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Canada separatists accused of ‘treason’ after secret talks with US state department

Alberta activists’ covert meetings with US officials revealed, outlining group’s increasingly emboldened efforts

The Guardian - US

Trump team secretly met group demanding oil-rich Alberta's independence from Canada; White House says no support conveyed

Trump officials have secretly met separatists demanding oil-rich Alberta's independence from Canada three times since April 2025. Alberta Prosperity Project, the group, is seeking another meeting with the US officials next month to ask for a $500bn credit facility to help bankroll the province if an independence referendum, which is…

The Times of India

How to include fossil fuel communities in Canada’s clean energy transition

Fossil fuel-dependent communities in Western Canada sit at the centre of Canada’s energy decisions. A just and inclusive clean energy transition will depend on how well governments listen to these communities and how fast they deal with the forces working to slow down energy decarbonization.

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The flu is everywhere. So why aren’t Canadians getting vaccinated for viral illnesses?

The death of Prashant Sreekumar made headlines across Canada when the 43-year-old father of three died in the emergency room of Edmonton’s Grey Nuns hospital after waiting for eight hours with chest pains.

The Conversation

Organized labour continues to make gains in Canada’s most anti-union province

In October 2025, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith invoked back-to-work legislation to end a strike by tens of thousands of the province’s teachers who had walked off the job over disputes around wages, class sizes and working conditions.

The Conversation

A regime change in Venezuela could have grim consequences for Canada’s oil sector

Following Nicolás Maduro’s capture in Caracas by United States military forces, active planning for political transition in Venezuela has intensified in Washington, D.C.

The Conversation

Alberta’s proposed $11-million reading tests won’t actually help struggling learners

The Alberta government recently introduced Bill 6, a proposed amendment to the Education Act, that it says will “prioritize literacy and numeracy and ensure the province’s youngest learners receive the help they need as early as possible.”

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Fossil-fuel propaganda is stalling climate action. Here’s what we can do about it

2025 has been a year of setbacks for Canada’s climate policy. In November, the federal and Alberta governments signed a memorandum of understanding to remove strict climate policies in the province and to support the construction of a new pipeline from Alberta to northern British Columbia.

The Conversation

Why Mark Carney’s pipeline deal with Alberta puts the Canadian federation in jeopardy

The recently struck memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Canada and Alberta is a high-stakes strategy that risks deepening already deep divides in Canadian politics.

The Conversation

Fairness for whom? The impact of Alberta’s trans-exclusionary sports law

Alberta’s Fairness and Safety in Sport Act promises protection. We believe that it discriminates and decides who gets to belong in sport.

The Conversation

‘There’s no monitoring of earthquakes’: new British Columbia pipeline could spell catastrophe, experts warn

Project on ‘very poorly understood’ terrain and likely to pass through Rocky Mountain trench, which researchers say poses immense geological hazard

The Guardian - US

‘Not going to happen’: First Nations threaten to end Carney’s pipe dream

The Canadian PM’s breakthrough oil deal with Alberta cost him a cabinet minister and will still face stiff opposition

The Guardian - UK

Mark Carney says Canada's trading relationship with the U.S. was 'once a strength,' but 'now a weakness'

Canada struck a pipeline deal with Alberta on Thursday to diversify the country's oil exports beyond the U.S.

Fortune

Canada's prime minister and Alberta's premier sign pipeline deal which could reverse oil tanker ban

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the premier of Canada’s oil rich province of Alberta have agreed to work toward building a pipeline to the Pacific Coast to diversify the country’s oil exports beyond the United States

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Canada minister resigns from cabinet over Carney’s controversial oil pipeline deal

Minister Steven Guilbeault says Indigenous nations were not consulted and the pipeline would have ‘major environmental impacts’

The Conversation

Calls for grizzly hunts to return to Western Canada oversimplify a complex ecological issue

Highly publicized grizzly bear attacks have ignited calls to reopen grizzly trophy hunts across Western Canada. The most recent push came from the B.C. Wildlife Federation, a conservation and hunting advocacy organization that called for a hunting season on grizzlies after a bear attacked a group of schoolchildren in Bella…

The Conversation

The gift that keeps on giving: How solar panels on farms can help increase crop yields

Solar farm projects in the Canadian province of Alberta have been put on hold or cancelled because of a recent increase in regulations in the province. The new regulations ban solar panels from agricultural land and force solar developers to fully fund decommissioning upfront.

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Alberta’s education legislation erodes gender-based violence prevention in K-12 schools

The Supreme Court of Canada recently released its ruling that mandatory minimum sentences for access or possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation material — previously called child pornography — may be unconstitutional in some cases.

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The Conversation

Team work and power plays: What Alberta’s Bill 2 says about Canadian democracy

Across Canada, elected representatives are opting to toe the party line on major discussions about the future of the country — or even to sit out the debates entirely.

LiveScience

Why do European cities have milder winters than those in North America, despite being at the same latitude?

London is at the same latitude as Calgary, Alberta. So why is the Canadian city about 15 degrees Fahrenheit (8.3 degrees Celsius) cooler in January?

The Conversation

Satellite data shows methane emissions are declining in part of Canada’s oil patch, but more monitoring is needed

Governments in Canada’s major oil and gas producing provinces, Alberta and Saskatchewan, have touted their efforts in recent years to reduce methane emissions.

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I Binge-Watched CBS’ Ghosts Ahead Of The Season 5 Premiere, And I Can’t Wait For More Of These 13 Recurring Jokes

I'm ready for more spooky laughs.

The Conversation

Governments, universities and non-profits must work together to safeguard Canada’s lakes and rivers

Recent reports of proposed federal government spending cuts to water monitoring and research strike a particularly ominous note for Canada’s Prairies.

LiveScience

Extreme 'golf ball-size' hailstones carve 125-mile 'scar' in Canadian landscape — Earth from space

This 2025 satellite photo shows the aftermath of a devastating hailstorm in Alberta, Canada, which destroyed property, collapsed pylons and killed at least two animals.

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Storms leave 120-mile scar in Alberta visible from space (images)

Hailstones drove into terrain in southern Alberta during a storm Aug. 20, creating a scar on the landscape visible in NASA satellites.

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