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Bell: 'It's lunacy' — Alberta pushes Carney to drop Liberal electric vehicle fantasy

Bell: 'It's lunacy' — Alberta pushes Carney to drop Liberal electric vehicle fantasy

“It’s lunacy. Straight-up lunacy.” The words come from Devin Dreeshen, the Alberta government’s point man on transportation. He has nothing against...

saturday 10

Calgary Herald

Rick Bell

Varcoe: Parkland’s ‘incredible journey’ from single gas station to $12.6B takeover

Varcoe: Parkland’s ‘incredible journey’ from single gas station to $12.6B takeover

After welcoming investors and staff to the final annual meeting of Parkland Corp. this week, CEO Bob Espey reflected briefly on the company’s...

saturday 10

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Opinion: Fluoride finally returns after many stops and starts

Opinion: Fluoride finally returns after many stops and starts

As water fluoridation returns to Calgary on June 30, residents should be proud and optimistic. This public health measure is backed by 80 years of...

saturday 5

Calgary Herald

Juliet Guichon

Opinion: Hockey antics giving the sport a black eye

Opinion: Hockey antics giving the sport a black eye

If the NHL is in any way a mirror reflecting current society, we’ve become really, really ugly. I grew up an avid hockey fan. Hockey Night in...

saturday 5

Calgary Herald

Tim Schroeder

Brookman: Global events show the best of Calgary, but also highlight our problems

Brookman: Global events show the best of Calgary, but also highlight our problems

The Rotarians are leaving, and the cowboys are arriving! Visitors from one of the world’s largest conventions are being replaced by visitors for...

27.06.2025 10

Calgary Herald

George Brookman

Bell: Smith, Freeland face off; Freeland says Team Carney loves Alberta

Bell: Smith, Freeland face off; Freeland says Team Carney loves Alberta

Your scribbler is at the microphone in Calgary on Thursday and has a couple of questions and asks Chrystia Freeland to the podium. “Am I being...

27.06.2025 6

Calgary Herald

Rick Bell

Braid: Focus on separatism is all about keeping UCP in power

Braid: Focus on separatism is all about keeping UCP in power

Separatism is no threat to Alberta, or the federal government, or Canada itself. But it is an enormous threat to Premier Danielle Smith and her...

27.06.2025 2

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Alberta's moment: Powering the world's future of AI with a clean energy infrastructure

Alberta's moment: Powering the world's future of AI with a clean energy infrastructure

A quiet revolution is being planned in the boreal forest of west central Alberta. If successful, it could reposition Canada, led by Alberta, as the...

27.06.2025 10

Calgary Herald

Calgary Herald

Opinion: It’s time to rethink how we talk about elder abuse

Opinion: It’s time to rethink how we talk about elder abuse

Alberta’s senior population is growing faster than any other age group, and within that growth is a quiet, yet devastating crisis: the mistreatment...

27.06.2025 6

Calgary Herald

Taylor Braat

On the Road: From fog to frogs

On the Road: From fog to frogs

The Saturday rainstorm had passed and Sunday wasn’t much better. Monday was sunny but chilly and by late afternoon, more thunderstorms rolled in....

27.06.2025 3

Calgary Herald

Mike Drew For Postmedia

Bell: Danielle Smith goes on offence against a two-faced Mark Carney

Bell: Danielle Smith goes on offence against a two-faced Mark Carney

No more playing nice. For Premier Danielle Smith, it is time. Time to light a fire under Prime Minister Mark Carney. Time to cut through his weasel...

26.06.2025 2

Calgary Herald

Rick Bell

Braid: Separatism crashes on byelection night; Nenshi tops Notley vote in big Edmonton win

Braid: Separatism crashes on byelection night; Nenshi tops Notley vote in big Edmonton win

Separatism did a spectacular belly-flop in the Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills byelection Monday night. Humiliating, in fact. In Alberta’s most...

26.06.2025 2

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Varcoe: 'Not a cap' — Neudorf backs AESO's plan for short-term limit on data centre power use, despite industry concern

Varcoe: 'Not a cap' — Neudorf backs AESO's plan for short-term limit on data centre power use, despite industry concern

Utilities Minister Nathan Neudorf knows he’s facing concerns from the electricity industry on a key issue for the province — Alberta’s...

26.06.2025 3

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Nelson: Calgary can’t afford another four years of status quo in mayor's office

Nelson: Calgary can’t afford another four years of status quo in mayor's office

Calgary’s reputation as one of the world’s most livable cities is dropping like a stone. It’s no surprise, given the shambolic last few years we’ve...

26.06.2025 10

Calgary Herald

Chris Nelson

Opinion: Ban on gas-powered vehicles will exacerbate a different set of socio-environmental issues

Opinion: Ban on gas-powered vehicles will exacerbate a different set of socio-environmental issues

Mark Carney’s Liberal government recently stated it will continue the proposed ban on the sale of all gas-powered cars in Canada by 2035....

26.06.2025 2

Calgary Herald

William Barclay

Bell: Calgary Mayor Gondek goes for an image makeover — on the taxpayer dime

Bell: Calgary Mayor Gondek goes for an image makeover — on the taxpayer dime

It was after Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek skipped city hall’s traditional menorah lighting marking the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. It was after a...

26.06.2025 2

Calgary Herald

Rick Bell

Ford: A sign of the times that AI replaces much of human work

Ford: A sign of the times that AI replaces much of human work

My father did not live long enough to experience a machine taking over his job. When he died 50 years ago, the most advanced equipment in his...

25.06.2025 2

Calgary Herald

Catherine Ford

Bell: 'It's no joke' — Smith tells Carney to do something about Alberta separatism

Bell: 'It's no joke' — Smith tells Carney to do something about Alberta separatism

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has a message for Prime Minister Mark Carney. It is a simple message. Straightforward. No problem for a smart guy...

25.06.2025 3

Calgary Herald

Rick Bell

Opinion: Democracy isn't determined by the loudest voices in the room

Opinion: Democracy isn't determined by the loudest voices in the room

Your weekday lunchtime roundup of curated links, news highlights, analysis and features. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter...

25.06.2025 3

Calgary Herald

Bonnie Castellarin

Braid: Jyoti Gondek could be the first mayor in nearly 50 years to lose after one term

Braid: Jyoti Gondek could be the first mayor in nearly 50 years to lose after one term

A Calgary mayor has multi-term job security. Usually. Not Jyoti Gondek, who will face the voters in the Oct. 20 civic election. Gondek could well...

24.06.2025 1

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Varcoe: Amid Middle East conflict, oil prices gyrate wildly and Canadian producers assess spending

Varcoe: Amid Middle East conflict, oil prices gyrate wildly and Canadian producers assess spending

The spiralling conflict in the Middle East triggered a sudden whipsaw in global oil prices to start the week, dropping by more than US$5 a barrel...

24.06.2025 1

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Breakenridge: Government secrecy taking hold in Alberta

Breakenridge: Government secrecy taking hold in Alberta

It was a fairly simple matter, really: between September and December of 2023, more than 94,000 Albertans took part in the government’s pension...

24.06.2025 7

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge