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Federal Indigenous Procurement Program Faces Calls for Indigenous Leadership After Damning Audit

Federal Budget 2026: What Calgary and Alberta Stand to Gain — and Lose

The federal government's 2026 budget includes billions in new infrastructure and energy transition spending, but...

Investigation: Industrial Runoff Contaminating Bow River Tributaries Despite Provincial Permits

A WestNet News investigation has found that industrial facilities operating under valid Alberta Environment permits are...

Alberta-Federal Pipeline Deal Faces Delays as April Deadlines Slip

Alberta Premier Smith acknowledges April deadlines in the federal energy deal will be missed as negotiations on carbon...

Small Business Owners Brace for New Federal Tax Changes Taking Effect in April

Small business owners across Alberta are preparing for significant federal tax changes taking effect April 1, including...

Alberta MPs Clash in Commons Debate Over Future of Federal Carbon Pricing

A fiery House of Commons debate over the future of federal carbon pricing saw Alberta MPs from both sides of the aisle...

FBI Foils New Jersey Man's Plot to Firebomb Palestinian Activist's Home

FBI arrests New Jersey man who planned to firebomb Palestinian activist's Brooklyn home using Molotov cocktails after...

Alberta and Ottawa Strike New Deal to Fast-Track Methane Emissions Cuts

Alberta and Ottawa reach agreement allowing province to set own methane regulations while requiring independent...

Alberta Launches Universal Dental Care Pilot for Low-Income Seniors

Provincial program fills gap left by delayed federal dental plan rollout.

Supreme Court of Canada Rules on Provincial Jurisdiction Over Natural Resources

The Supreme Court of Canada has issued a landmark ruling on the division of powers over natural resource development,...

Stoney Nakoda Nation Secures $62-Million Federal Investment for Water Infrastructure

The Stoney Nakoda Nation has secured $62 million in federal funding to rebuild water treatment infrastructure across...

Federal Election 2025: Alberta Delivers Dominant Conservative Sweep

Alberta voters have delivered a decisive result in the 2025 federal election, electing Conservative candidates in 32 of...

Calgary Selected as Home for National Cybersecurity Innovation Hub

Calgary has been selected as the home of a new national cybersecurity innovation hub, backed by $75 million in federal...

Supreme Court of Canada Rules Alberta Must Conduct Environmental Assessments on Crown Land Projects

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled 6-3 that Alberta cannot exempt Crown land resource projects from federal...

Federal Election 2025: Poilievre Conservatives Win Majority Government

Pierre Poilievre sweeps to power with 210 seats as Liberals reduced to third-party status.