Alberta Premier Gives CBC Deadline to Retract, Apologize for Alleged Defamatory Articles

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the United Conservative Party AGM near Edmonton on Oct. 22, 2022. Amber Bracken/The Canadian Press

Legal counsel for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has given CBC a deadline of April 28 to retract and apologize for articles alleging she tried to interfere in criminal cases before the courts.

The letter, from the law firm Bennett Jones, accuses the media outlet of defamation.