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By Jack Farrell The Canadian Press Posted October 29, 2025 3:02 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A new report recommends Alberta’s two major cities get more seats in the provincial legislature in time for the 2027 election. The report comes from a commission tasked by the province to study Alberta’s existing ridings and determine a fair way to add two…

Denise Dow believes all Canadians should be able to celebrate being Strong and Free. So much so that she launched her business, Strong and Free Emblem Inc., in 2007, with the goal of leaving a nest egg for her children. From her home overlooking the Bay of Fundy in Saint John, N.B., she works with several licensees, stocking everything from tuques and T-shirts to air fresheners and souvenir…

With the strike by Alberta’s 51,000 teachers into its fourth week, the province’s UCP government claims it has already caused “irreparable harm” to students. That’s why Premier Danielle Smith’s government tabled back-to-work legislation on Monday evening, forcing teachers to return to the classroom this coming Wednesday. The province and the Alberta Teachers’ Association have been deadlocked in a…

Few are as acquainted with Canada’s graveyard of defunct oil pipelines as Alex Pourbaix, a former executive at the company behind the Keystone XL and Energy East proposals. “You can see the scars on my back,” he quipped at a news conference earlier this month, twisting his body at the lectern for emphasis. Pourbaix was on hand as the Alberta government announced plans to propose a new West Coast…