Dean Bennett
Reporter with The Canadian Press
About Dean Bennett
Suspect facing terrorism charges in Edmonton truck attack investigated in 2015
RCMP assistant commissioner Marlin Degrand said the suspect, 30, was checked thoroughly in 2015 and deemed at that time to not pose a threat.
Alberta's Notley says any fed tax changes need to balance fairness with growth
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says any federal government's tax changes need to balance fairness with growth.
Lawyers for Omar Khadr in court in Edmonton to seek easing of bail conditions
Lawyers for former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr are to appear in an Edmonton court today, Aug. 31, 2017, seeking to ease his bail restrictions and grant him unsupervised visits with his sister.
Jason Kenney offered help to meet with kids from gay-straight groups
Alberta conservative leadership candidate Jason Kenney is being offered help to set up a meeting with students who are in gay-straight alliances at school.
Day after historic merger vote, some lament death of Alberta's historic PC party
The former president of Alberta's P.C. says some members feel adrift after a majority voted to embrace a new party.
New Alberta conservative party meets, but loses caucus member
Caucus members from Alberta's two conservative parties got together for the first time on Monday, July 24, 2017, but one Progressive Conservative bowed out before the joint meeting even took place.
No rush: Canada's U.S. ambassador wants quick NAFTA deal but won't take bad one
Canada's ambassador to the United States says he is pushing hard for a timely resolution on the NAFTA renegotiation, but he won't accept a bad deal to get it.
Premiers forge ahead with Indigenous meeting despite boycott by three groups
Canada’s premiers met with a reduced group of Indigenous leaders Monday after three national bodies — including the Assembly of First Nations — boycotted the event.
Alberta PCs, Wildrose to form new entity called United Conservative Party
Wildrose Leader Brian Jean and Progressive Conservative Leader Jason Kenney announced the details of their unity deal Thursday.
Alberta's Wildrose and PCs at odds over gay-straight alliances in schools
Alberta's two conservative parties, working on a deal to join forces, are at odds when it comes to social clubs for gay students in schools.