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Lorne Gunter: Edmonton city council refuses to live within taxpayers’ means Well, that didn’t take long.

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Edmonton Journal

Lorne Gunter

Lorne Gunter: Alberta's refusal to enforce federal gun buyback program logical, sensible It’s not just Alberta that is refusing to aid the federal government in its useless gun buyback program.

Lorne Gunter: Alberta's refusal to enforce federal gun buyback program logical, sensible It’s not just Alberta that is refusing to aid the federal government in its useless gun buyback program.

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. It’s not just Alberta that is refusing to aid the...

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Lorne Gunter

Bell: Is Danielle Smith giving separatists a shot at a goodbye Canada vote? Looks like Alberta separatists will be able to start collecting signatures for a vote on independence

Bell: Is Danielle Smith giving separatists a shot at a goodbye Canada vote? Looks like Alberta separatists will be able to start collecting signatures for a vote on independence

Looks like Alberta separatists will be able to start collecting signatures for a vote on independence You can save this article by registering for...

yesterday 10

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Rick Bell

FIRST READING: How an Albertan anti-separatist may have accidentally triggered a separation referendum

FIRST READING: How an Albertan anti-separatist may have accidentally triggered a separation referendum

'He did not think this through. It’s quite remarkable' You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account....

yesterday 10

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Tristin Hopper

Martin: Judge makes logical ruling in sparing convicted killer prison term in Banff assault

Martin: Judge makes logical ruling in sparing convicted killer prison term in Banff assault

Judge correctly takes into account the killer's moral blameworthiness was much more 'near self-defence' than 'near murder' You can save this...

yesterday 7

Edmonton Journal

Kevin Martin

Opinion: Edmontonians shouldn't be test subjects for face-tracking bodycams The Edmonton Police Service’s (EPS)  plan  to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) facial recognition on officers’ body-worn cameras should alarm Edmontonians. EPS calls this a world-first pilot with Axon, a U.S. body-camera manufacturer. But turning cameras that were sold as tools for police transparency and accountability into instruments of mass surveillance and identification is a dangerous shift in policing.

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Edmonton Journal

Gideon Christian

Opinion: As the U.S. bets big on nuclear, it’s time for Canada to do the same

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Edmonton Journal

Scott Henuset

Lorne Gunter: Canada faces massive internal roadblocks to pipeline, 'nation-building' projects Want to know why nothing of significance ever gets built in this country? Consider the allegations levelled by NDP leadership contender Avi Lewis against pipelines, mines and other “nation-building projects” proposed by Prime Minister Mark Carney and others such as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.

Lorne Gunter: Canada faces massive internal roadblocks to pipeline, 'nation-building' projects Want to know why nothing of significance ever gets built in this country? Consider the allegations levelled by NDP leadership contender Avi Lewis against pipelines, mines and other “nation-building projects” proposed by Prime Minister Mark Carney and others such as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Want to know why nothing of significance ever gets built...

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Lorne Gunter

Braid: Sovereignty on the hoof: Smith strikes deal with feds, then pushes them out the door

Braid: Sovereignty on the hoof: Smith strikes deal with feds, then pushes them out the door

Only five days after her economic peace accord with Ottawa, the premier showed hardliners there’s still plenty of life in the Sovereignty Act You...

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Don Braid

Opinion: UCP AGM exposed a party moving away from most Albertans What should have been a celebratory moment for Premier Danielle Smith at her party’s annual general meeting last weekend became something far more revealing — and troubling — about the direction the UCP is determined to take Alberta.

Opinion: UCP AGM exposed a party moving away from most Albertans What should have been a celebratory moment for Premier Danielle Smith at her party’s annual general meeting last weekend became something far more revealing — and troubling — about the direction the UCP is determined to take Alberta.

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. What should have been a celebratory moment for Premier...

