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Agreement reached on multibillion-dollar Pathways carbon capture and storage project

July 13 , 2026 at 01:19:34 p.m. EDT • :

Alberta's government, Ottawa and five major oilsands producers have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the multibillion-dollar Pathways carbon capture project, a condition for a new West Coast pipeline moving ahead.

With Calgary Stampede wrapped up, Ottawa looks ahead to Alberta referendum in fall

July 13 , 2026 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

The federal government and those trying to urge Albertans to stay in Canada have a little more than three months to make sure their message sinks in.

It's extremely rare, but Carney isn't the first to shuffle an opposition MP to the Senate

July 13 , 2026 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Former Conservative MP Richard Martel joins a unique club of senators who have been plucked directly from the House of Commons floor on the recommendation of a prime minister of a different political stripe.

Former public servant accused in foreign interference case involving China

July 13 , 2026 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

A former federal scientist in an alleged foreign interference case is accused of copying more than 2,000 documents off a shared departmental server as his lifelong career was nearing its end, with the intention of sharing them with China, CBC News has learned.

At competing Stampede breakfasts, 2 very different visions for Alberta emerge

July 12 , 2026 at 04:21:27 p.m. EDT • :

It may have been the final day of the 10-day Calgary Stampede exhibition and rodeo, but two pancake breakfasts held simultaneously Sunday morning made clear the battle for the hearts and minds of Albertans is just ramping up.