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Why Danielle Smith says she will try ‘persuading’ Trudeau on climate goals

Newly re-elected Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she got a “very strong” mandate in Monday’s provincial election and is ready to lead for all Albertans — despite her United Conservative Party losing seats and dropping in its share of the vote. And she says she is confident she will be …

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Danielle Smith photo with protesters charged in ‘Freedom Convoy’ raises eyebrows

United Conservative Party leader Danielle Smith posed for photos with campaign supporters Wednesday night, including three people who were either fined or charged for their role in the so-called Freedom Convoy to Ottawa. Political events attract people from all walks of life and politicians are not known to waste opportunities …

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Danielle Smith, the pundit turned premier, wants to self-immunize from her opinionated past

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 …

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In Danielle Smith era, Premier Notley’s tenure now looks peachy

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 …

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Albertans tire of fights with Ottawa, as Danielle Smith ups the ‘anti’

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.  This week, Albertans saw glimpses of the Trudeau government’s strategy …

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Danielle Smith talks Ottawa. Albertans have health and inflation on their minds

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.  This analysis is one in a series of articles to …

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Danielle Smith wants vaccine status to be a human right. Expect a petri dish of problems

There’s been much said, and justifiably so, about new Premier Danielle Smith’s remarks that the unvaccinated have been more discriminated against than any other group in the last half-century — a 50-year spell that’s been marked by systemic racism against various groups, the rise of Islamophobia and transphobia, ongoing homophobia …

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As families gather to bury their dead, James Smith Cree Nation struggles to heal

As most people in James Smith Cree Nation were still sleeping, violence erupted.  The killings began in homes around the northern part of the community before sunrise — at least three attacks, followed by five more in the central village and two in the south, said Chief Robert Head, tracing …

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RCMP say Sask. mass killing suspect not on James Smith Cree Nation, search continues

Mass killing suspect Myles Sanderson is not hiding at James Smith Cree Nation, RCMP say. Authorities say the location of the mass murder suspect is still unknown and are urging the public to remain cautious. Earlier Tuesday, RCMP sent an alert telling residents of James Smith Cree Nation, about 170 kilometres …

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Danielle Smith launches charm offensive in the Alberta United Conservative Party leadership race

This column is an opinion from Graham Thomson, an award-winning journalist who has covered Alberta politics for more than 30 years. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ. After weeks of heated rhetoric in the United Conservative Party leadership race, the perceived front runner, Danielle Smith, is trying …

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