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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is confident a private-sector pipeline operator will propose shipping oilsands crude to Prince Rupert, B.C. However, industry players are hesitant to commit to such a project.

Business Council of Alberta president Adam Legge says questions about potentially excluding certain immigrants from services like health care should be addressed to Premier Danielle Smith.

Alberta teachers and the government are scheduled for further talks later this month as the threat of a strike looms over the province's education system.

The Alberta Next panel, chaired by Premier Danielle Smith, is holding town halls this summer to get feedback on how the province should stand up to Ottawa while building a "strong and sovereign Alberta within Canada.

Premier Danielle Smith says following a summer of town halls across the province, the panel is to recommend ideas and policy proposals that would be put to Albertans in a referendum next year.

The investigation into Alberta's health contracts is intensifying, as the Auditor General receives a substantial funding boost to thoroughly examine claims of corruption and overpricing.

A 28-year-old survivor of the rockfall says Hamza Benhilal was one of two people who died after a slab of mountain gave way last Thursday, raining rock down on hikers at Bow Glacier Falls, about 200 kilometres northwest of Calgary.

A recent survey in Alberta has underscored the desire of parents to have a voice in determining what materials are available to their children in school libraries, setting the stage for potential changes in how content is managed.

AHS lists exposure locations, including Walmart, Costco, Canadian Tire, Panda Express and Holiday Inn Express & Suites in St. Albert.

Researchers are testing a device that listens to the "symphony" of organs to obtain early warning of illness or other issues in livestock and potentially people.