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Tough love? Will federal New Democrats kick out the Alberta NDP?

United Conservative Party strategists are said to be in a panic about the possibility the federal New Democratic Party is pondering severing ties with the Alberta NDP. Astute observers of Canadian politics say Avi Lewis has only been leader of the Parliamentary fourth party since Sunday night and almost everyone in the federal NDP is…

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Avi Lewis decisively wins federal NDP leadership; Alberta and Saskatchewan NDP leaders foolishly freak out

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The ink’s barely dry on the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission report and it may be in trouble

Coalition of First Nations and farmers demands environmental assessment of oilsands carbon capture scheme

You did taw a puddy tat! But what it was made of is officially now debatable

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New Democrats feel the Carney burn as Nunavut MP Lori Idlout crosses floor to Liberals

Avi Lewis pulls ahead in fund-raising and the vibe as end of federal NDP leadership race nears

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