6 h. ago Letters July 15, 2025: ‘With the right gear we could prevent giant wildfires.’

We can prevent giant wildfires My brother’s idea about creating a water bomber fleet of airplanes to fight wild fires in Manitoba and across Canada is a good one. By attacking wild fires in their early stages before they grow out of control, mandatory population evacuations and structure loss may become a thing of the […]

Events

5 d. ago Letters July 10, 2025: ‘The feds should scrap incentives for electric vehicles, and now.’

No discounts for EVs With the prime minister’s hidden agenda, I won’t be exactly holding my breathe for Carney to axe the EV mandate. If he did, it would go against his every green energy principles and standards. As I see it, massive consequences are yet to hit the shores of Canada from this federal […]

Transport

7 d. ago Best cooking gear and appliance deals to buy during Amazon Prime 2025

Kitchen Prime deals are here - Vitamix, Ninja, and Shark are up to 50 per cent off!

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7 d. ago Best cooking gear and appliance deals to buy during Amazon Prime Day 2025

Kitchen Prime deals are here - Vitamix, Ninja, and Shark are up to 50 per cent off!

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7 d. ago Letters July 8, 2025: ‘Carney would have had a lot to think about on his way home.’

PM’s musings When Prime Minister Mark Carney was flying back to Ottawa on his government jet, was he wondering: Why would the Calgary Stampede “Boo” a boy who grew up in Alberta?  Were Liberal policies that devastating to the jobs in the Alberta oil industry and the provincial economy in the seven years I was […]

Transport

8 d. ago Oportun Board of Directors Reiterates Importance of CEO Raul Vazquez’s Continued Stewardship on the Board

Urges stockholders to vote “FOR” Mr. Vazquez and Carlos Minetti on the GREEN proxy card SAN CARLOS, Calif., July 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Oportun (Nasdaq: OPRT) (“Oportun” or the “Company”), a mission-driven financial services company, today issued a letter to stockholders ahead of its July 18 Annual Meeting. The Board encourages all Oportun stockholders to vote “FOR” Oportun’s two […]

Economics

1 week ago Letters July 2, 2025: ‘Separating is a little more complicated than many think.’

Not so fast I need every Albertan to hear me when I say, federal income tax and transfer payments to the government are THE SAME THING. The province of Alberta does NOT sit down at the end of the year and write a cheque to the federal government. That’s not a thing. It’s not. Like […]

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2 w. ago Library of Congress acquires Stephen Sondheim’s papers and manuscripts

The music and lyrics will be available for public viewing July 1, while the remaining letters and more will be accessible later this summer

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