14 h. ago Five Edmonton mayoral candidates square off in Friday night debate

On a night where four candidates hammered away at the status quo, Andrew Knack took a risk by suggesting council needs to pay for things

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29 h. ago Mayoral candidate Sonya Sharp promises to hire 500 more police officers if elected

Other candidates say there is more to crime reduction than just hiring police

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29 h. ago Mayoral candidate Sonya Sharp pledges to hire 500 more police officers if elected

Other candidates say there is more to crime reduction than just hiring police

Events

54 h. ago Edmonton’s top mayoral candidates to take part in debate on Friday

The Edmonton Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Global News, is hosting the debate on Friday, Sept. 12. It will be livestreamed to all Global News platforms.

Culture

54 h. ago Mayoral candidate Farkas vows less secrecy on council, if elected

Former Ward 11 councillor and second-time mayoral candidate Jeromy Farkas said he wants a a sunset clause that ensures confidential matters are eventually brought to light

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3 d. ago Calgary mayoral candidate calls for end of downtown supervised consumption site

Ward 1 Coun. Sonya Sharp, running for mayor under the Communities First banner, also pledged to decentralize the city's largest homeless shelter in the East Village.

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3 d. ago Calgary mayoral candidate Jeff Davison calls to end electric transit bus project if elected

Questions cost of program, reliability of vehicles

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3 d. ago Mayoral candidate renews call to close supervised consumption site, decentralize Drop

Mayoral candidate Sonya Sharp says if elected next month, she’ll call on the province to close Calgary’s only supervised consumption site, while also pledging to decentralize the city’s largest homeless shelter. At a campaign announcement near the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre Wednesday morning, Sharp said that while the Safeworks supervised consumption site falls within […]

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4 d. ago Contentious Springbank Hill rezoning debate pushed to January

The decision came Tuesday at a public hearing following a motion from Coun. Sonya Sharp to postpone the debate.

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4 d. ago Jaffer promises a sweeping tax rollback; Walters pledges to cut red tape

Mayoral candidates make some big-ticket promises as municipal election campaign heats up

Economics

4 d. ago Ontario NDP defends province’s trustees as Ford government dangles axe

The education minister has sidelined the elected officials at some of the province's largest school boards and is mulling a complete overhaul of the power given to trustees.

Politics

4 d. ago Union braces for fallout as Cami auto plant workforce cuts deepen

Hit hard by slow sales and trade turmoil with the U.S., hundreds of jobs are on the line at Ingersoll’s Cami automotive assembly plant, which is set to reopen in November from a lengthy shutdown. The Ingersoll manufacturer of electric commercial vans has been shuttered since spring, and union officials say they’ve been told production […]

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5 d. ago Walters on former Edmonton mayor Mandel endorsement: 'I am the moderate candidate'

Former mayor Stephen Mandel gives Michael Walters his nod of approval

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5 d. ago US Weighs Annual China Chip Supply Approvals for Samsung, Hynix

The US is proposing annual approvals for exports of chipmaking supplies to Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc.’s factories in China, a compromise aimed at preventing disruptions to the global electronics industry after Trump officials revoked Biden-era waivers that let the companies more easily get such shipments.

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6 d. ago Guyana’s president is to be sworn in for a second term as oil wealth transforms the nation

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali was sworn in for a second term on Sunday after officially being declared winner of last week’s elections, as the small South American country reaps a windfall from offshore oil and gas production. The country’s electoral commission certified Ali’s win on Saturday, saying that he had “secured […]

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7 d. ago Saturday's letters: Candidates must get realistic about infill, parking

The mayoralty candidates are beginning to post their platforms, and I want to take issue with their positions on the zoning bylaw changes that allow multiple-unit building in mature neighbourhoods. All the candidates appear to have decided, without any input from residents, that some level of multiple-unit building, mid-block, is acceptable. A quick drive around […]

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9 d. ago Calgary mayoral hopefuls pitch promises as campaign heats up

Several candidates in the race to become Calgary's next mayor hit the campaign trail Thursday with pitches and pledges to earn voters support.

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9 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Bloody weekend in Edmonton heightens calls for bail reform

On Tuesday, Edmonton mayoral candidate Rahim Jaffer issued an open letter calling on big-city mayors across the country to band together and demand the Carney government bring in meaningful bail reforms, not the piddly, window-dressing reforms introduced by the Trudeau Liberals last year. “We’ve seen police in particular find it very hard to do their […]

Society

9 d. ago With official start of civic election soon, candidates gear up campaigns

Candidates have begun gearing up by promoting their platforms at events across Calgary

Politics

1 week ago Campaigns heat up for 6 Edmonton mayor hopefuls as polling released

Michael Walters, Andrew Knack, Rahim Jaffer, Omar Mohammad, Tim Cartmell, and Tony Caterina are all hoping to be Edmonton's next mayor.

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