4 d. ago Typical Calgary infill townhouse includes $147K in extra regulatory costs: report

The Calgary Inner City Builders Association (CICBA), the organization behind the report, is calling on candidates in the upcoming election to work with them to address the costs.

Economics

1 week ago 'Imagine if we scheduled an election on Christmas': Edmonton candidates call for special voting measures amid Diwali conflict

"This timing creates an unconscionable barrier to democratic participation,” Ward Sspomitapi candidate Harman Kandola told reporters Thursday

Politics

1 week ago Thailand’s Third Government in Two Years Sworn In After Turmoil

Thailand’s new Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and his cabinet were sworn into office on Wednesday, paving the way for the country’s third administration in two years to outline its policy agenda before fresh elections are called in the coming months.

Politics

2 w. ago Braid: City hall bosses tell elected councillors – if you've got a problem, call 311

A mayor doesn’t cure this with words. Administration is too vast and overstuffed to give a damn.

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2 w. ago Saskatchewan Premier Moe says killing tariff on Chinese EVs ‘not as simple as that’

Moe was quick to call for Canada to drop the electric vehicle tariff, but appears to have changed his tune slightly

Economics

2 w. ago UFC star Conor McGregor taps out of Irish presidential race, calls election undemocratic

Controversial former champion announced on social media that he is dropping out of the race.

Politics

2 w. ago Provincial election in Newfoundland and Labrador called for Oct. 14

ST. JOHN’S — Voters in Newfoundland and Labrador will be heading to the polls on Oct. 14. Liberal Leader John Hogan, who was sworn into office in May, is seeking his first electoral win as premier. His party has been in power for 10 years, and he said the Liberals still have important work to […]

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3 w. 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 w. 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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3 w. ago Vancouver park board commissioner under fire for repeated absences: ‘Do you really want this job?’

According to a motion calling for a legal review, Marie-Claire Howard, who was elected with ABC Vancouver in 2022, has missed six of the 10 park board meetings so far in 2025

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