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KINSELLA: NDP Leader Avi Lewis has what it takes

KINSELLA: NDP Leader Avi Lewis has what it takes

Years ago, back when CBC TV still valued debate, I used to appear on a panel show called Counterspin. Its host was Avi Lewis. Counterspin was on every...

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Warren Kinsella

ZAGAR: Canada having what the world wants is the new energy reality

ZAGAR: Canada having what the world wants is the new energy reality

CERAWeek may not be widely known outside the energy sector, but it should be. Now in its 44th year, this premier global gathering in Houston, Texas,...

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Special To Toronto Sun

DE RUGY: How will U.S. Congress choose to handle the Iran bill?

DE RUGY: How will U.S. Congress choose to handle the Iran bill?

Whatever you think of the war in Iran, there’s a separate question — independent of the military merits — that Congress must answer: How will it...

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Veronique De Rugy

ELDER: California think-alike Democrats cancel debate over 'lack of diversity'

ELDER: California think-alike Democrats cancel debate over 'lack of diversity'

The University of Southern California cancelled its gubernatorial debate 24 hours before it was to start. ELDER: California think-alike Democrats...

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Larry Elder

GOLDSTEIN: Mark Carney’s ‘carbon border adjustment mechanism’ will cost you

GOLDSTEIN: Mark Carney’s ‘carbon border adjustment mechanism’ will cost you

When Prime Minister Mark Carney announced he would reduce the Liberal government’s consumer carbon tax to zero, he also promised to introduce a...

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Lorrie Goldstein

CHARLEBOIS: Sticky Truth About Food Fraud

A recent investigation has shaken one of Quebec’s most iconic industries. Authorities are examining allegations that maple syrup sold in grocery...

previous day 9

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Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

KINSELLA: Donald Trump learning wars easy to start but hard to finish

KINSELLA: Donald Trump learning wars easy to start but hard to finish

Who is winning the war in Iran? Donald Trump’s apparatchiks can call it whatever they want, but it’s a war. And, a month later, it’s still...

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Warren Kinsella

SIMS: Alberta should have zero carbon taxes

SIMS: Alberta should have zero carbon taxes

Alberta should be the last place to impose a carbon tax, yet here we are. Premier Danielle Smith said she and Prime Minister Mark Carney are...

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Edmonton Sun

Kris Sims

SIMS: Provincial government hikes taxes on Albertans

SIMS: Provincial government hikes taxes on Albertans

Albertans are being hit by higher taxes because the provincial government is scrambling to cover its overspending. The government is borrowing another...

02.04.2026 5

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Kris Sims

LILLEY: PM Carney should heed Poilievre's call for gas tax cuts

LILLEY: PM Carney should heed Poilievre's call for gas tax cuts

Cut taxes and cut waste to bring down the cost of gas. That’s the message from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and it’s really too bad his...

02.04.2026 10

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Brian Lilley

GOLDSTEIN: Carney’s two-faced policy on China exposes his Davos speech as nonsense

GOLDSTEIN: Carney’s two-faced policy on China exposes his Davos speech as nonsense

Based on what Prime Minister Mark Carney, a Liberal cabinet minister, and a Liberal MP said publicly about China’s use of forced labour, the idea...

02.04.2026 9

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Lorrie Goldstein

TAIT: Northern Lights host wheelchair basketball championship, 50th anniversary celebration

TAIT: Northern Lights host wheelchair basketball championship, 50th anniversary celebration

Ross Norton and the Alberta Northern Lights wheelchair basketball team have a delightful problem on their hands. And they’re taking names —...

31.03.2026 8

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Cam Tait

AGAR: Past experience shows the government has no business running a grocery store

AGAR: Past experience shows the government has no business running a grocery store

Avi Lewis’ election as the federal NDP leader means a bad idea gets extra heat.   To deal with the high cost of groceries, Lewis suggested a...

31.03.2026 10

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Jerry Agar

ZEKVELD: Alberta showing national leadership on assisted dying

ZEKVELD: Alberta showing national leadership on assisted dying

Upon introducing Bill 18 in the Alberta legislature, MLA Mickey Amery said, “It is my hope, Mr. Speaker, that if Bill 18 is passed, it will set an...

31.03.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Daniel Zekveld

CHARLEBOIS: The economy is sluggish. So why is fast food struggling?

CHARLEBOIS: The economy is sluggish. So why is fast food struggling?
28.03.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

MANDEL: Moms tortured and starved child to death, Crown alleges in closing argument

MANDEL: Moms tortured and starved child to death, Crown alleges in closing argument
28.03.2026 10

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Michele Mandel

LILLEY: Why are Liberals expanding temporary foreign worker program?

27.03.2026 10

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Brian Lilley

LILLEY: Numbers show Canada's immigration system failing on all fronts

27.03.2026 10

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Brian Lilley

LILLEY: Carney considers appointing partisan Liberal to top court job in Ontario

27.03.2026 9

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Brian Lilley

SHAPIRO: Are travellers safe anywhere in the United States?

27.03.2026 9

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Ben Shapiro

JAY GOLDBERG: Prime minister must act now to reform the Senate

27.03.2026 10

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Jay Goldberg

TAIT: Cowardly display of politics by UCP on Alberta Accessibility Act

24.03.2026 10

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Cam Tait

JAY GOLDBERG: Pressure on Carney to repeal the Online Streaming Act ramps up

23.03.2026 10

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Jay Goldberg

TAIT: NDP private member's bill essential for Albertans with disabilities

Picture this: March 23, 2026, could be the most transformative Monday Albertans with disabilities have ever witnessed. Notice that word: could. TAIT:...

