Alberta premier Danielle Smith meets with Trump at impromptu Mar-a-Lago visit
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Alberta premier Danielle Smith met with President-elect Donald Trump Saturday at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.
Alberta premier Danielle Smith met with President-elect Donald Trump Saturday at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.
Smith posted an update on social media Sunday, including photos of herself with Trump and Dragon’s Den star Kevin O’Leary.
“We had a friendly and constructive conversation,” Smith said, “during which I emphasized the mutual importance of the U.S. – Canadian energy relationship, and specifically, how hundreds of thousands of American jobs are supported by energy exports from Alberta.”
Smith added that she also spoke with a number of “key allies” of the incoming administration and was encouraged to hear their support for a “strong energy and security relationship with Canada.”
"The United States and Canada are both proud and independent nations with one of the most important security alliances on earth," she added, "and the largest economic partnership in history. We need to preserve our independence while we grow this critical partnership for the benefit of Canadians and Americans for generations to come."
A number of Canadian premiers, including Smith and Ontario premier Doug Ford, have been reaching out to push back against Trump’s threat to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods in recent days, leading up to Trump taking over as president on January 20.
They've been joined by a number of former Canadian prime ministers, including Stephen Harper and Jean Chretien.
Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark, who is considering a run for federal Liberal leader, has backtracked on her claim this week that she'd never been a member of the Conservative party.
Fire officials in Smiths Falls are warning the public over the dangers of ice after a 14-year-old boy fell into freezing waters on Friday afternoon.
With CTV broadcasting tonight's NFL game, CTV News at Six will be broadcasting live on our website and the CTV News App.
Garage sale season started a little early in Saskatoon this year. The SPCA held a garage sale Saturday to make use of some its more abundant gently used donations that might go unused.
The 66-year-old man accused of holding up a Holt Renfrew store in downtown Vancouver last month has died, the BC Coroners Service confirmed Saturday.
Transport Minister Anita Anand announced on social media Saturday she will not seek the leadership of the Liberal Party, nor will she run for re-election in the riding of Oakville.
A man and a woman from Blind River have been charged with first-degree murder and a third person has been charged with accessory to murder after the fact.
It was only a simulation, but for students in the Paramedic program at Fanshawe College saving a mother and her baby from a car wreck is a possible scenario they will encounter in the coming weeks.
Fire services rescued three children from a house fire in Lower Sackville, N.S., Saturday.
Current and former Liberal party officials, both French and English speakers, say the next Liberal leader replacing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should be bilingual.
Alberta RCMP are asking people to avoid travel Saturday due to poor driving conditions in areas across Central and Northern Alberta.