4 d. ago Nelson: Calgary council must not forget it wasn't elected by city hall

These newcomers, many owing such success to the disdain in which their forerunners were held, should understand they’re already being played for patsies

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5 d. ago Projet Montréal names city councillor Ericka Alneus as interim leader

First elected in 2021, Alneus will now head the official opposition at city hall.

Politics

6 d. ago 'You can't paralyze a city': Martinez Ferrada calls on STM unions to pause strike measures

“The impact on Montrealers right now is unbearable," the city's mayor-elect said Tuesday.

Culture

1 week ago Zohran Mamdani takes a page from Quebec on child care pledge

New York City's mayor-elect has pointed to Quebec’s child care policy as proof that public programs can pay for themselves, but his calculation of its benefits may be exaggerated.

Technology

1 week ago Trump says any Jewish person voting for ‘Jew hater’ Mamdani is ‘stupid’

An election for the mayor of New York City is currently underway. If Mamdani wins, Trump said the city has 'zero chance of success, or even survival'

Technology

2 w. ago Keith Gerein: Edmonton's new city council begins on a harmonious note. But how long will it last?

Disagreement is inevitable, and often necessary, in government

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2 w. ago A child refugee, a cabinet minister, a Montreal mayor: Who is Soraya Martinez Ferrada?

She may not be well known to most Montrealers, but she is a political veteran who won her first election in 2005 as a city councillor for the St-Michel district and more recently served two terms with the Trudeau government in Ottawa.

Politics

2 w. ago Montreal election 2025: Polls closed, city poised for new mayor

Early results show Ensemble Montréal's Soraya Martinez Ferrada ahead of Luc Rabouin of Projet Montréal.

Politics

2 w. ago Edmonton chamber state of economy report demands city council fiscal plan

The Chamber is calling on Mayor-elect Andrew Knack and the newly elected city council to establish a Mayor’s Fiscal Roundtable within 120 days, to bring together civic, business, and financial leaders

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3 w. ago McCAUGHEY: Governor should have courage to use ‘removal power’ in New York City

If Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor of New York City and implements the changes he is promising, expect the city’s financial condition and public safety to deteriorate rapidly. Think criminal bedlam, antisemitic rioters allowed full rein and cutbacks to basic city services. In such a crisis, desperate New Yorkers will look to Albany, where the […]

Politics

3 w. ago The results of the 2025 municipal election in Calgary are now official

There will be a lot of new faces in Calgary's city council chambers following the recent municipal election that resulted in only four incumbents being re-elected.

Politics

3 w. ago Sarah Hamilton: What lies ahead for Edmonton's new city council

The ballots have finally been counted (and recounted) and Edmonton has its 2025-29 city council. Notably, this election saw a disappointing drop in voter turnout. When there’s a significant mayoral election, voter turnout tends to spike; instead, we saw the lowest turnout since 2007. This may be an indicator of voter apathy, an indicator of […]

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3 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Cartmell right to call for audit of Edmonton Elections failure

Almost a year-and-a-half ago, when the provincial government banned the use electronic vote-tabulating machines in municipal elections, the excuse given was “counting (ballots) by hand will bolster trust in the election outcome.” Oh, yeah? Has the province seen the work of Edmonton Elections? The city’s election agency messed up the hand count so badly, I’m […]

Politics

3 w. ago From 6 to 600 ballots: What went wrong with the count in sipiwiyiniwak?

Edmonton Elections has released an explanation on how sipiwiyiniwak city council candidates Darrell Friesen and Thu Parmar went from six votes apart, to more than 600.

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3 w. ago Nelson: Rolling back Calgary's rezoning nightmare is new council's litmus test

Politicians say one thing and do another with such regularity that trying to pigeonhole them in advance is near impossible

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3 w. ago Bell: Calgary election — Calgarians did not rise up against city hall. Again

The Calgary election. It wasn't supposed to end this way

Politics

3 w. ago Global News projects first 2 Calgary city councillors elected

The results of municipal elections held across Alberta Monday have been agonizingly slow to trickle in, but in Calgary we're starting to get a better idea of who will be elected.

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3 w. ago Edmonton election 2025: See which candidates Global News has declared for city council

While on Tuesday afternoon the votes were still being counted for mayor, Global News has been able to call some of the races for city council.

Politics

4 w. ago Dragons' Den in Calgary, Puptoberfest, Sarah McLachlan and getting ready for the election: What our photographers saw this weekend

Check out what Postmedia Calgary photographers saw in and around the city this weekend, from Puptoberfest to gearing up for the election

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