23.03.2026 20

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Cam Tait

KINSELLA: Why victory in Iran hasn't been achieved yet

Those are the words of U.S. President Donald Trump, two days after Israel and the United States started bombing Iran on February 28. That’s how long...

23.03.2026 20

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Warren Kinsella

KINSELLA: Conservative MP petitioning for Don Cherry to get Order of Canada a dumb move

In politics, there’s kicking a hornet’s nest, and there’s tripping over one. Typing up a column about Don Cherry’s suitability for the Order...

22.03.2026 20

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Warren Kinsella

BINDA: Carney should axe the home sale reporting requirement

Ottawa continues to dangle the threat of a home equity tax over Canadians. The Canada Revenue Agency has been forcing taxpayers to report the sale of...

21.03.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Carson Binda

GOLDSTEIN: Mark Carney government all over the map on foreign interference by India

What in heaven’s name is going on in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government with regard to the threat posed to Canada’s national security by...

21.03.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Lorrie Goldstein

PARKER: Guarding against rich and powerful fanatics abroad

At the height of the energy crisis in the 1970s, when oil prices more than sextupled, The Economist magazine showed a map of the Persian Gulf on its...

21.03.2026 10

Edmonton Sun

Star Parker

LILLEY: Woman who threatened Mark Carney is no free speech hero

A Toronto woman who made online threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney is being held up as a martyr for freedom of speech when, in reality,...

18.03.2026 20

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Brian Lilley

SIMS: Ratings and spending show why CBC should be defunded

The CBC is a huge waste of money. Nearly nobody is watching it and journalists should not be paid by the government....

18.03.2026 10

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Kris Sims

JAY GOLDBERG: Smith joins call for common-sense nicotine pouch policy

17.03.2026 10

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Jay Goldberg

GOLDSTEIN: Study accuses Carney Liberals of 'substantially' worsening federal finances

17.03.2026 20

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Lorrie Goldstein

CHARLEBOIS: Canada's food inflation slowing — but the squeeze isn't over

17.03.2026 10

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Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

LILLEY: City-run grocery store not the solution to food inflation

16.03.2026 20

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Brian Lilley

KINSELLA: Attacks on Jews show antisemitism exploding globally

16.03.2026 20

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Warren Kinsella

HANSON: Our long road to war with Iran

16.03.2026 20

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Victor Davis Hanson

GOLDSTEIN: Al-Quds Day shows how Canada tolerates intolerance

16.03.2026 30

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Lorrie Goldstein

GUEST COLUMN: AI needs regulation, industry should lead way

16.03.2026 30

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Sayan navaratnam

JONAH GOLDBERG: Republicans aren't willing to call war in Iran what it is

16.03.2026 30

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Jonah Goldberg

CHARLEBOIS: The inconvenient truth about the carbon tax and food prices

16.03.2026 20

Edmonton Sun

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

LILLEY: Food inflation still high and Mark Carney can't blame war for that

16.03.2026 20

Edmonton Sun

Brian Lilley

TAIT: Long history behind para sports, and Canada-USA rivalry

The Vietnam War ignited a disability rights revolution that blazed across North America. Veterans stormed back demanding access and equality, forever...

15.03.2026 20

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Cam Tait

TAIT: Canada advances to gold medal game after tight victory over China in Paralympic hockey

It must be Friday the 13th, right? After bulldozing their way through preliminary play with a jaw-dropping 26-1 goal differential, the Canadian para...

14.03.2026 20

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Cam Tait

HILL: Sales tax wouldn’t magically balance the budget, but it will leave less money in Albertan pockets

In October, Albertans will vote in a referendum covering various policy issues. Recently, Premier Danielle Smith said that if Albertans collect enough...

13.03.2026 20

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Tegan Hill

TAIT: Edmonton Paralympian prepares for hockey playoff round in Milano Cortina

With the Canadian para ice hockey team preparing for its semifinal showdown Friday against China, Edmontonian native Micah Kovacevich will be ready...

13.03.2026 20

Edmonton Sun

Cam Tait

WARMINGTON: Security funding for Jewish groups has been long overdue

Another day, another antisemitic attack. It’s no longer a question of will the Jewish community face antisemitic attacks, it’s a matter of when....

13.03.2026 20

Edmonton Sun

Joe Warmington

GOLDSTEIN: Lack of political will made antisemitism exactly who we are

To describe Wednesday’s announcement by Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree — earmarking $10 million to Jewish organizations so they can...

13.03.2026 20

Edmonton Sun

Lorrie Goldstein

LILLEY: There's no reason why we should allow IRGC members to stay in Canada

When Canada was a serious country, we used to deport dangerous people even if there was a war on. We didn’t care if we were sending someone who was...

13.03.2026 20

Edmonton Sun

Brian Lilley

LILLEY: What does Mark Carney's majority mean for Pierre Poilievre's future?

It looks like Pierre Poilievre is going to be stuck with the worst damn job in all of Canada for a while longer. Between Lori Idlout’s decision to...

13.03.2026 30

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Brian Lilley