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Auto insurance overhaul likely for Alberta. How far will UCP go?
Premier Danielle Smiths government has capped rate increases for good drivers, but Finance Minister Nate Horner acknowledges thats a lid on a boiling cauldron of rising repair costs, higher claim values and an outsized car-theft problem.
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Albertans think Danielle Smith is bad on affordability. Here's why she isn't paying for it
Poll suggests the premier isn't getting blamed for housing crisis or higher cost of living, but health care and municipal relations have emerged as liabilities
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The 'Redmonton' party no more: Alberta NDP's base has shifted to Calgary
After Rachel Notley, Calgary members now dominate her party. How will this reshape Alberta politics?
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Slugs for Nenshi, hugs for rivals at NDP leadership's Calgary debate
Candidates are using the former Calgary mayor's record as ammo against him. But they're doing so in a party whose member base has shifted from Edmonton to his city.
UCP board urges Premier Danielle Smith to make COVID vaccine policy changes for children
The United Conservative Partys board is urging Premier Danielle Smith to reform COVID vaccine policy because the directors are worried about the safety of mRNA vaccines for kids, the party president says.
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Danielle Smith, big government's unlikely fan
Alberta's premier sure has proposed a lot of Crown corporations and new spending initiatives for someone known as an advocate for a limited conservative government.
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With Bill 20, Danielle Smith sows fear and loathing (and confusion) in Alberta councils, big and small
The province is giving itself massive new powers with few guardrails. Municipal leaders who are often shy about speaking loudly are now screaming.
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Mind the generation gap in Calgary's debate over zoning and townhouses
The distinction between neighbourhood infill supporters and critics was so stark that one speaker wanted to "break the stereotype that every boomer is opposed to rezoning."
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Nenshi's NDP leadership rivals say he's vague on policy, as front-runner tries to blend in with orange crowd
If candidates don't use a leadership debate to try to seriously knock their main competition down a peg, when will they?
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Think Olivia is a popular baby name? Hold my beer, says Jennifer, and Jenny, and Jen
This week, as the Alberta government released the latest rankings of baby names given last year, CBC Calgary looked over a database of popular (and not-so-popular) baby names going back more than four decades, compiled by the provinces vital statistics unit.
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