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Opinion: Classroom complexity is about more than just numbers

Opinion: Classroom complexity is about more than just numbers

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. The recent teachers’ strike in Alberta drew...

yesterday 6

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Dennis Macneil

Opinion: Edmonton doesn't have to be the frostbite capital of the world With winter fast approaching, Edmontonians should be aware of one chilling fact. Our city leads the world in documented severe frostbite cases.

Opinion: Edmonton doesn't have to be the frostbite capital of the world With winter fast approaching, Edmontonians should be aware of one chilling fact. Our city leads the world in documented severe frostbite cases.

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. With winter fast approaching, Edmontonians should be...

yesterday 6

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Scott Maclean

Lorne Gunter: Smith needs to let Alberta's recall process proceed as UCP lawmakers intended

Lorne Gunter: Smith needs to let Alberta's recall process proceed as UCP lawmakers intended

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Chill, Premier Smith. Don’t take for granted that the...

previous day 8

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Lorne Gunter

Bell: Danielle Smith UCP wants to hike speed limits on Alberta divided highways

Bell: Danielle Smith UCP wants to hike speed limits on Alberta divided highways

The latest Danielle Smith government move. Higher speed limits on divided highways You can save this article by registering for free here. Or...

previous day 10

Edmonton Journal

Rick Bell

Varcoe: Ovintiv takes another big step into Canada, as part of growing $40B oilpatch consolidation wave The deal marks the latest in a string of intermediate and senior Canadian producers that have been acquired in recent months

Varcoe: Ovintiv takes another big step into Canada, as part of growing $40B oilpatch consolidation wave The deal marks the latest in a string of intermediate and senior Canadian producers that have been acquired in recent months

The deal marks the latest in a string of intermediate and senior Canadian producers that have been acquired in recent months You can save this...

previous day 7

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Chris Varcoe

Lorne Gunter: UCP needs to live up to its promise on recalls, referendums and properly fund elections boss

Lorne Gunter: UCP needs to live up to its promise on recalls, referendums and properly fund elections boss

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. They made the bed and, as the old saying goes, now they...

thursday 2

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Lorne Gunter

Opinion: How the centre-right lost another Edmonton election Another civic election, another discouraging outcome for Edmonton’s future.

Opinion: How the centre-right lost another Edmonton election Another civic election, another discouraging outcome for Edmonton’s future.

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Another civic election, another discouraging outcome for...

thursday 1

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Cameron Johnson

Opinion: Edmonton's economy is growing but falling behind our neighbours

Opinion: Edmonton's economy is growing but falling behind our neighbours

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. It is easy to praise Edmonton. We are a dynamic...

thursday 1

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Heather Thomson

Lorne Gunter: Activist federal judges rewrite Canadian Charter, endanger property ownership Many readers will be aware of a recent spate of activist rulings from federal judges in Canada, like the July ruling by a Toronto judge that there exists a heretofore unknown Charter right to bike lanes. Justice Paul Schabas created this right out of thin air because he wanted to prevent Ontario’s Conservative government from ordering the removal of bike lanes from major streets.

Lorne Gunter: Activist federal judges rewrite Canadian Charter, endanger property ownership Many readers will be aware of a recent spate of activist rulings from federal judges in Canada, like the July ruling by a Toronto judge that there exists a heretofore unknown Charter right to bike lanes. Justice Paul Schabas created this right out of thin air because he wanted to prevent Ontario’s Conservative government from ordering the removal of bike lanes from major streets.

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Many readers will be aware of a recent spate of activist...

05.11.2025 2

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Lorne Gunter

Varcoe: 'All working toward a Grey Cup target' — Alberta premier hopes for deal soon with feds on major energy projects

Varcoe: 'All working toward a Grey Cup target' — Alberta premier hopes for deal soon with feds on major energy projects

Smith says her government is working to reach an understanding with the Carney government to make progress on key energy issues You can save this...

05.11.2025 3

Edmonton Journal

Chris Varcoe

Temitope Oriola: Did the report on Edmonton police oversight get it right?

Temitope Oriola: Did the report on Edmonton police oversight get it right?

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. The report on Edmonton police governance prepared by...

05.11.2025 3

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Temitope Oriola

Opinion: Privately paid medical tests a step toward U.S.-style health care

Opinion: Privately paid medical tests a step toward U.S.-style health care

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. The Government of Alberta just announced legislation to...

05.11.2025 3

Edmonton Journal

Paul Parks

Braid: UCP faces mounting challenges from its own Recall Act

Braid: UCP faces mounting challenges from its own Recall Act

From the UCP perspective today, they made a big mistake but history might show them a way out You can save this article by registering for free...

