13 h. ago Editorial cartoons time: The best of the past week (Nov. 17, 2025)

Greg Perry and Patrick LaMontagne were sharp as ever this past week. Here’s a look at their editorial cartoons published in the Calgary Herald in the last several days.  

Culture

3 d. ago Opinion: It's past time for Alberta to regulate massage therapy

When 49 women come forward saying they were assaulted at one of Canada’s most popular spas, something is seriously wrong. Since then, more than 100 complainants have joined the proposed class-action sexual assault lawsuit against Le Nordik Spa in Chelsea, Que. This case is a chilling reminder of what can happen when a profession built on […]

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1 week ago Bell: It's time Premier Danielle Smith comes home and takes charge

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith must make her presence felt — in Alberta

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2 w. ago Kevin Klein: It’s time to face facts about land rights in Canada

The path forward for Indigenous people is not through perpetual transfers of land or money with no clear results

Economics

2 w. ago Now is the time to get rid of deadwood from public service | Opinion

Andrew MacDougall: If Mark Carney lets the public service continue its sheltered life, the next Prime Minister will need a chainsaw for all the cuts.

Events

2 w. ago Direct Energy Regulated Services Announces Natural Gas Rates for November 2025

Calgary, Alberta, Oct. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Direct Energy Regulated Services has announced default natural gas rates for November 2025. These rates will apply to customers who have not chosen a competitive supplier within the ATCO Gas North and South service territories. The method DERS uses to calculate the rates has been verified by […]

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2 w. ago Ottawa's new awful idea is a surcharge for paying our taxes on time | Opinion

Brigitte Pellerin: The city wants to charge us who are well-organized a $0.55 fee for paying our tax or water bills through pre-authorized payment.

Economics

2 w. ago JAY GOLDBERG: Now is the time to embrace charter schools across Canada

Parents should have a choice when it comes to where to send their kids to school.    Right now, millions of Canadian students are trapped in government-run schools. And parents don’t have the option to send their kids elsewhere, unless they have bundles of extra cash lying around, which few families have these days.    It’s time for a third option. An option families have […]

Society

2 w. ago Opinion: It's time to treat wildland firefighters as first responders

I’ve fought wildfires for over 20 years, and after yet another devastating season, I’m more concerned than ever. Without serious investment in resources for wildland firefighters now, we will once again be dangerously unprepared for the destruction awaiting us next summer and in the years to come. The 2025 wildfire season is coming to an […]

Events

2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Ottawa's EV mandate just isn't possible in the time frame

If the federal government sticks with its EV mandate, which requires 60% of new cars be EVs by 2030, it will need to erect more than 230,000 additional stations in just the next four years to meet the demand.

Events

3 w. ago After daughter attacked by dogs, Alberta mother calls on First Nation for regulations

The Alberta mother of a five-year-old who was attacked by dogs and says she wants First Nations communities to put regulations in place to prevent similar incidents from happening.

Events

3 w. ago Almonty Announces Filing of Preliminary Base Shelf Prospectus Available for 25

TORONTO — Almonty Industries Inc. (“Almonty” or the “Company“) (NASDAQ: ALM) (TSX: AII) (ASX: AII) (Frankfurt: ALI1), a leading global producer of tungsten concentrate, is pleased to announce that it has filed a preliminary short form base shelf prospectus (the “Preliminary Shelf Prospectus”) with securities regulatory authorities in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia (the “Canadian […]

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