17 h. ago Alberta’s municipal spending problem: Why taxpayers never get a break

Albertans are told, year after year, right before the holidays, that municipal tax increases are “unavoidable.” Inflation. Growth. Aging infrastructure. Pick your justification. Yet, what’s missing from the conversation is where are the municipalities that have actually cut spending, held the line or delivered tax relief? They’re nowhere to be found — and that says […]

Politics

1 week ago Back to Jasper: Visitors invited to enjoy the Alberta mountain town this winter

As Jasper continues to rebuild from the 2024 wildfire, the municipality, businesses and residents say the picturesque Alberta mountain town has plenty for visitors to do and see.

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2 w. ago Matthew Lau: Governments are the biggest pedlars of fake news

Ottawa spends taxpayer dollars telling us what a great job it's doing when the reality is its policies are screwing things up

Politics

3 w. ago ‘The government has to spend less’: Taxpayers federation takes aim at Manitoba debt

A new report from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the Manitoba government has unsustainably increased its debt by 61 per cent over the past decade.

Economics

3 w. ago 'Be serious about cutting out extras at a municipal level,' Alberta minister tells Edmonton chamber crowd

'We're not a shining knight on a white horse coming to solve the municipality's problems in terms of dollars and cents'

Politics

4 w. ago Got milk? Rural municipalities in Alberta back efforts to legalize sale of raw dairy

Small-town mayors and politicians say the best way to fight ' black market milk' is to bring the raw dairy trade into the open

Politics