StatsCan data suggests rural crime rates consistently higher than in urban centres

OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith thrown down the gauntlet to newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney in a livestreamed address Monday, inviting him to the table to negotiate a new deal between Ottawa and Alberta. “We hope this will result in a binding agreement that Albertans can have confidence in. Call it an ‘Alberta Accord,'” said Smith, seated in front of a backdrop of Albertan and Canadian flags...