News Analysis Despite suggestions that votes cast in Western Canada don’t influence the result of general elections, an analysis of results from past elections challenges this notion. The perception about the irrelevance of Western votes may have become popularized by the statement “Screw the west, we’ll take the rest” by Liberal political organizer Keith Davey
Commentary Alberta boasts many unique advantages—awe-inspiring mountain vistas, bounteous natural resources, and a young and dynamic population among them. But there was only ever one double-uppercase “Alberta Advantage.” Beginning in the 1990s under Progressive Conservative Premier Ralph Klein, the province marketed itself across Canada and around the world as a low-tax haven based on three
Commentary Since lockdowns were imposed in March 2020, federal and provincial politicians (along with unelected bureaucrats) have violated Canadians’ constitutional rights and freedoms. Judges have often overlooked or even endorsed these abuses. However, courtrooms are not the only places where people can and should advocate for their Charter rights. This election gives Canadians an opportunity
Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele go together like laces and hockey skates. The Jets’ top-line duo each had a goal and two assists to boost Winnipeg to a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues in Saturday’s Game 1 opening-round playoff match. Scheifele threaded a pass to set up Connor’s one-timer with 1:36 remaining in
Commentary “Blackboard Jungle” was a 1955 film about a new English teacher at a violent inner-city school in America. In Canadian classrooms today, the biggest threat to education is not student indifference or the proliferation of smartphones. Increasingly, it’s the students themselves. Violence in the classroom is rising dramatically, and while teachers’ unions insist that
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning consumers across multiple provinces that two brands of frozen pastries have been recalled due to salmonella concerns. The federal authority says Sweet Cream brand and D. Effe T. brand frozen pastries in the apollini mignon, mini lobster tail, Apollo K2, big lobstertail, sfogliata Napoli, big sfoglia Napoli, mini
The federal NDP have released details of the cost of its election promises, saying the wealthy need to pay more, and adding an estimated $48 billion to the country’s debt over four years. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh announced his party’s platform at a campaign stop in Burnaby on April 19. “It’s clear, it’s bold, and
The Liberal Party has released the price tag of its election platform, which comes to about $130 billion in new spending over the next four years while running deficits until at least fiscal year 2028–29. The party released its costed platform on April 19, a day after advance voting opened for four days over the
Firefighters who battled a wind-fanned grass fire that spread to the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village east of Edmonton managed to save the historic structures at the open-air museum, but provincial officials say the visitor centre buildings were lost. Alberta Arts, Culture and Status of Women Minister Tanya Fir, as well as MLA Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk, whose
The federal Liberals and NDP both released their costed campaign platforms Saturday as Elections Canada reported record turnout in the first day of advanced polls. Nearly two million people showed up to cast a ballot on Friday, the first of four days for advanced voting in the federal election. Elections Canada said in a social