PHOTOS: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley addresses the provincial NDP Convention in Calgary yesterday. (Photo from Ms. Notley’s Facebook page.) Below: Wildrose Leader Brian Jean, his supporter, MLA Pat Stier, and…
I don't know how he did it. It must have taken all the strength still left in his dying body.His muscles are locking up. By now he probably can't smile…
Nice place ya got here. Shame if anything happened to it.Translate that into Lockheed-lingo and it comes out like this - you buy any other airplane and we'll pull $825-million…
Government Town - Home
North End Stay and Play, a program for infants and young children and their families in Winnipeg’s North End, is getting closer to the day it can move into new…
Yesterday, I spent some hours reading news sources, then several hours more writing. Much of what I wrote was uncomplimentary to some people in our midst. But it had to…
A large majority of Canadians, three out of four, favour the inclusion of "advanced directives" or "advanced consent" provisions in the Trudeau government's assisted dying law.“Advanced directives” or “advance consent”…
Costs associated with the closure and reclamation of 84 abandoned industrial sites, mostly from mining, in B.C. have increased to $508 million, according to new information released from the Crown…
Costs associated with the closure and reclamation of 84 abandoned industrial sites, mostly from mining, in B.C. have increased to $508 million, according to new information released from the Crown…
BC Hydro deeply regrets the impacts of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam on First Nations and will not repeat the “mistakes of the past,” Hydro’s Deputy CEO Chris O’Riley said Thursday…
BC Hydro deeply regrets the impacts of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam on First Nations and will not repeat the “mistakes of the past,” Hydro’s Deputy CEO Chris O’Riley said Thursday…
A blunt and chilling warning from New York governor, Andrew Cuomo.Those who exercise their conscience to boycott Israel will pay a price, if New York has any say in the…
In today's troubled Europe where some nations are proudly proclaiming the triumph of illiberal democracy denounced by others as fascism, the renewed public appetite for Hitler's Mein Kampf has many…
Brad Wall seems to only ever be speaking to oil executives about oil and gas. Does he understand anything else? Are there any examples of our Premier meeting recently with…
Photo from Dutch National Archives With all the discussion and debate these days about intersectionality and the need for progressives to link our movements against racism and against war, the…
Ever notice how a word or phrase can abruptly disappear from our language almost without anyone noticing much less wondering why?I wonder whatever happened to "tipping points"? Where did that…
Jimmy Fallon and Barack Obama slow jam the news. Warning: includes a shameless plug for the TPP
I had it all wrong. In today's Toronto Star, Justin Trudeau explains the Saudi Death Wagon deal and middle class Chinese consumers to Paul Wells.No comment from me. Read it…
If there is a Canadian who owns the name "Gordie" it was Gordie Howe. Gone at 88.The native of Floral, Sask., played an unparalleled 33 professional seasons, breaking into the…
Nestlé mark their 150th anniversary with key commitments to creating shared value in Canadian society. I look into their goals and progress as well as how their strategy of creating…
