Premier Smith appoints new Alberta cabinet with many familiar faces in different portfolios
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith named her new cabinet Friday, about two weeks after her United Conservative Party took the majority of seats in Alberta.
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Premier Smith appoints new Alberta cabinet with many familiar faces in different portfolios
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith named her new cabinet Friday, about two weeks after her United Conservative Party took the majority of seats in Alberta.
Edmonton sees record-setting heat Friday and more expected in Alberta this weekend
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Photos of arson suspect released by Edmonton police
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Worker dies near Fort McMurray, Alta., prompting investigation
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'Situation has escalated': Edson residents ordered to evacuate because of wildfire
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Premier Smith appoints new Alberta cabinet with many familiar faces in different portfolios
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith named her new cabinet Friday, about two weeks after her United Conservative Party took the majority of seats in Alberta.
Fatal crash in Parkdale prompts road closure
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Police find suspect after threat at Central Middle School in Red Deer
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Candidate's win despite trans-feces comparison not surprising: Pride Lacombe
The head of an LGBTQ group in central Alberta says he wasn't surprised a candidate who compared transgender students in schools to feces in food won her seat in Monday's provincial election, which saw the United Conservative Party win a majority government.
Oilers trade draft pick for rights to Red Deer Rebels forward
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