13 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Who knew Edmonton promotes 'forest bather' program to 'reduce stress and enhance wellness'

Bathing in the forest can be as simple as going for an “exploratory walk” or drinking in all the sensations that surround us in the river valley.

Events

37 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Trickery at city hall so Edmontonians went home without being heard

Then they pulled the little agenda shuffle on Monday so the hearing will likely be postponed until late summer when voters’ anger may have died down and fewer people will be paying attention.

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61 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Canada looks weak to U.S. by backpedalling on digital services tax

There are so many things wrong about the Liberals’ climbdown from the digital services tax (DST) announced late last Sunday evening. For one, they look like they played chicken with U.S. President Donald Trump and lost. They swerved first. That makes them (and the whole country) look weak. Trump will now be back again and […]

Economics

6 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Protectionist Canadian regulations drive up consumer costs, lower productivity

This week, Canada’s largest grocery retailer, Loblaws, announced it would eliminate property restrictions in its leases with landlords. “Wow, Lorne,” you say. “Thanks for that fascinating glimpse into the scintillating world of commercial real estate.” Actually, the move could mean more competition in the grocery business and lower prices for shoppers. Loblaws includes property restrictions […]

Economics

8 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Coun. Cartmell's opposition to infill weak, but better than the alternative

“I believe it’s time to course correct.” With those words, city Coun. Tim Cartmell announced Tuesday that “on June 30th, I am moving a motion to place a temporary moratorium on all new mid-block infill projects in our city.” “We need to press pause,” said Cartmell, who is also a candidate in this fall’s mayoral […]

Politics

9 d. ago Lorne Gunter: No public safety benefit from Liberals' plan to confiscate 'assault

They could just let the whole scheme expire and save themselves and law-abiding gun owners a lot of time and expense.

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1 week ago Lorne Gunter: 'Complete streets' is latest fantasy coming from Edmonton city hall

Planners want to ensure all neighbourhood streets in new development and mature neighbourhoods undergoing renewal include lower speed limits.

Sport

1 week ago Lorne Gunter: Carney Liberals stubbornly holding onto EV lost cause

This week, the Carney Liberals announced they had no intention of changing the Trudeau government’s planned ban on gasoline-powered cars, trucks and vans beginning next year. Whether you want an EV, you’ll be forced to buy one if you buy any new vehicle by 2035. This is the ideological equivalent of telling people who want […]

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2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Infill housing unit reduction an attempt to fool voters to re

Really!? Just who do Edmonton city councillors think they’re going to fool? At Tuesday’s meeting of council’s urban planning committee, councillors voted four to one to reduce the number of units permitted in mid-block developments from eight to six, after councillors had encountered crushing opposition to the eight-unit bylaw they passed more than a year-and-a-half […]

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2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Alberta's fees, regulations allow housing starts to keep pace with unparalleled population growth

Alberta’s population growth led the country in the first quarter of 2025, as it has for most quarters of the past three years. The rate at which our population is growing has slowed this year, but ours is still the fastest-growing province in the country, by far. Our growth rate peaked at just below 3.7 […]

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2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Conservatives must not support Carney Liberals’ Bill C

Will the Conservative Opposition vote with the Liberal government to pass Bill C-5 before the House of Commons rises for the summer this Friday? God, I hope not. Because if the Conservatives endorse all the arbitrary powers the bill gives to Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet to act alone without approval of the […]

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2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Different concept on tariffs: Trump says deal 'achievable' with Carney

His concept of tariffs is different because it is not based on rationality or reality.

Economics

3 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Carney Liberals build groundwork to blame pipeline failure on private sector

You don’t have to look far for proof that a cross-country pipeline is more of a pipedream. The usual suspects — Quebec, the federal cabinet, the B.C. government, Indigenous activists and environmentalists — are never going to consent to one being built, even if Prime Minister Mark Carney declares one to be in the national […]

Events

3 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Never mind the numbers, Carney's pledge to boost defence spending is welcome news

Carney promised to raise defence spending to two per cent from 1.7 per cent of GDP  by the end of the current fiscal year.

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3 w. ago CANADA ARMING THE FORCES: Carney has pledged to meet NATO’s 2% increase

WATCH as Postmedia political columnist Lorne Gunter says that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to meet NATO’s 2% spending pledge by the end of this budget year. What do YOU think? Tell us your thoughts in the comment section below or send us a Letter to the Editor for possible publication to torsun.editor@sunmedia.ca. […]

Transport

3 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Schools have a duty to remove, or strictly control, sexually graphic content in books

Should library books with graphic content (words or pictures) be banned from school libraries, as the government of Alberta is considering? The simple answer is ‘Yes.’ I would vigorously defend the right of public libraries to lend graphic content to patrons — with proper age restrictions, of course. Freedom of conscience, freedom of expression and overall […]

Society

4 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Shocking climb in property crime driven by lenient drug, prison policies

Canada is no longer the “peaceable kingdom” most Canadian like to tell themselves it is. The murder rate south of the border is still nearly three times higher than it is in the Great White North. But on a host of other crimes — theft, robbery, carjackings and break-and-enters, for instance — Canadian cities often […]

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4 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Council forcing neighbourhood changes against residents' wishes

Did any of you vote for this? At the last municipal election in 2021, did you vote to have eight-unit apartment complexes built next door to your home? Or even 16-plexes? Did you vote for row houses, duplexes and skinny infills to spring up anywhere and everywhere in neighbourhoods inside the Henday ring road, whether […]

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