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Anne Murphy

Bell: Danielle Smith's justice boss lays down the law to Alberta government lawyers

Bell: Danielle Smith's justice boss lays down the law to Alberta government lawyers

'Albertans deserve to feel safe in their homes. It is the most sacred place for all of us,' says Alberta justice boss Mickey Amery You can save...

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Edmonton Journal

Rick Bell

Temitope Oriola: New oversight body shouldn't be retirement gig for police Alberta’s Police Review Commission took off on Monday. This is quite significant.

Temitope Oriola: New oversight body shouldn't be retirement gig for police Alberta’s Police Review Commission took off on Monday. This is quite significant.

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Temitope Oriola

Lorne Gunter: Making shopping decisions for you: Edmonton approves infill without parking requirements

Lorne Gunter: Making shopping decisions for you: Edmonton approves infill without parking requirements

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Call it the big-box conundrum. Subscribe now to read the...

tuesday 9

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Lorne Gunter

Bell: Danielle Smith warns 'lowlife criminals' — is her warning real or is it big hat, no cattle?

Bell: Danielle Smith warns 'lowlife criminals' — is her warning real or is it big hat, no cattle?

On Tuesday Alberta finds out if Premier Smith was for real when she warned lowlife criminals they could face a bullet if they break into someone's...

tuesday 8

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Rick Bell

Opinion: To build Canada, we need to build up the trades The seeds of Canada’s “lost decade” have begun to sprout. Our country now has the weakest per-capita GDP growth among Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member nations.

Opinion: To build Canada, we need to build up the trades The seeds of Canada’s “lost decade” have begun to sprout. Our country now has the weakest per-capita GDP growth among Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member nations.

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. The seeds of Canada’s “lost decade” have begun to...

tuesday 1

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Naseem Bashir

Tasha Kheiriddin: Carney looks to Europe for defence, but at what cost? Canada's participation in the EU's SAFE program leaves a lot of unanswered questions

Tasha Kheiriddin: Carney looks to Europe for defence, but at what cost? Canada's participation in the EU's SAFE program leaves a lot of unanswered questions

Canada's participation in the EU's SAFE program leaves a lot of unanswered questions You can save this article by registering for free here. Or...

tuesday 8

Edmonton Journal

Tasha Kheiriddin

Rob Breakenridge: Not exactly basking in accolades, Smith manages to hold off separatists

Rob Breakenridge: Not exactly basking in accolades, Smith manages to hold off separatists

As much as Smith still might fear the effect this movement could have on her leadership, she seems savvy enough to realize the electoral dead-end...

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Rob Breakenridge

Keith Gerein: Edmonton's new council faces some of its first sticky issues on finances, infill and climate

Keith Gerein: Edmonton's new council faces some of its first sticky issues on finances, infill and climate

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. With Edmonton’s civic election now six weeks in the...

tuesday 9

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Keith Gerein

Opinion: Alberta needs progress on classroom complexity — not promises It’s not often that a seasoned politician deviates from their carefully crafted talking points and says something that sounds authentic. So, my ears perked up when Premier Danielle Smith responded to a reporter’s question at a Nov. 21 news conference that was called to unveil the government’s new roadmap to address classroom complexity.

Opinion: Alberta needs progress on classroom complexity — not promises It’s not often that a seasoned politician deviates from their carefully crafted talking points and says something that sounds authentic. So, my ears perked up when Premier Danielle Smith responded to a reporter’s question at a Nov. 21 news conference that was called to unveil the government’s new roadmap to address classroom complexity.

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. It’s not often that a seasoned politician deviates from...

tuesday 3

Edmonton Journal

Jason Schilling

Bell: Danielle Smith tells criminals how not to get shot in Alberta Premier Danielle Smith: 'If you don't want to get shot, don't break into someone's house'

Bell: Danielle Smith tells criminals how not to get shot in Alberta Premier Danielle Smith: 'If you don't want to get shot, don't break into someone's house'

Premier Danielle Smith: 'If you don't want to get shot, don't break into someone's house' You can save this article by registering for free here....

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Edmonton Journal

Rick Bell