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Calgary Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says while she doesn’t want to assume anything after her meeting with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence over the weekend, Canada needs “to be prepared” that threatened tariffs are on the way. Smith warned of national unity crisis if Ottawa considers energyContinue Reading

Canada’s top security officials are ramping up planning in Kananaskis, just west of Calgary, for the 51st G7 leaders’ summit in June, more than two decades after the region last held the high-profile international event. Officials behind this year’s summit are keeping specifics scant for now, with more detail to come.Continue Reading

Calgary Premier says she had “friendly and constructive conversation” with U.S. president-elect. Premier says she had ‘friendly and constructive conversation’ with U.S. president-electJim Brown · CBC News · Posted: Jan 12, 2025 1:59 PM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours ago Danielle Smith meets with Donald Trump over tariff threatsContinue Reading

Calgary Minister of Forestry and Parks Todd Loewen said in a post on X Saturday that he has spoken directly to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services to assure them that Alberta is prepared to support the state in its ongoing firefighting efforts. Calgary charityContinue Reading

Calgary Marco Van Huigenbos was sentenced to four months in jail and Gerhard (George) Janzen received a three-month sentence to be served in the community. The pair were convicted of mischief over $5,000 for their part in the blockade Bill Graveland · The Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 10, 2025Continue Reading

Calgary Over 100,000 residents have been ordered to evacuate their homes as of Thursday as wildfires continue to ravage Los Angeles communities. Some former and current Calgarians describe how the rapidly evolving situation has impacted the area. Over 100,000 people evacuated, nearly 2,000 structures destroyed Lily Dupuis · CBC NewsContinue Reading

Calgary The fate of Canada’s largest proposed carbon capture and storage project is even more uncertain after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation announcement this week amplified existing unknowns around the future of energy and climate policy in Canada, experts say. Justin Trudeau’s looming resignation amplifying unknowns around climate policy AmandaContinue Reading

There were no F–k Trudeau bumper stickers or flags flying here and there around Alberta when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s father ran the country a couple generations ago. That may owe more to society’s comparative politeness back then, rather than the intensity of the sentiments. Because the bitterness lingered forContinue Reading

Calgary Alberta researchers are working to expand wastewater surveillance into the agriculture sector in an effort to identify early warning signs and protect against potential threats, including highly pathogenic avian influenza. They’re hoping to expand human wastewater testing at the same time. Project would test urban wastewater along with dairy,Continue Reading