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Opinion: Having children is one of the best things you’ll ever do

Ask any parent what their greatest accomplishment is and most will tell you it’s their children. Despite the stress, expense, loss of personal time...

yesterday 10

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Melanie Darbyshire

Opinion: City needs to be transparent on state of finances

It is high time city council and administration provided taxpayers with a clear explanation of the city’s finances and the results of its yearly...

yesterday 10

Calgary Herald

Jim Williams

Varcoe: New forecast sees oilsands output growing by half-million barrels by 2030, plateauing within a decade

Canada’s oilsands output is expected to ramp up by another 500,000 barrels a day by the end of the decade, as operators add bite-sized expansions...

yesterday 20

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Chris Varcoe

Bell: Calgary Mayor Gondek irritated by Danielle Smith over Green Line

My guess is Premier Danielle Smith isn’t losing any sleep over it. On Thursday, as Calgary city council inches ever closer to a vote on citywide...

yesterday 20

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Rick Bell

Varcoe: Pipeline project a $2B endorsement of natural gas in Alberta, despite transition talk

Despite a fierce debate about the role of natural gas in the energy transition, Alberta companies continue to make major multibillion-dollar...

previous day 10

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Opinion: More need for genuine, Indigenous-led gathering spaces

As Indigenous Peoples, our journey toward truth and reconciliation in Canada is a testament to our resilience and commitment to affirming our...

previous day 10

Calgary Herald

Doreen Healy

Bell: Danielle Smith's UCP government tells Gondek no more cash for Green Line LRT

Talk about laying it on the line. The UCP government of Premier Danielle Smith sends the letter Wednesday to Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek. It’s one...

previous day 20

Calgary Herald

Rick Bell

Nelson: Calgary homes should remain citizens' castles

NIMBY is a term of disdain these days. That’s because anyone who dares to declare “not in my backyard” is universally derided as a selfish stick...

previous day 20

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Chris Nelson

Braid: UCP is taking more central power, but that's a good thing when the enemy is fire and flood

The UCP government is on a mission to centralize power over everything from university research to municipal elections and local agreements with...

previous day 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Facing first heavy attack in NDP leadership race, Nenshi denies he's against unions

The previously polite NDP leadership race turned red-hot Wednesday with allegations that candidate Naheed Nenshi is anti-union. A letter surfaced...

previous day 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Bell: Calgary's bogus bag bylaw squashed — Power to the people!

Boy, does it feel good. People power indeed. A happy ending at city hall for a change though there were some mighty gloomy faces at the Big Blue...

wednesday 20

Calgary Herald

Rick Bell

Opinion: Non-market housing has role to play in affordability crisis

As CEO of Calgary Housing — Alberta’s largest affordable housing operator — I closely followed the passionate and diverse perspectives presented...

wednesday 2

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Sarah Woodgate

Bell: Danielle Smith doubling down on Calgary city council antics

Premier Danielle Smith took to the airwaves this weekend and kept pounding the same message board, this time a little harder. She didn’t sound like...

07.05.2024 30

Calgary Herald

Rick Bell

Braid: Council kills the bag bylaw but don't worry, they'll just do another one

Blanket zoning sucked the air out of paper bags. That’s one way to see Tuesday’s meagre turnout — only five speakers — for a public hearing...

07.05.2024 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Varcoe: Major carbon capture projects in Alberta face 'serious risk' if government-industry talks remain gridlocked

Who should be doing more heavy lifting to ensure major carbon capture and storage projects take off in Alberta after one high-profile development...

07.05.2024 20

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Chris Varcoe

Breakenridge: No credible reason for Bill 20. Rather than amending it, UCP needs to withdraw it

It’s not often we see governments admit mistakes and change course, and we should certainly welcome it when it happens. However, that should not...

07.05.2024 10

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Opinion: The crushing impact of the federal carbon tax on agriculture

Alberta is a centre for advanced agricultural practices and irrigation, yet the federal carbon tax stands as a formidable challenge. It is...

06.05.2024 10

Calgary Herald

John Van Hierden

On the Road: Slush and muck and falling snow

Why did it have to be so pretty? Here I was all prepared to snarl and grump my way west into yet another spring snowstorm. But as I got closer to...

06.05.2024 6

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