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During a press conference in Ottawa on Thursday, Alberta’s NDP leader Rachel Notley said Premier Danielle Smith’s recently proposed gender pronoun policy was not only “mean-spirited” and “tone deaf,” but being used to “distract,” “divide” and have Albertans “look away” from the issues facing their province under her power.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced Wednesday that the province will be ending its ban on renewable energy projects on Feb. 29 after a six month moratorium. “Alberta is Canada’s leader on renewable energy — in fact, as much as 92 per cent of the renewables investment that happened in Canada in 2023 happened in Alberta....

Newly released federal documents are offering insight into why two scientists from China were escorted out of the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg in 2019, before being fired in 2020. How Ottawa says this was a case of foreign interference by China, and whether there is any evidence those two scientists took top-secret information out...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has revealed sweeping new restrictions on renewable energy projects. Heather Yourex-West explains why the measures are being implemented, what this means for new wind and solar projects, and why green energy advocates see this as a setback.

Students across Alberta took part in protests responding to Premier Danielle Smith’s LGBTQ2 policies. Meghan Cobb reports.

Calgary physician, Dr. Ted Jablonski, joins Global News Morning Calgary to discuss the province’s new gender identity policy announced by Premier Danielle Smith, and outlines his concerns around what it could mean for the trans community.

According to a CSIS briefing obtained by Global News through the Access to Information Act, CSIS knew “that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) sought to clandestinely and deceptively influence the 2019 and 2021 federal elections.” Why the top secret report predicts Canada’s foreign interference problem will get worse. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has revealed...

The Saskatchewan coroner’s inquest into the 2022 mass murders on James Smith Cree Nation and the community of Weldon began on Monday in Melfort, Sask. Our Brooke Kruger has the story.

It has been 15 months since 11 people were killed and 17 more were injured on James Smith Cree Nation and the community of Weldon. Today, the coroners inquest began in hopes of finding some answers.

Less than two months after Global News reported on three remaining derelict ships at a wharf in Lunenburg County, a tender was issued to remove and dispose of them. That means some people in the Bridgewater area will be pleased when the eyesore is no more. Callum Smith reports.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she was concerned about getting in the way when asked why she didn’t appear earlier before the media when an outbreak of E. Coli was discovered at several Calgary daycares 11 days earlier. Smith said, “I’ve watched a lot of instances where politicians show up at disaster scenes and people...

Peterborough Petes 6-foot-6 blueliner Konnor Smith was drafted by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2023 NHL draft. That means the 18-year-old is off to NHL camp next week. Meaghan Roy caught up with the Windsor native to talk all about it.

Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith toured a Calgary hotel Friday, Aug. 25 where evacuees from up north are staying. As Meghan Cobb reports, it’s the first time the leaders have spoken in Calgary since the fires first erupted.

Premiers Andrew Furey, Dennis King and Blaine Higgs from Canada’s Atlantic jurisdictions began the conversation responding to impacts from the federal pursuit of clean energy on Wednesday during Canada’s Premier’s meeting. Prairie Premiers Moe and Smith weighed in saying the federal government needs to examine it’s policy’s effects on Canadians.

The duel between Ottawa and Nova Scotia continues over several high-profile issues. The carbon tax, a key trade corridor, and mega clean-energy project are all at stake. The prime minister and premier seem to be at odds about all three. Callum Smith reports on how some people wish that politics could be put aside to...

Danielle Smith and the United Conservative Party have come out victorious in Alberta’s provincial election. Global News Morning speaks with SFU Political Science Lecturer Stewart Prest about what their win means for B.C.

Global News is projecting a United Conservative Party majority government, meaning Danielle Smith will continue as premier of Alberta.

Tuesday marked three years since the deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history began. It’s been a difficult time for many – especially with the public inquiry’s final report being released less than three weeks ago. As Callum Smith reports, a Nova Scotia resident says her community is struggling to heal.

A form of rental and housing assistance from the federal and provincial governments is changing. The income threshold will increase due to increased demand, meaning fewer people would be eligible for the help in the future. Callum Smith reports.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is being accused of interfering in legal cases after a recording was released of her phone conversation with Artur Pawlowski, a controversial Calgary street pastor facing criminal charges for his involvement in the 2022 Coutts border blockade. What was said on the tape, the reaction, and the damage control Smith is...