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Martin Cruz Smith, the bestselling mystery novelist who engaged readers for decades with Gorky Park and other thrillers featuring Moscow investigator Arkady Renko, has died at age 82. Smith died Friday at a senior living community in San Rafael, Calif., “surrounded by those he loved,” according to his publisher, Simon & …
Read More »Chretien, Alberta’s Smith to speak at conference ahead of G7 summit
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 12, 2025 7:31 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two former Canadian prime ministers and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are among the notable names set to speak at a conference today ahead of next week’s G7 leaders’ …
Read More »Premier Smith responds to allegations of political interference at AHS
After three days of silence, Premier Danielle Smith spoke out on Saturday and denied any wrongdoing in relation to explosive allegations about operations and conflict of interest concerns at Alberta Health Services (AHS). The allegations were outlined in a letter sent by the lawyer for former AHS CEO Athana Mentzelopolous …
Read More »Alberta Premier Smith willing to use the notwithstanding clause on trans health bill
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says using the notwithstanding clause to shield her government’s transgender health restrictions is on the table as a “last resort.” A provincial law will ban doctors from providing gender-affirming treatment such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for those under 16. A surgical prohibition already in …
Read More »Office of Alberta Premier Smith responds to her comment about chemtrails
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s office says her recent comments about chemtrails don’t mean she believes the United States government is spraying them in the province. “The premier was simply sharing what she has heard from some folks over the summer on this issue,” Smith’s spokesperson Savannah Johannsen said Tuesday in …
Read More »Masterful, scene-stealing actor Maggie Smith dead at 89
Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie in 1969 and gained new fans in the 21st century as the Dowager Countess of Grantham in Downton Abbey and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films, died Friday. She was 89. Smith’s sons, …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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