare a $367-million budget surplus in a province where “deficit” may as well be a…

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Health

Alberta’s request to introduce new tracking method for safer drug supply rejected by Ottawa

The federal Liberal government is rejecting a proposal from the Alberta government to consider adding a “unique chemical identifier” to…

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Sports

Alberta’s Sturmay stays undefeated, clinching playoff spot at Tournament of Hearts

Alberta’s Selena Sturmay improved to 6-0 and clinched a playoff spot at the Canadian women’s curling championship with a 10-9…

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Sports

Manitoba’s Jones, Saskatchewan’s Ackerman and Alberta’s Sturmay improve to 3-0 at Scotties

Thirty-four years have passed since the last time an all-rookie team won the Canadian women’s curling championship. So 22-year-old Skylar…

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Canada

Danielle Smith unveils sweeping changes to Alberta’s student gender identity, sports and surgery policies

Alberta will prohibit hormonal treatment, puberty blockers and gender affirming surgery for children 15 years and younger, Premier Danielle Smith announced Wednesday…

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Canada

Alberta’s oilsands pump out more pollutants than industry reports, scientists find

Alberta’s oilsands operations produce far more potentially harmful air pollutants than are officially reported, with the daily output on par with…

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Health

Alberta’s COVID death toll up by 17 since last week, with 137 more hospitalizations

Another 17 Albertans have died from COVID, according to the latest weekly data released by the provincial government. That brings the…

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Politics

As extreme cold strains Alberta’s electricity grid, Ottawa’s green-energy plans face renewed criticism

Some Prairie politicians are taking Ottawa to task over its green-energy plans amid bone-chilling low temperatures, claiming on social media…

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