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Looking back at the year that was, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has some regrets. In October, at a throne speech meant to boost optimism for, among other things, public safety in Saskatchewan, the appearance of convicted murderer Colin Thatcher instead threw a lens on the province’s nation-trailing domestic violence statistics. …

Expansion Vancouver FC added to its roster Thursday by taking Anthony White and Ameer Kinani with the first two picks of the CPL U Sports draft. The eight Canadian Premier League clubs were allowed to each select two players from a list of 199 university athletes who declared for the …

Last month, United Conservatives crowned a former media figure as Alberta’s premier for the first time since Ralph Klein.  Except, unlike Danielle Smith, Klein wasn’t just a few months out of the microphone-and-interviews racket when he began running Alberta in 1992. He’d spent a dozen years in politics, as Calgary …

A First Nations leader in Alberta is questioning Premier Danielle Smith’s claim of Indigenous heritage. Smith has said she has some Cherokee roots and years ago declared herself as a person of mixed race. Chief Tony Alexis of Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation, west of Edmonton, said on Friday that a …

EDITOR’S NOTE: CBC News and The Road Ahead commissioned this public opinion research in mid-October, starting six days after Danielle Smith won the leadership of the United Conservative Party. As with all polls, this one is a snapshot in time.  It’s a surefire applause line, at least at a United …

Some Conservative MPs are fuming over Doug Ford’s comments supporting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act, suggesting ongoing tensions between the federal party and the Ontario premier. “It’s unfortunate,” Conservative MP Karen Vecchio said when asked about Ford’s vocal support of Trudeau’s decision to deploy the act …

Their names are redacted for privacy reasons. But their experiences trying to practise medicine in Newfoundland and Labrador are not. There’s the St. John’s-born and -raised doctor, trained at Memorial University’s medical school before moving away, who outlined a list of hurdles to coming back — including lower pay, child-care concerns and a …

Tonight, the United Conservative Party will announce its new leader and Alberta’s 19th premier.  Nearly four months after the leadership contest began, one of seven contenders will emerge the victor. Close to 124,000 people bought or renewed UCP memberships by the Aug. 12 deadline to qualify to cast a vote. Party members …

British Columbians paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II in Victoria with a ceremonial procession and commemorative service Monday morning. The procession, which began at the legislature’s Parliament Buildings, was led by a Royal Canadian Navy band and a 100-member guard of honour. It followed a route through downtown Victoria to Christ Church Cathedral, …

David Eby, the person most likely to succeed John Horgan as B.C.’s premier, says that under his leadership the province would do what is needed to tackle the ongoing homelessness crisis that cities like Vancouver are facing. Eby said in places like Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside there has been a lack of co-ordination …