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Lorne Gunter: 107 Street project postponement the city's minimal attempt to limit construction disruption They city made a surprise announcement on summer road construction late last week. It was postponing construction along 107 Avenue until next year (2027).

Lorne Gunter: 107 Street project postponement the city's minimal attempt to limit construction disruption They city made a surprise announcement on summer road construction late last week. It was postponing construction along 107 Avenue until next year (2027).

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Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: If Alberta does away with time change, it should opt for standard time

Lorne Gunter: If Alberta does away with time change, it should opt for standard time
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Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Liberals ride Chretien's coattails with over-60 demographic

GUNTER: Liberals ride Chretien's coattails with over-60 demographic

Trade winds gusting as Maple Leafs scratch three players against Devils Is Auston Matthews' new relationship with girlfriend Instagram official?...

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Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Liberals ride Chretien's coattails with over-60 demographic Political analysts and organizers used to be obsessed with the “gender gap” between male and female voters. If a candidate or party did noticeably better among men, that was seen as a bad thing.

Lorne Gunter: Liberals ride Chretien's coattails with over-60 demographic Political analysts and organizers used to be obsessed with the “gender gap” between male and female voters. If a candidate or party did noticeably better among men, that was seen as a bad thing.
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Edmonton Journal

Lorne Gunter

Lorne Gunter: Alberta must tread carefully while trading with China Alberta Premier Danielle Smith may be excited that Carney’s MOU with Xi will yield the investors needed to build a new pipeline to the West Coast, but she should focus instead on the potential risks.

Lorne Gunter: Alberta must tread carefully while trading with China Alberta Premier Danielle Smith may be excited that Carney’s MOU with Xi will yield the investors needed to build a new pipeline to the West Coast, but she should focus instead on the potential risks.

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03.03.2026 8

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Poilievre's newfound tough stance on Trump likely too little, too late

GUNTER: Poilievre's newfound tough stance on Trump likely too little, too late
01.03.2026 10

Toronto Sun

Lorne Gunter

Lorne Gunter: Poilievre's newfound tough stance on Trump likely too little, too late Is it too late for Pierre Poilievre?

Lorne Gunter: Poilievre's newfound tough stance on Trump likely too little, too late Is it too late for Pierre Poilievre?

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28.02.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: UCP projected budget deficit better than anything NDP delivered The day before the UCP government brought down its deficit-laden 2026 budget on Thursday, NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi claimed Alberta’s finances had been so much better taken care of under his party. His predecessor, Rachel Notley, never ran deficits of the size the UCP have proposed for the next four years.

Lorne Gunter: UCP projected budget deficit better than anything NDP delivered The day before the UCP government brought down its deficit-laden 2026 budget on Thursday, NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi claimed Alberta’s finances had been so much better taken care of under his party. His predecessor, Rachel Notley, never ran deficits of the size the UCP have proposed for the next four years.

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27.02.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Council continues infill obsession over objections from administration, residents

Lorne Gunter: Council continues infill obsession over objections from administration, residents

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26.02.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Trump responsible for lot of woes, but not Canadian affordability

GUNTER: Trump responsible for lot of woes, but not Canadian affordability

Former Toronto councillor Giorgio Mammoliti dead at 64: Deputy mayor Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews breaks silence on 'unfortunate'...

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Toronto Sun

Lorne Gunter

Lorne Gunter: Trump responsible for a lot of woes, but Canadian affordability isn't one of them In Canada’s affordability crisis, three of the largest contributors — food inflation, housing costs and business growth — have nothing to do with the madman in the White House and his imbecilic trade wars.

Lorne Gunter: Trump responsible for a lot of woes, but Canadian affordability isn't one of them In Canada’s affordability crisis, three of the largest contributors — food inflation, housing costs and business growth — have nothing to do with the madman in the White House and his imbecilic trade wars.

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25.02.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Poll finds many Canadians misunderstand equalization

GUNTER: Poll finds many Canadians misunderstand equalization

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24.02.2026 20

Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Poll finds many Canadians misunderstand equalization

Lorne Gunter: Poll finds many Canadians misunderstand equalization
24.02.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Nice to see Donald Trump angry over tariffs ruling

SIMMONS: McDavid, MacKinnon and Makar should have won gold for Canada Trump's White House ruthlessly trolls Trudeau after Team USA victory in...

24.02.2026 10

Toronto Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Nice to see Donald Trump angry over tariffs ruling In a speech and news conference shortly after the court ruling, Trump called the high court’s decision “deeply disappointing.”

23.02.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Crafty move by Alberta premier on referendum questions

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump’s use of emergencies law for tariffs WARMINGTON: Don't look now but Canada's military aims to recruit...

20.02.2026 9

Toronto Sun

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GUNTER: Crafty move by Alberta premier on referendum questions

20.02.2026 9

Ottawa Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Crafty move by Alberta premier on referendum questions The brilliance of Smith’s move is that it pre-empts a separatism referendum by giving voters another option — giving the provinces greater control in a united Canada.

20.02.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

Lorne Gunter

Lorne Gunter: Classroom complexity finally getting attention it deserves In Edmonton public schools, 34 per cent of classrooms have “high complexity,” meaning 11 or more students with complex needs.

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19.02.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: No real effort by Ottawa to cut bloated federal bureaucracy

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19.02.2026 10

Toronto Sun

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GUNTER: No real effort by Ottawa to cut bloated federal bureaucracy

19.02.2026 9

Ottawa Sun

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Lorne Gunter: No real effort by Ottawa to cut bloated federal bureaucracy The only job categories that come anywhere close to being as well-compensated as civil servants are miners and oil and gas workers.

