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Bell: Danielle Smith UCP wants to hike speed limits on Alberta divided highways

The latest Danielle Smith government move. Higher speed limits on divided highways

yesterday 20

Calgary Herald

Rick Bell

Nelson: Premier Smith fiddles with licence plates as Liberals burn Alberta

Nelson: Premier Smith fiddles with licence plates as Liberals burn Alberta

Were Alberta truly strong and free, we’d be shipping copious amounts of our oil from a northwestern B.C. port today, and not waiting in vain for...

yesterday 6

Calgary Herald

Chris Nelson

Martin: Recent case a reminder of the reach of gambling underworld

Martin: Recent case a reminder of the reach of gambling underworld

The annoying proliferation of legal sports gambling, which seems to be the only thing advertised on television these days, hasn’t stopped the seedy...

yesterday 9

Calgary Herald

Kevin Martin

Opinion: Something has to give for universities fighting for their survival

Opinion: Something has to give for universities fighting for their survival

When it comes to how Canadian universities are funded, something has to give. It is simply not sustainable for governments to reduce or hold...

yesterday 8

Calgary Herald

Peter Mackinnon

Bell: Calgarians get what they want, a crackdown on downtown violence, disorder

Bell: Calgarians get what they want, a crackdown on downtown violence, disorder

Enough. Enough is enough. Those are the words of Calgary’s get-tough top cop Katie McLellan. She says these words more than once. She will use the...

previous day 2

Calgary Herald

Rick Bell

Alberta can be a leader in MAID safeguards

Alberta can be a leader in MAID safeguards

Out of the spotlight and away from controversies over a teachers’ strike and Alberta’s energy development, Premier Danielle Smith’s government is...

previous day 10

Calgary Herald

Rebecca Vachon And Andreae Sennyah

Bell: No jail for child porn — Canada's top court is nuts

Wab Kinew, Manitoba’s premier, was far from the only one revolted by what the majority of Supreme Court justices ruled. But he was the one who said...

tuesday 10

Calgary Herald

Rick Bell

Varcoe: After a gruelling summer and negative prices, Alberta gas producers see 'a bunch of positives' ahead

Varcoe: After a gruelling summer and negative prices, Alberta gas producers see 'a bunch of positives' ahead

Alberta natural gas production fell during the third quarter when prices tanked, but as the snow begins to fly in Western Canada, there are signs...

tuesday 20

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Breakenridge: We should expect robust debate and scrutiny in using notwithstanding clause

Breakenridge: We should expect robust debate and scrutiny in using notwithstanding clause

In the aftermath of the Supreme Court of Canada’s narrow decision last week to strike down the one-year minimum sentence for possession of child...

tuesday 10

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

For oil and gas insight, look at what companies are doing – not what politicians are saying

For oil and gas insight, look at what companies are doing – not what politicians are saying

Booms and busts are nothing new to Alberta workers, but are we ready for a bust without a boom? It’s been a painful year for oil and gas workers in...

tuesday 10

Calgary Herald

Janetta Mckenzie And Megan Gordon

Braid: UCP faces mounting challenges from its own Recall Act

Braid: UCP faces mounting challenges from its own Recall Act

The UCP government passed the Recall Act in 2021. Now it’s aimed straight back at them. They seem surprised and annoyed. But they asked for it by...

tuesday 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Bell: Calgary top cop ready to take back the streets — no hug-a-thug cop here

Bell: Calgary top cop ready to take back the streets — no hug-a-thug cop here

Mark my words. Sooner rather than later you will see Calgary police out tackling the bad actors, sending a long-overdue message on behalf of...

tuesday 2

Calgary Herald

Rick Bell

Varcoe: 'All working toward a Grey Cup target' — Alberta premier hopes for deal soon with feds on major energy projects

Varcoe: 'All working toward a Grey Cup target' — Alberta premier hopes for deal soon with feds on major energy projects

Is the grand bargain about to become a grand federal-provincial understanding? Alberta Premier Danielle Smith hopes key energy projects will make...

tuesday 3

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Leong: With Calgary pedestrian crashes and deaths mounting, everyone needs to smarten up — especially drivers

Leong: With Calgary pedestrian crashes and deaths mounting, everyone needs to smarten up — especially drivers

Running errands on foot shouldn’t make anyone feel as if they were putting their lives on the line but given the state of driving in Calgary today,...

03.11.2025 1

Calgary Herald

Ricky Leong

Bell: Danielle Smith needs to get back to old-school political street fighting

Bell: Danielle Smith needs to get back to old-school political street fighting

When she’s a fighter she scores points. It’s time for the premier to get back in the game. It’s time for Premier Danielle Smith to fight when she...

03.11.2025 30

Calgary Herald

Rick Bell

Braid: UCP rejects auditor general as he races to finish health scandal report

Braid: UCP rejects auditor general as he races to finish health scandal report

On Monday morning, the UCP voted to get rid of the guy who’s investigating the health contract scandal. That’s Doug Wylie, Alberta’s auditor...

03.11.2025 5

Calgary Herald

Don Braid