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Danielle Smith

Danielle Smith

Premier of Alberta since 2022

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  • 3h ago

    Alberta votes on 19 October on a legal path toward separation from Canada

    Prime Minister Mark Carney urged Albertans on Thursday, 15 October, to reject separatism at a Calgary rally. The vote on 19 October asks only whether the province should begin a legal process toward a later separation referendum.

  • Oct 1

    Canada fast-tracks C$40B Pacific Link oil pipeline to reduce export reliance on US

    Prime Minister Mark Carney designated the 1,250-kilometer Pacific Link crude pipeline a project of national interest, seeking to double non-US exports and ease tensions with Alberta.

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Two tankers burn off Sulina

Trump squeezes Kyiv as Europe haggles over money and Black Sea shipping burns

Ukrainian officials said the White House ordered a 160 km/h speed cap on Starshield terminals used by fast drones, as Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would resume strikes on Russian refineries after a three-day pause. In the Black Sea, two tankers burned near Romania and at least seven sailors were missing, while rescuers in Peshawar counted at least 34 dead after a school roof collapsed.

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