Whether or not Calgary’s former mayor is really the front runner in the race to lead the Alberta NDP can be debated, but it can be assumed that from today on, national media is going to treat him as if he is.
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Naheed Nenshi expected to enter Alberta NDP leadership race today – and it’ll be a true stress test for the coalition Rachel Notley built
Until Rachel Notley came along, Alberta’s NDP played the role of a little party of conscience, no threat to Conservatives but usually capable of electing a couple of MLAs who punched above their weight.
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‘Guy Boots,’ youngest mayor of Fort McMurray, first mayor of Wood Buffalo, PC, Independent and Wildrose MLA, dead at 65
While Guy Boutilier was happy to find a new political home and a banner under which he could run after being kicked out of the Tories in 2009, he was never really a natural Wildroser.
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After five years, RCMP investigation into Kamikaze Affair ends with a whimper, not a bang
Jason Kenney calls Mounties’ decision to end investigation without charges “total vindication.”
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‘Tar oil,’ Venezuela, Trump and Trudeau: Something else for Alberta conservatives to complain about!
Premier Smith has shown time and again that she is capable of advocating completely contradictory things at exactly the same time without suffering even a tingle of irony.
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Trump to world: ‘I call it tar … it’s not oil … it’s terrible!’ – so where’s the Energy War Room when you need it?
Uh-oh! The former – and possibly future – U.S. president has warned his supporters about “tar oil” – and urged American environmentalists to take a look at it.
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David Parker, the bad boy of Alberta conservatism, reflects, sort of recants, and promises to be less rude
Does David Parker’s pledge mean he intends to be less ruthless in his targeting of political foes, or just that he’ll be more civil about it? It’s hard to say.
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Former Herald journalist charts shocking decline of Calgary newspapers’ paid circulation
If Ottawa thinks bailing out these guys is doing anything for democracy, or keeping journalists employed, it needs to demand some hard numbers and do some simple arithmetic.
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Guest Post: Michael Janz says sales data indicate suburban sprawl has created profits of $1B for Edmonton developers over a decade
When it comes to land development across Canada, we’ve failed to think like owners, and it’s time for a dramatic course-correction. Until the math says yes, municipalities need to say no!
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Sorry, but we’re still on the royalty roller coaster! Budgetary sleight of hand notwithstanding, Alberta is in deficit already
Cutting taxes in Alberta isn’t going to fix what ails the place. It would probably have the contrary effect. But, as they say, it’s not the lousy 760 bucks, it’s the principle of the thing!
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Will Take Back Alberta’s sinister supremo meekly submit to the premier’s command to quit tweeting?
It’s hard to believe the guy who put Danielle Smith on the throne after successfully declaring war on Jason Kenney won’t be thirsting for revenge after a public dressing down for badmouthing Pierre Poilievre.
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UCP opposition to pharmacare deal encounters stiff headwinds from an unexpected quarter; Edmonton hospital gets put on the shelf
Would tonight be a good night for someone to take a walk in the snow?