05.11.2025 8

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: UCP dumps auditor general as he races to finish health scandal report The surest way to screw up Doug Wylie’s office is to appoint a more complacent auditor general and install her or him at a crucial point in the investigation

Braid: UCP dumps auditor general as he races to finish health scandal report The surest way to screw up Doug Wylie’s office is to appoint a more complacent auditor general and install her or him at a crucial point in the investigation

The surest way to screw up Doug Wylie’s office is to appoint a more complacent auditor general and install her or him at a crucial point in the...

04.11.2025 3

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Don Braid

Bell: No jail for child porn, Canada's top court loses its soul

Bell: No jail for child porn, Canada's top court loses its soul

Just when you thought the criminal justice system couldn't get any lower, it just did You can save this article by registering for free here. Or...

04.11.2025 9

Edmonton Journal

Rick Bell

Keith Gerein: Edmonton's new city council begins on a harmonious note. But how long will it last?

Keith Gerein: Edmonton's new city council begins on a harmonious note. But how long will it last?

Disagreement is inevitable, and often necessary, in government You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an...

04.11.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

Keith Gerein

Opinion: Let's make Whyte Avenue less scary for pedestrians

Opinion: Let's make Whyte Avenue less scary for pedestrians

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Being too old to trick or treat and wanting to show off...

04.11.2025 1

Edmonton Journal

Daniel Witte

Bell: Danielle Smith needs to get back to old-school political street fighting

Bell: Danielle Smith needs to get back to old-school political street fighting

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith must make her presence felt — in Alberta You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you...

04.11.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

Rick Bell

Lorne Gunter: Carney's big-spending budget won't stop Canada's economic slide The federal Liberals pushed two themes in advance of Tuesday’s budget introduced by Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne. First was that this would be an “austerity budget.” Second, it would include a “generational investment.”

Lorne Gunter: Carney's big-spending budget won't stop Canada's economic slide The federal Liberals pushed two themes in advance of Tuesday’s budget introduced by Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne. First was that this would be an “austerity budget.” Second, it would include a “generational investment.”

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. The federal Liberals pushed two themes in advance of...

04.11.2025 1

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Lorne Gunter

Lorne Gunter: Hard to believe Edmonton infill arson fires are coincidence While arson is not the answer, ignoring the legitimate concerns of Edmontonians is not an answer, either.

Lorne Gunter: Hard to believe Edmonton infill arson fires are coincidence While arson is not the answer, ignoring the legitimate concerns of Edmontonians is not an answer, either.

While arson is not the answer, ignoring the legitimate concerns of Edmontonians is not an answer, either. You can save this article by registering...

04.11.2025 1

Edmonton Journal

Lorne Gunter

Varcoe: After a gruelling summer and negative prices, Alberta gas producers see 'a bunch of positives' ahead

Varcoe: After a gruelling summer and negative prices, Alberta gas producers see 'a bunch of positives' ahead

'AECO is looking to be much more balanced this winter on all the fundamentals that we're seeing,' Advantage Energy CEO Michael Belenkie said in an...

04.11.2025 1

Edmonton Journal

Chris Varcoe

Tasha Kheiriddin: Liberals need to convince our kids to enlist in the military To strengthen the CAF, the government needs to invest in people

Tasha Kheiriddin: Liberals need to convince our kids to enlist in the military To strengthen the CAF, the government needs to invest in people

To strengthen the CAF, the government needs to invest in people You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an...

04.11.2025 1

Edmonton Journal

Tasha Kheiriddin

Rob Breakenridge: We should expect robust debate and scrutiny in using notwithstanding clause It would be cynical, perhaps, to wonder if there’s another agenda at play: the idea that the more other governments use the clause, the less exceptional Alberta’s usage appears

Rob Breakenridge: We should expect robust debate and scrutiny in using notwithstanding clause It would be cynical, perhaps, to wonder if there’s another agenda at play: the idea that the more other governments use the clause, the less exceptional Alberta’s usage appears

It would be cynical, perhaps, to wonder if there’s another agenda at play: the idea that the more other governments use the clause, the less...

04.11.2025 2

Edmonton Journal

Rob Breakenridge

Opinion: For oil and gas insight, look at what companies are doing – not what politicians are saying

Opinion: For oil and gas insight, look at what companies are doing – not what politicians are saying

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Booms and busts are nothing new to Alberta workers, but...

04.11.2025 2

Edmonton Journal

Janetta Mckenzie And Megan Gordon