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August 1, 2025

FILE PHOTO: The last section of pipeline is assembled on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project before operations are expected to begin in the second quarter of 2024, near Laidlaw, British Columbia, Canada, February 18, 2024. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: The last section of pipeline is assembled on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project before operations are expected to begin in the second quarter of 2024, near Laidlaw, British Columbia, Canada, February 18, 2024. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo

Alberta Insider: Poll shows majority of Canadians support building new oil infrastructure

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July 25, 2025

An ambulance parked at a hospital in Calgary.

An ambulance parked at a hospital in Calgary.

Alberta Insider: Globe journalist targeted online

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July 18, 2025

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announces proposed changes to several pieces of democratic process legislation in Edmonton on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announces proposed changes to several pieces of democratic process legislation in Edmonton on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Alberta Insider: Premier begins her town hall tour to mixed reception

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July 15, 2025

Members of the Vancouver Police forensics team examine the scene where a vehicle drove into a crowd at a Lapu Lapu Day street festival Saturday evening in Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, April 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Members of the Vancouver Police forensics team examine the scene where a vehicle drove into a crowd at a Lapu Lapu Day street festival Saturday evening in Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, April 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

B.C. Insider: Lapu-Lapu attack inquiry makes recommendations

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July 11, 2025

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, right, stands with new Minister of Education and Childcare, Demetrios Nicolaides, following a swearing in ceremony in Calgary, Alta., Friday, May 16, 2025.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, right, stands with new Minister of Education and Childcare, Demetrios Nicolaides, following a swearing in ceremony in Calgary, Alta., Friday, May 16, 2025.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta Insider: School libraries ordered to pull books with sexually explicit content, excluding the Bible

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July 4, 2025

Graduating students from Jasper Junior/Senior High School walk through Old Fort Point in Jasper National Park — a site heavily impacted by wildfire last year. June 25, 2025.(Amir Salehi/Globe and Mail)

Graduating students from Jasper Junior/Senior High School walk through Old Fort Point in Jasper National Park — a site heavily impacted by wildfire last year. June 25, 2025.(Amir Salehi/Globe and Mail)

Alberta Insider: Graduating after a wildfire

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June 27, 2025

Naheed Nenshi delivers his acceptance speech after being named as the new leader of the Alberta NDP in Calgary, Saturday, June 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Naheed Nenshi delivers his acceptance speech after being named as the new leader of the Alberta NDP in Calgary, Saturday, June 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta Insider: Three by-elections later

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June 20, 2025

A sign along a side road parallel to Highway 3 reads, “Trudeau’s government demands up to 10 years prison time for Coutts protesters,” across from a shipping container marked Faith Mission, which is collecting used clothing and bicycles, in Taber, Alta., on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. The South Zone, which includes the town, accounts for the majority of Alberta’s confirmed measles cases. (Sarah B. Groot/The Globe and Mail)

A sign along a side road parallel to Highway 3 reads, “Trudeau’s government demands up to 10 years prison time for Coutts protesters,” across from a shipping container marked Faith Mission, which is collecting used clothing and bicycles, in Taber, Alta., on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. The South Zone, which includes the town, accounts for the majority of Alberta’s confirmed measles cases. (Sarah B. Groot/The Globe and Mail)

Alberta Insider: The small town at the epicentre of the measles outbreak

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June 13, 2025

Sherry Sharko outside the Barn Burner Tournament in Bon Accord, Alberta on Saturday, March 15, 2025. After Sharko lost her right arm in a farming accident, she stopped playing hockey but a neighbour encouraged her back on the ice and now she's an active competitor. Amber Bracken for The Globe and Mail

Sherry Sharko outside the Barn Burner Tournament in Bon Accord, Alberta on Saturday, March 15, 2025. After Sharko lost her right arm in a farming accident, she stopped playing hockey but a neighbour encouraged her back on the ice and now she's an active competitor. Amber Bracken for The Globe and Mail

Alberta Insider: A young woman finds her way back to the rink

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June 10, 2025

Douglas Channel, the proposed termination point for an oil pipeline in the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project, is pictured in an aerial view in Kitimat, B.C., on Tuesday January 10, 2012. Following months of hearings, years of debate and dozens of protests, the federal panel reviewing the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline will release its report later Thursday. Much hangs in the balance. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Douglas Channel, the proposed termination point for an oil pipeline in the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project, is pictured in an aerial view in Kitimat, B.C., on Tuesday January 10, 2012. Following months of hearings, years of debate and dozens of protests, the federal panel reviewing the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline will release its report later Thursday. Much hangs in the balance. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. Insider: Premier, Energy Minister say Alberta’s pipeline proposals aren’t viable

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June 6, 2025

Edmonton Oilers fans react in a fan zone during the first game of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Florida Panthers, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada June 4, 2025. REUTERS/Amber Bracken

Edmonton Oilers fans react in a fan zone during the first game of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Florida Panthers, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada June 4, 2025. REUTERS/Amber Bracken

Alberta Insider: News you may have missed while watching the Oilers

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May 30, 2025

Alberta Insider: New fronts in the culture wars

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May 23, 2025

Alberta Insider: Finding ways to co-operate in the West

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May 16, 2025

Alberta Insider: First Nation taking province to court over sovereignty act

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May 9, 2025

Alberta Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange speaks during a news conference in Calgary, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. More than 300 people in Alberta have fallen ill from measles since March and a group of doctors are warning the virus could grow exponentially in the coming weeks. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange speaks during a news conference in Calgary, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. More than 300 people in Alberta have fallen ill from measles since March and a group of doctors are warning the virus could grow exponentially in the coming weeks. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta Insider: Province tackles growing measles outbreak

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May 2, 2025

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith responds to a question following a speech at the Canada Strong and Free Network national conference on Thursday, April 10, 2025 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith responds to a question following a speech at the Canada Strong and Free Network national conference on Thursday, April 10, 2025 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Alberta Insider: Fanning the flames of separatism

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April 25, 2025

Voters arrive to cast their ballots in advance polls for the 2025 federal election in Carstairs, Alta., Friday, April 18, 2025.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Voters arrive to cast their ballots in advance polls for the 2025 federal election in Carstairs, Alta., Friday, April 18, 2025.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta Insider: Why federal party leaders are in the province in the final days of the campaign

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April 11, 2025

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks at a rally during a campaign stop in Edmonton on Monday April 7, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks at a rally during a campaign stop in Edmonton on Monday April 7, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Alberta Insider: First-hand look at a Poilievre rally

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April 4, 2025

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks during a news conference in Calgary on Feb. 19, 2025. Smith says she expects some major industries, including those in her province, won't face new tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks during a news conference in Calgary on Feb. 19, 2025. Smith says she expects some major industries, including those in her province, won't face new tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta Insider: Smith proposes post-election panel to gauge referendum interest

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March 28, 2025

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks in Edmonton on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. Smith is getting set to fly to Florida for an event hosted by a far-right U.S. influencer, with her chief of staff calling the foray a patriotic act of courage by a “noble” leader. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks in Edmonton on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. Smith is getting set to fly to Florida for an event hosted by a far-right U.S. influencer, with her chief of staff calling the foray a patriotic act of courage by a “noble” leader. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Alberta Insider: Danielle Smith’s trip into the ‘lion’s den’

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