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Kline: Alberta donations scandal is wake-up call

A scandal over improper political donations in Alberta has been brewing for months, and new details dug up by the opposition Wildrose Party are further evidence of a systemic problem. It is alleged that the governing Progressive Conservative party has … Continue reading

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Editorial: A wage cut for Alberta’s future

Alberta was once the model of public fiscal prudence for the entire country. No longer. Over the past dozen years, Alberta’s government has leapt from the eighth highest-spending provincial administration on a per capita basis to far and away the … Continue reading

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Libin: Joe Clark revival

CALGARY . Albertans who have been scratching their heads wondering what’s behind the bizarre hiring binge their new premier has been on lately might not like the answer. Alison Redford has been making some very curious choices in appointing some … Continue reading

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Wildrose party launches ad offensive against Alison Redford

Alberta’s Wildrose party appeared to moved into full campaign mode on Thursday, releasing ads that portray premier designate Alison Redford as a political opportunist who never challenged outgoing Premier Ed Stelmach while she served in cabinet. The ads, which the … Continue reading

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Adler: C in PC loses meaning

Does anyone still remember when Alberta was viewed as Canada’s most conservative province? Less than a week ago, many were surprised with PC candidate Alison Redford’s come-from-behind win in the provincial party’s leadership race. On the first ballot in mid-September, … Continue reading

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Taylor: How did Alison Redford win?

Alison Redford is the new leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta and will be sworn in on Friday as Alberta’s 14th Premier.  She pulled off a stunning upset of her chief rival in this year’s leadership race against … Continue reading

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Libin: Redford wins razor-thin mandate to save faltering Alberta PCs

It was early Sunday morning by the time Alberta premier Ed Stelmach took the stage to say a few words before the province’s Progressive Conservative party declared the winner of the leadership race. The PC party faithful gathered at Edmonton’s … Continue reading

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Pennings: In Alberta, are ‘conservatives’ dead as a dodo? (3)

The task of keeping the torch of Canada’s most dominant political dynasty aflame has suddenly become more daunting. One of the unabashed “progressives” – Gary Mar, Alison Redford or Doug Horner – will be chosen by those with Progressive Conservative … Continue reading

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Alberta rapped for funding anti-oilsands documentary

CALGARY — Even as it emerges that a documentary critical of oilsands development received funding from an Alberta government program, one film advocate argues the province shouldn’t begin censoring how it hands out film grants. The documentary appeared on the … Continue reading

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Stelmach has no regrets as Alberta’s premier

ANDREW — As his tumultuous, five-year tenure winds down, Ed Stelmach says he has no regrets as premier — be it on energy royalties, large salary hikes for cabinet or the budget dispute that contributed to his resignation. In an … Continue reading

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Libin: Alberta loses as Stelmach gets his Mounties

It’s been nearly 80 years since Alberta had a provincial police force. The government operated the Alberta Provincial Police from 1917 to 1932 when the Mounties, who had been policing the Prairies, bailed out, claiming they were short on resources; … Continue reading

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