Dean Bennett

Reporter with The Canadian Press

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Notley calls Smith's plan to pull out of Canada's pension plan a 'risky gamble'

Alberta's Opposition leader says Premier Danielle Smith’s government needs to end its fixation with pulling the province out of the Canada Pension Plan.

News, Politics | February 3rd 2023

Alberta government in 'woke' free speech standoff with university campus

The Alberta government says changes are coming to further protect free speech on campuses as a former professor speaking out on so-called “woke” policies prepares for a showdown with the University of Lethbridge.

News, Politics

NDP says Alberta premier's review into alleged political interference in prosecutions was bogus

Alberta’s Opposition leader says Premier Danielle Smith's assurance of a thorough investigation into allegations of interference with Crown prosecutors is "an empty talking point" given new details on the search itself.

News, Politics | January 27th 2023

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith gives an Alberta government update in Calgary on Jan. 10, 2023. File photo by The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Preston Manning's COVID review to replace long-promised Alberta public health panel

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s promise to assemble a panel of medical experts to deliver ongoing advice on public health and COVID-19 will be covered off by former Reform Party Leader Preston Manning’s pandemic review, her office said on Wednesday, January 25, 2023.

News, Politics | January 26th 2023

Former Reform Party leader Preston Manning takes part in a panel discussion during a conference in Ottawa on Friday, May 6, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Ex-Reform leader Preston Manning to chair Alberta's COVID response review

Premier Danielle Smith has struck a committee to investigate how the Alberta government responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, and has appointed former Reform Party leader Preston Manning to chair it.

News, Politics | January 20th 2023

Smith says she'll leave COVID health violations to the courts

News, Politics | January 18th 2023

Smith backs off notion of Alberta amnesty for COVID health rule violators

News, Politics | January 17th 2023

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith gives an Alberta government update in Calgary, Alta., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. File photo by The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith back and forth over COVID prosecution messaging

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has delivered a third version of what she discussed with justice officials over how to handle the prosecution of people charged with breaking COVID-19 health rules.

News, Politics | January 16th 2023

Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley speaks in Edmonton on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Jason Franson

NDP's Notley says Alberta's sovereignty bill and premier blocking progress on emerging energy

Alberta’s Opposition NDP leader wants to see more details of Ottawa's proposed plan for green energy jobs, but says Premier Danielle Smith’s knee-jerk criticism and her sovereignty act don't help anyone.

News, Politics | January 12th 2023

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith gives a government update in Calgary, on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. Photo by The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta premier won't immediately use sovereignty act to counter feds' 'just transition' plan

Premier Danielle Smith won’t commit to using Alberta's controversial sovereignty act to rebut looming federal “just transition” legislation, which she calls an existential threat to her province’s bedrock oil and gas industry.

News, Politics | January 11th 2023