He’s outspoken and an outsider. Is Naheed Nenshi what the Alberta NDP needs to make history?

The former Calgary mayor has no past allegiance to the provincial NDP. His possible entry into its leadership race could make it more contentious, and more intriguing to a broad range of voters as it seeks to do what has never been done in Alberta, writes Graham Thomson.

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Receding Oil Prices Dog Danielle Smith’s Pet Projects

Alberta’s feel-good budget assumes $10 a barrel more than the current rate.

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Danielle Smith’s Special Power

How does any politician endure so many self-inflicted wounds and still have a chance? It’s an Alberta thing.

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Alberta and Ottawa

At odds, no matter the leaders The Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act might have a clumsy and oxymoronic title, but you can boil it down to two words: If only. As in, if only we didn’t have a federal Liberal government under Justin Trudeau, we wouldn’t need a Sovereignty Act to protect the province’s interests. Or, if only we had…

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Alberta justice minister needs to be fired after latest UCP government scandal. It’s that simple

Alberta justice minister needs to be fired after latest UCP government scandal. It’s that simple It’s the phone call. It’s not the traffic ticket or even whether Alberta Justice Minister Kaycee Madu was guilty of driving through a school zone while distracted by his cell phone. It’s the fact that Madu phoned Edmonton police Chief Dale McFee to discuss his…

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