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'Open for business:' Jason Kenney's UCP wins majority in Alberta election

'Open for business:' Jason Kenney's UCP wins majority in Alberta election

EDMONTON — Jason Kenney and his United Conservatives channelled the angst of an angry electorate to soar to a majority government in Alberta's election Tuesday and relegate Rachel Notley's NDP to the history books as a one-and-done government.
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The latest developments in the Alberta election; UCP wins majority

The latest developments in the Alberta election; UCP wins majority

10:28 p.m. MT Alberta's incoming premier says the province is open for business. Jason Kenney says his government will have the lowest tax regime in Canada and will cut red tape.
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A look at Alberta's elections since the province was created in 1905

A look at Alberta's elections since the province was created in 1905

EDMONTON — A chronology of Alberta elections: Nov. 9, 1905: Lawyer Alexander Rutherford, son of an immigrant farmer from Scotland, leads the Liberals to a lopsided victory over R.B. Bennett's Conservatives, taking 22 of 25 legislature seats.
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Man faces murder charges in slayings of two men, two women in Penticton, B.C.

Man faces murder charges in slayings of two men, two women in Penticton, B.C.

PENTICTON, B.C. — A former city employee described as a hard-working, civic-minded gentleman has been charged with four counts of murder after a series of daytime shootings that terrorized people in Penticton, B.C. Dan McLaughlin of the B.C.
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A list of Alberta premiers since the province was created in 1905

A list of Alberta premiers since the province was created in 1905

EDMONTON — Former federal cabinet minister Jason Kenney will be the next premier of Alberta after leading his United Conservative Party to a majority in the provincial election on Tuesday.
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Fought to unite Alberta conservatives: Jason Kenney voted Alberta's new premier

Fought to unite Alberta conservatives: Jason Kenney voted Alberta's new premier

Jason Kenney's fight is over. Let the fight begin.
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Officer tells of finding body at trial for B.C. dad accused of killing daughters

Officer tells of finding body at trial for B.C. dad accused of killing daughters

VANCOUVER — A police officer choked up Tuesday as he recalled finding the body of a little girl, her blonde hair matted with blood, inside a "chaotic" Vancouver Island apartment on Christmas Day in 2017. Const.
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Judge reserves decision in British Columbia child bride case

CRANBROOK, B.C.
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Fisheries Department announces conservation measures to protect chinook in B.C.

VANCOUVER — The federal government has announced commercial and recreational fishing restrictions in British Columbia as a way to conserve chinook salmon returning to the Fraser River this season.
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Mark Norman's lawyers target government over solicitor-client privilege claims

Mark Norman's lawyers target government over solicitor-client privilege claims

OTTAWA — Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's legal team accused the federal government on Tuesday of hiding behind solicitor-client privilege to prevent the release of documents they believe will prove the case against their client has been tainted by politic
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