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EXCLUSIVE: Alberta to ban vapes if new bill from UCP MLA passes
The Alberta Legislature was quietly given notice of Bill 208, the Vaping Reduction Act, in early April, and MLA Chelsae Petrovic is expected to speak…
 • Keean Bexte
EXCLUSIVE: Dreeshen says Alberta's new trucking hub may help reduce costs
Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors Minister Devin Dreeshen sat down for an exclusive interview with Juno News' Marc Patrone.
Ottawa tells 30,000 asylum claimants they may not receive a hearing
Immigration officials say the “fairness letters” serve as a formal warning that their claims do not meet current standards.
Convicted child predator featured alongside Liberal byelection candidate
A new report alleges that a convicted child sex offender, a former teacher of an Islamic school, was “deeply embedded” in the Liberal Scarborough…
Support for Alberta separation reaches five-year high: poll
A new poll by Pollara Strategic Insights found that 27 per cent of Albertans would vote now vote to leave Canada.
CAF members used personal social media to spy on Canadians' Covid opinions
The Canadian military spied on citizens during the Covid-19 pandemic using their own personal social media accounts to test out new propaganda…
First Nation goes to court to kill Alberta independence petition
The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is seeking an emergency injunction with the Court of King's Bench to halt the referendum campaign.
Federally funded museum links “parental rights” movement to harm, prejudice
Social media campaign frames parental advocacy as rooted in “homophobia,” “transphobia,” and “othering.”
Gun rights advocates say they aren’t giving up their fight
Ottawa fell wildly short of its targets to have its newly-prohibited firearms handed over to authorities voluntarily last week.
NDP leader Avi Lewis wants to massively increase refugee intake
In an interview with an immigrant-centred news outlet, NDP Leader Avi Lewis proposed radical and sweeping reforms to Canada’s immigration system.
Ottawa takes charge of vaccine injury compensation program
As of April, the newly renamed Vaccine Impact Assistance Program is being run directly by the Government of Canada through the Public Health Agency of…
Ottawa inks deal with Alberta to speed up pipeline approvals after missed deadline
The deal, called the Cooperation Agreement on Environmental and Impact Assessment, is designed to simplify how large projects are reviewed.
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