Braid: Notley bans B.C. campaigning but chief listed as player
Embarrassing! John Heaney, Premier Rachel Notley’s chief of staff, is a “Registered Election Advertising Sponsor” for the British Columbia campaign now under way. Last Thursday, Notley banned her...
View ArticleVarcoe: As Notley travels through China, superpower loses interest in oilsands
As Premier Rachel Notley travelled in China last week to court trade with the growing economic powerhouse, another signal was being delivered back at home. Speaking in Toronto, China’s ambassador to...
View ArticleChina market key to Canada's economic diversification: Ambassador
Boosting ties with China could go a long way toward diversifying the Canadian economy and reducing the impact of Canada-U.S. trade disputes over products like softwood lumber, Canada’s ambassador to...
View ArticleAsia markets a key focus for Alberta, says province's Hong Kong-based...
Alberta’s man in Asia says there’s been a surge in interest in the province from Asian companies, though the trading relationship still faces some hurdles. At this week’s annual Stampede investors’...
View ArticleWright: Canada right to link free trade agreement to human rights in China
Lu Shaye, China’s ham-handed ambassador to Canada since early March, has told the federal government to stop “bowing down to Canadian journalists,” to ignore their probing inquiries into China’s human...
View ArticleBreakenridge: Alberta Opposition's pot policies don't pass the smell test
While support for cannabis legalization has grown tremendously in recent years, it’s also true that there isn’t unanimous consensus that it’s the right thing to do. However, it’s also the case that...
View ArticleYour letters for Tuesday, Dec. 5
Not a pretty fate for city hall Re: “Fix for structural problems at city hall comes in at $16.8M,” Dec. 4. How is it possible that the very institute that is in charge of building inspections and...
View ArticleAlberta keen on Canada-China free trade deal, says Bilous
As a potential trade war looms between the United States and China, Alberta’s economic development minister is hopeful of a free trade deal between China and Canada. Deron Bilous told a Calgary Chamber...
View ArticleWestJet seeks regulatory approval to launch service in China
WestJet Airlines is seeking regulatory approval to launch service to China, part of an international expansion plan that will see the Calgary-based carrier spread its wings around the globe with a new...
View ArticleAs row with Beijing deepens, Travel Alberta halts marketing of China travel
Travel Alberta is suspending marketing efforts in China along with trips by its staffers to the Asian country amid a deepening diplomatic row between Ottawa and Beijing. With news China had detained a...
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