4 h. ago Opinion: Edmonton locked into overbuilding costly car infrastructure

As the City of Edmonton’s strained coffers are buckling under the pressure of continuously increasing costs for service delivery, wages, and rapid population growth, our councillors are refusing to take bold action to reduce financial burden on our taxpayers by cancelling the 76 Avenue Bridge Replacement Project. Last week at urban planning committee, councillors steamrolled […]

Economics

5 d. ago Lorne Gunter: ‘Progressive’ Edmonton council too obsessed with woke projects to take care of the basics

Surely it can’t be that complicated. Every winter in Edmonton, it snows. (Some years a lot.) The snow clogs the streets. The city plows the snow. Edmontonians drive on the streets. Or, at least, that’s how it’s supposed to work. The city has had official snow-clearing plans for nearly 70 years. You would think by […]

Events

1 week ago Letters: Edmonton needs a complete overhaul of city councillors

Will your auto insurance premiums go down? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL! TIME FOR CHANGE Bike lanes one percent of the population uses at a cost of millions, a gauntlet of construction projects, and a house in a mature neighbourhood being considered for a 4-story apartment building with businesses. This city council lacks common […]

Other

1 week ago Letters: Voters need a way to turf Edmonton councillors who don’t listen

Should Alberta hold a referendum on separation? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL! RECALL NEEDED Re: North-side bike lane battle; Opponents upset with councillor’s response to petition (Aug. 6). Very thankful that I do not live in Ward Metis paying someone to represent them who refuses to listen to them. I have another idea for […]

Other

1 week ago Lorne Gunter: Edmonton council's ‘progressive’ infill policy an attack on existing homeowners

Here’s a suggestion for any city councillor who supported the current infill bylaw that permits eight-plexes to be built on any 50-foot lot where once only a single-family house stood: When you have eight-unit apartments or row houses on either side of your own home, come back and we’ll talk. You should have to live […]

Events

1 week ago Keith Gerein: With 75 days to go, Edmonton mayoral race missing a front

Jaffer? Cartmell? Knack? Walters? Someone else? The mayor's race is still wide open

Other

2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Edmonton crime spree another example of bad person out on bail

Desjarlais had been released on bail just 13 days earlier, on July 4, while awaiting trial for another serious traffic accident.

Events

2 w. ago Tait: A letter to Mark Connolly, Edmonton broadcasting legend

Dear Mark, Nice going. I sent you an email yesterday to ask some riveting questions about your stellar – and, I truly mean that – broadcasting career with the CBC. I asked, politely, I think, if I could get them back by Saturday morning. The Elks just surrendered their first touchdown in their matinee CFL […]

Transport

3 w. ago TAIT: Two Edmonton volunteers could teach UCP government about compassion, selflessness

I wonder if Kevin Karius and Lenny Andrichuk have ever met. They could have, both being sports fans. But, their greatest common trait is their compassion for others, specifically for kids with disabilities. Both gentlemen are walking away from the causes they love and should — certainly — hold their heads high with pride. And their […]

Politics