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Ford: Alberta's health system is ailing, despite best efforts of staff

What this boils down to is the shocking inefficiency and waste in the heart of the system, not the staff

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Catherine Ford

Bell: Poilievre fires back — Conservative campaign stays the course

Bell: Poilievre fires back — Conservative campaign stays the course

When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Trailing by the numbers, Pierre Poilievre is not changing his tune. This column has gone straight...

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Rick Bell

The Power of Sport: Building stronger, healthier communities

The Power of Sport: Building stronger, healthier communities

In parks, on fields and in gymnasiums across our communities, something remarkable happens every day. Strangers become teammates, neighbours become...

yesterday 10

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Stacey Hatcher

Varcoe: As Trump tariff clock ticks down, case for Canadian trade corridors is 'long overdue'

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Chris Varcoe

Breakenridge: Premier can't dodge criticism for response to U.S. tariff threat

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Rob Breakenridge

Braid: Government caves on popsicle ban for cancer kids, but admits nothing

yesterday 10

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Don Braid

Braid: Cancer kids have popsicles back but AHS boss says we just don't get it

yesterday 10

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Don Braid

Varcoe: Calgary office vacancy rate creeps above 30% — 'Like climbing out of a hole made of quicksand'

Varcoe: Calgary office vacancy rate creeps above 30% — 'Like climbing out of a hole made of quicksand'

Two major factors could shake up efforts to revitalize the downtown and fill empty office buildings in the core. One is ongoing oilpatch...

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Chris Varcoe

On the Road: Spring is here

On the Road: Spring is here

There was a ladybug on my camera strap. It was trundling along the edge of it as it lay on the ground, a bright orange and black dot that moved...

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Mike Drew For Postmedia

Bell: Poilievre soldiers on as Conservative poll numbers appear grim

Bell: Poilievre soldiers on as Conservative poll numbers appear grim

A week into the election campaign and the numbers are stark. When the number-crunchers massage the arithmetic of many different polls, what comes...

29.03.2025 4

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Rick Bell

Varcoe: How to turn growing public support for pipelines into action: 'Let's get it done'

Varcoe: How to turn growing public support for pipelines into action: 'Let's get it done'

A growing number of Canadians want more pipelines built in the country. Now, a new poll finds 88 per cent of respondents view oil and natural gas...

29.03.2025 4

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Chris Varcoe

Opinion: Canada’s next government can transform environmental challenges into economic wins

Opinion: Canada’s next government can transform environmental challenges into economic wins

The world needs Canadian natural resources, including its critical minerals and oil and gas. Canada also has some of the highest environmental...

29.03.2025 10

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Akshay Dubey

Cancelling the F-35 contract might be good politics — but it's bad for Canada

Cancelling the F-35 contract might be good politics — but it's bad for Canada

One of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first actions on the day he took power was to direct Defence Minister Bill Blair to consider cancelling a...

29.03.2025 2

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J.l. Granatstein

Opinion: Oh, Canada, stop the whining

Opinion: Oh, Canada, stop the whining

Disparaging the United States has been a Canadian tradition since the War of 1812. Now that an American leader has, for the first time in memory,...

28.03.2025 6

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Bruce Gilley

Opinion: What Canada’s future prime minister needs to know now about federal-provincial relations

Opinion: What Canada’s future prime minister needs to know now about federal-provincial relations

Last week, Premier Danielle Smith released a list of requirements for our future prime minister to reset relations with the province and get Canada...

28.03.2025 6

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Gary Mar And Colleen Collins

Bell: Looks like Carney could be set to screw over Alberta with oil tax

Bell: Looks like Carney could be set to screw over Alberta with oil tax

You don’t need a read-between-the-lines dictionary to figure out where Prime Minister Mark Carney could well be heading. On Thursday, Carney is...

27.03.2025 10

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Rick Bell

Bell: Danielle Smith won't shut up — tells Liberals where to get off

Bell: Danielle Smith won't shut up — tells Liberals where to get off

Premier Danielle Smith obviously had more than enough. It was time for a smackdown, a long overdue punch to the gut. “I will not be silent. Alberta...

27.03.2025 2

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Rick Bell