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Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Uncertainty rising with threat of referendum on Alberta separatism The provincial government’s search for a major private investor to build a pipeline to the West Coast is reportedly stalled by the uncertainty surrounding a potential separatism referendum this fall.

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Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Howe Bridge outburst underlines Trump's bullying tendencies

SIMMONS SAYS: McDavid-MacKinnon bring back memories of Gretzky-Lemieux Canada off to quarterfinals in 2026 Olympic men's hockey after cooking...

16.02.2026 10

Toronto Sun

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GUNTER: Howe Bridge outburst underlines Trump's bullying tendencies

15.02.2026 10

Ottawa Sun

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Lorne Gunter: Howe Bridge outburst underlines Trump's bullying tendencies Just when you think U.S. President Donald Trump can’t get any more unhinged, he outdoes himself.

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14.02.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: Edmonton city council fantasists unlikely to reduce multiplex limits Next Tuesday, city council will return to the issue of infill and whether to allow the continued construction of eight-unit monstrosities on tiny lots in the middle of blocks in mature neighbourhoods.

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13.02.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

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Lorne Gunter: City of Edmonton the worst threat to protecting mature trees A bylaw keeping mature trees on private property from being cut down without a permit from the city is a good idea. City council’s urban planning committee heard this week that Edmonton is losing “canopy” (tree cover) “at a rapid rate.”

12.02.2026 6

Edmonton Journal

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GUNTER: Carney ineffective but still much more popular than Poilievre

11.02.2026 5

Toronto Sun

Lorne Gunter

GUNTER: Carney ineffective but still much more popular than Poilievre

11.02.2026 10

Ottawa Sun

Lorne Gunter

Lorne Gunter: Carney ineffective but still much more popular than Poilievre Last week, I wrote that there would not be a snap federal election until such time as the Liberals’ seat projections — not their raw polling numbers, but the number of seats they are likely to win — shows them comfortably in majority territory.

11.02.2026 5

Edmonton Journal

Lorne Gunter

Lorne Gunter: Tired of Alberta being Confederation’s whipping boy Seven of 10 Albertan may not be out-and-out separatists, but many are not enthusiastic about Confederation, either.

10.02.2026 6

Edmonton Journal

Lorne Gunter

GUNTER: Expect polls to determine when Liberals force early election

09.02.2026 20

Toronto Sun

Lorne Gunter

GUNTER: Expect polls to determine when Liberals force early election

08.02.2026 10

Ottawa Sun

Lorne Gunter

Lorne Gunter: Expect polls to determine when Liberals force early election If you want to know whether Canada is headed for a spring election (or a fall election, or any other time election) there is just one number to look at: seat projections.

07.02.2026 3

Edmonton Journal

Lorne Gunter

Lorne Gunter: Alberta NDP failing to capitalize on the UCP’s weaknesses This may be because NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi is the Invisible Man of Alberta politics. He’s nowhere to be seen on most issues

06.02.2026 7

Edmonton Journal

Lorne Gunter

Lorne Gunter: Alberta Premier Smith simply demanding equity in federal judicial appointments Premier Danielle Smith has asked for nothing outrageous or unconstitutional in demanding from Ottawa a provincial place at the table in selecting federal judges in Alberta.

05.02.2026 6

Edmonton Journal

Lorne Gunter

Lorne Gunter: Unity requires Central Canada to take Alberta grievances seriously I am not a separatist. And the separatists are doing their damnedest to keep it that way.

04.02.2026 6

Edmonton Journal

Lorne Gunter

GUNTER: Poilievre hugely popular among Conservatives while trailing Carney, Grits in polls

01.02.2026 4

Toronto Sun

Lorne Gunter

GUNTER: Poilievre hugely popular among Conservatives while trailing Carney, Grits in polls

01.02.2026 10

Ottawa Sun

Lorne Gunter

Lorne Gunter: Poilievre hugely popular among Conservatives while trailing Carney, Grits in polls Pierre Poilievre sailed through his leadership review Friday evening winning an 87.4 per cent endorsement from delegates to the Conservative Party of Canada convention in Calgary.

01.02.2026 5

Edmonton Journal

Lorne Gunter

Lorne Gunter: Alberta opportunity, affordability lead to strong population growth

30.01.2026 6

Edmonton Journal

Lorne Gunter

Lorne Gunter: Plenty of fat to trim in Edmonton city budget for better snow removal

29.01.2026 6

Edmonton Journal

Lorne Gunter

Lorne Gunter: Carney bureaucracy reduction targets a fantasy

28.01.2026 4

Edmonton Journal

Lorne Gunter

Lorne Gunter: Still not convinced Alberta recall efforts will succeed

27.01.2026 9

Edmonton Journal

Lorne Gunter

GUNTER: Justice system discrimination against Indigenous offenders, victims a myth

25.01.2026 10

Toronto Sun

Lorne Gunter

GUNTER: Justice system discrimination against Indigenous offenders, victims a myth

24.01.2026 10

Ottawa Sun

Lorne Gunter

Lorne Gunter: Justice system discrimination against Indigenous offenders, victims a myth The University of Toronto’s Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB) wants you to think our criminal justice system cares less about victims when they are Indigenous women than when they are white or other non-Indigenous races.

24.01.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

Lorne Gunter

Lorne Gunter: City needs to sell off Blatchford white elephant Many times in the past, I have written that the city’s own development at Blatchford, the former City Centre airport, is a white elephant.

23.01.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

Lorne Gunter

Lorne Gunter: Recall petition failure predictable, shows process works Of course the first recall petition has failed against a UCP MLA, just as the other 23 will fail, plus the two against NDP MLAs.

22.01.2026 8

Edmonton Journal

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