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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?
04.11.2025 10

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Keith Gerein: Higher expectations face Edmonton's new city council — and job one is fixing the finances

Keith Gerein: Higher expectations face Edmonton's new city council — and job one is fixing the finances
28.10.2025 1

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Keith Gerein: My final analysis of a fascinating Edmonton mayor's race — it's about leadership This has been an Edmonton municipal election for the ages, and one that has seemed to take ages.

Keith Gerein: My final analysis of a fascinating Edmonton mayor's race — it's about leadership This has been an Edmonton municipal election for the ages, and one that has seemed to take ages.
23.10.2025 2

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Keith Gerein: Edmonton gives Knack and council a second chance after 'change' narrative falls flat

Keith Gerein: Edmonton gives Knack and council a second chance after 'change' narrative falls flat
23.10.2025 5

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Keith Gerein: My final analysis of a fascinating Edmonton mayor's race — it's about leadership This has been an Edmonton municipal election for the ages, and one that has seemed to take ages.

Keith Gerein: My final analysis of a fascinating Edmonton mayor's race — it's about leadership This has been an Edmonton municipal election for the ages, and one that has seemed to take ages.
18.10.2025 7

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Keith Gerein: Party politics have proven to be strange experiment in Edmonton's civic election

Keith Gerein: Party politics have proven to be strange experiment in Edmonton's civic election
18.10.2025 4

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Keith Gerein: This has been Edmonton's infill election, but we're getting only one side of the story

17.10.2025 5

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Keith Gerein: Edmonton's money woes need more than wishful thinking The city is dealing with a trifecta of torment — high tax hikes, high levels of debt, and a long-term structural deficit in which its overall costs chronically outmatch the municipality's revenue

14.10.2025 10

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Keith Gerein: Alberta's malnourished restaurant inspection system has become indigestible

11.10.2025 3

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Keith Gerein: Which of Edmonton's mayoral contenders has the right tack with the UCP government?

09.10.2025 10

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Keith Gerein: A dozen key votes that characterized the 2021-2025 Edmonton city council Edmonton’s city hall had no shortage of drama over the past four tumultuous years.

02.10.2025 8

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Keith Gerein: Edmonton city council couldn't catch a break, but they also didn't make many of their own For incumbent city councillors, many of whom are already facing stiff winds in their re-election bids , there have been a handful of developments over the last week or two that are sure to make things even stormier.

27.09.2025 9

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Keith Gerein: Edmonton mayoral debate begins to separate the contenders

17.09.2025 7

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Keith Gerein: Edmonton scores a win with final event park deal, despite some shortcomings My sense is that the city did fairly well under difficult pressures, forging a pact that at least limits taxpayer exposure, if not getting all the public benefit guarantees it might want

01.09.2025 10

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Keith Gerein: Forget Texas, Alberta has its own gerrymandering effort underway against urban centres

27.08.2025 1

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Keith Gerein: With 75 days to go, Edmonton mayoral race missing a front-runner

08.08.2025 10

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Keith Gerein: How Edmonton's old CKUA building is being used to 'crowd-fund' Downtown revitalization When it comes to the revitalization of Edmonton’s Downtown, there are couple of dominant narratives about how to fill the need for investment.

01.08.2025 8

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Keith Gerein: Tardy to the party, Michael Walters aims to fill a void in Edmonton's wide open mayoral race Late to the race, but early to the game.

21.07.2025 10

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Keith Gerein: Frustrated Cartmell was his own worst enemy during council's hearing on Edmonton infill

10.07.2025 3

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Keith Gerein: Knack stumbles as council moves forward with Edmonton Oilers event park deal

03.07.2025 10

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Keith Gerein: Rahim Jaffer channels Edmonton's past in bid to lead Edmonton's future

26.06.2025 4

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Keith Gerein: Demands of old and new infrastructure have Edmonton's budget stuck in traffic For Edmonton motorists who have grown frustrated with construction and congestion these days — particularly those who live or work in the west end — the situation, as ugly as it is, could also be considerably worse.

17.06.2025 10

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Keith Gerein: Cartmell's Better Edmonton launches in impressive fashion, but bigger questions lie ahead

10.06.2025 9

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Keith Gerein: UCP meddling in municipal issues a hallmark at the midterm point

04.06.2025 3

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Keith Gerein: Knack vs. Cartmell for Edmonton mayor shapes up to be fascinating clash of records, leadership style

27.05.2025 3

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Keith Gerein: Here's what you may have missed in a busy spring for news in Edmonton

21.05.2025 3

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Keith Gerein: Alberta government unwise to abolish conduct rules for city councillors

13.05.2025 10

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Keith Gerein: Tim Cartmell makes his pitch to be a mayor of modesty for Edmonton As election campaigns go, Coun. Tim Cartmell is making his pitch to be Edmonton’s next mayor in an unusual way — by promising nothing.

06.05.2025 4

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Keith Gerein: Carney's success may depend on showing how much of an Albertan he really is

01.05.2025 10

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Keith Gerein: Whoever wins the federal election, Canada needs a change in political discourse Subtle though it was, I first began to notice the change about a dozen years ago, while working as a reporter at the Alberta legislature .

27.04.2025 4

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Keith Gerein: Nuisance or not, Edmonton’s bike lanes are no business of the UCP government

23.04.2025 3

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Keith Gerein: Edmontonians have dual anger — at Liberal policies but also at secession ultimatums The death of actor Val Kilmer last week reminded me, among other roles, of his performance as the title character in Batman Forever (1995), in which the Riddler forces the Caped Crusader into an existential choice — just as some are framing Canada’s federal election .

16.04.2025 6

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Keith Gerein: Sarah Hamilton's departure a blow to an Edmonton city council short on seasoning An Edmonton city council already thin on political experience could soon get even thinner.

31.03.2025 10

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Keith Gerein: With Sohi's eyes on Ottawa, Edmonton's civic election race is set for a big shakeup

27.03.2025 4

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Keith Gerein: Sohi's return to the federal Liberal campaign trail is one for the Twilight Zone Facing a tough road to re-election to as Edmonton's mayor, Sohi may have better polling odds in running again for a federal seat.

22.03.2025 3

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Keith Gerein: Further dithering on Edmonton hospital projects an infuriating test of patients

17.03.2025 3

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Keith Gerein: Investment deal with Oilers and the province is not yet 'ruthlessly fair' for Edmonton

11.03.2025 10

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Keith Gerein: Alberta budget finally gives Edmonton a win, but are the Oilers the biggest beneficiary? Despite the doubts, questions and concerns of unnecessary corporate welfare, the overriding message to council Wednesday is that this is probably as good as it’s going to get — especially at a time of financial distress.

07.03.2025 4

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