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On May 20, Alberta’s Ministry of Children and Family Services announced a new “needs-based” funding model for shelters providing services to...
City needs to make changes to ensure cyclists are safe riding our streets
Explaining — or even just bottom-lining — all the complexities in the review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) that begins this week is...
Premier Danielle Smith has estimated that startup costs for an independent Alberta would be about $400 billion.
My friend is a vascular surgeon. Back home, his waiting list ran six months. Patients flew from three countries to see him. In Calgary, he drives a...
Like it or not, we are now in the most important political campaign in Alberta’s history. Amid all the hysterics of politicians and commentators,...
Every day, women in Alberta and across Canada perform work so foundational to our economy that the country barely notices it.
On Monday, Premier Danielle Smith had a laundry list of things that would need to be figured out if Alberta separated from Canada — our share of the...
For years, Alberta has been told its frustrations are exaggerated or rooted in partisanship. But the truth is far simpler and far more structural —...
An Alberta King’s bench judge’s decision that a proposed referendum question supporting separation is unconstitutional because the province had a...
Calgary has never been a city that got stronger by pretending risks were smaller than it is.
The people of Alberta need a new children’s hospital. They got American urology clinics instead.
Rideau-Roxboro has been one community since 1928. However, the city has a curious tendency to split it into two communities when it suits its needs,...
Despite indications to the contrary, Canadians do agree on some things. Most of us assume that if a vehicle is legally sold, registered, insured and...
Fourteen years ago, I moved to Calgary. I didn’t grow up in the oilpatch, although my father was a veteran of the energy industry. I came for work,...
Canadians should welcome the possibility of a project by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma taking shape in Banff National Park. But not if the...
The period between May and September typically sees a higher volume of tenant turnover in major cities across Canada. It is also the season when many...
When politicians debate Alberta separation, they talk about pipelines, equalization and constitutional authority. Those are real debates. But for most...
I’ve cycled around Calgary since I can remember. From a chair on the back of my dad’s bike to exercising and running errands today, I’ve used...
Equalization payments are not a result of direct provincial transfers to Ottawa. That is a misconception being perpetrated by the advocates of Alberta...
On Nov. 25, 2024, 72 per cent of my neighbours in the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass voted yes to the metallurgical coal mine at Grassy Mountain....
Calgarians want a city that is safe, healthy and resilient. Achieving that vision requires more than emergency response. It requires sustained...
Coal Association of Canada president Robin Campbell said, “Polling consistently shows a majority support responsible resource development.” The...
During National Nursing Week — running May 11 to 17 under the theme The Power of Nurses to Transform Health — Albertans will rightly recognize the...
Nearly three million Albertans’ voter records exposed. No hackers. No sophisticated cyberattack.
Responsible government requires decisions grounded in facts — not distraction, division or short-term political calculation.
There are many dynamics to the time change debate, but allowing Albertans to be heard is perhaps the most important.
With the war in the Middle East threatening the global supply of oil, most Canadians appreciate the urgent need for a new pipeline to our West Coast...
A recent media report about a threatening email sent to Muslim students at the University of Calgary is deeply unsettling — but, for many of us, not...
This Sunday, May 10, millions of Canadian mothers will receive flowers, candles, and cards thanking them for everything they do.
An essential aspect of a properly functioning universal health-care system is the ability to provide patients with the care they need promptly. In...
With the return of wildfire season in Alberta and Canada, it is interesting to look back on past seasons and consider the money and time being...
Calgary tragedy means we must prevent domestic violence earlier. We know what the patterns of male violence are. We need to act on them earlier to...
Last week in Calgary, federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said something that everyone in the industry believes — that...
Great programs do not happen by chance — they are built with intention.
The United Arab Emirates has announced that it will no longer be a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries effective May 1. With...
Alberta has made meaningful progress in building an innovation-driven economy. From supporting startups to investing in technology sectors, the...
The provincial government’s proposed changes to Alberta Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) bring a sense of deja vu. In 1999, dramatic...
Canada's wildfire system wasn't built for today's megafires, says author who was among thousands to flee 2016 Fort McMurray blaze
The failure of Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney to resolve the outstanding conditions of the 2025 MOU by April 1 deadline was...
When Premier Danielle Smith pointed to a $700 “comprehensive” health screening in Japan, the implication was straightforward — a wide range of...
Canada has set an ambitious goal — expand trade beyond the United States and build stronger economic ties with fast-growing markets around the...
Alberta is emerging as a North American leader in the artificial intelligence economy, aiming to attract $100 billion in data centre investment by...
Premier Danielle Smith’s recent remark — “You can earn your way into inclusion, but you can earn your way out of it, too” — reveals a...
The United Conservative Party government has announced that it is restarting the process of redrawing Alberta’s electoral boundaries. For the first...
As physicians, we prefer to work in the shadows. An anesthesiologist ensures life-threatening situations never occur while monitoring from the back of...
We are increasingly seeing a growing appetite among city council to repeal things that are difficult, without the same energy to replace them with...
The latest levy set by the Alberta Energy Regulator continues a pattern of egregious underfunding of the Orphan Well Association, delaying the cleanup...
Alberta has always prided itself on doing things differently. Unfortunately, when it comes to support for people living with disabilities, the new...
While Alberta urgently needs a thorough debate about its relationship with Canada, federalists and separatists alike are missing the key point — the...