Alberta Premier Danielle Smith

The B.C. Wildfire Service says winds fanned by a cold front were to blame for the rapid expansion of an out-of-control fire near Golden, B.C., and it warns of similar fire behaviour even as it brings in rains and cooler weather. The Town of Golden says the 55 square kilometre Dogtooth Forest Service Road fire […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on social media that Ottawa has approved Alberta’s request for federal assistance after a fast-moving wildfire hit Jasper National Park and its townsite late Wednesday. The park’s social media account says the fire has caused significant loss within the townsite, but the specific locations or neighbourhoods affected are not being […]

The strike of over 7-thousand B.C. port workers is in its 6th day, and the list of organizations wanting it to end is growing. Todd Lewis – the 2nd Vice-President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture – says patience in the farming community is running thin. “I think farmers expect to be able to move […]

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she is taking a “fair-minded” approach as her government crafts changes to her proposed sovereignty act. The amendments to be tabled and debated in the legislature this week seek to rein in a contentious part of the bill that gives her cabinet unfettered power to rewrite laws behind closed doors […]