Ex-UCP MLAs to join, rebrand Alberta Party instead of rebooting Progressive Conservatives from scratch

Two former United Conservative MLAs will join with the centrist Alberta Party and file to rename it the Progressive Conservatives, and they’ll abandon initial plans to launch a new party under the old brand that ruled Alberta for 44 years. Since Peter Guthrie and Scott Sinclair announced plans earlier in July for a petition drive…

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Coastal First Nations in B.C. issue open letter to Carney opposing suggested northern pipeline

Coastal First Nations in British Columbia have issued an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, asking him to reject any new proposal for a crude oil pipeline to the northwest coast. The move comes as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pushes for a new private-sector pipeline that would send crude oil to the northern B.C. coast for export to…

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Former Saskatoon Christian school director found guilty of assaulting students with a weapon

The former director of a Saskatoon private Christian school has been found guilty on nine counts of assault with a weapon. John Olubobokun was accused of using a wooden paddle to hit students when he was the director at Christian Centre Academy for four years starting in 2003. The school was later renamed Legacy Christian Academy, then Valour…

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