The latest. Donald Trump claims that America’s Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, “called him to ‘denounce the false and fictitious’ report that Russia held compromising information about the president-elect.”The…
As scandals go, this one is really complicated. It involves a blowhard businessman/incoming chief of state of questionable mental stability and the sexual appetites of a goat; more than a…
Collingwood council and its administration are planning to privatize both our water and electricity utilities. All, of course, without consulting you, the public. Some members of council have even stated…
Thank Loki I no longer work in a congested downtown core. From what I’ve heard it’s gotten vastly worse since I took my leave. A new struggle has emerged, bicyclist…
Donald Trump will match his credibility against Christopher Steele’s anytime. That’s Trump’s problem. If there’s anything that the last two years have proven, daily, it’s that Donald J. Trump is…
This is a good bit about the BC NDP leader, who – on the big policy issues – seems to be whoever spoke to him last. It’s from an attack…
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended Jan. 6, 2017, compiled on Jan. 10, 2017, by Audreys Books…
I take a look at the once-mighty Conservative Party in next week’s Hill Times. What do you think is my diagnosis about the relative health of the CPC? What’s yours?…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Alex Hemingway highlights the similarities between Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump in pushing infrastructure plans designed primarily to turn the promise of…
It was Donald Trump's first press conference in six months, and it was all that I expected it to be and more.There were more flags than I could count, he…
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday January 12, 2017. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on…
Here, on how a change in government hasn’t done anything to slow the spread of Canada’s surveillance state – both in terms of intrusive new legislative proposals, and a continued…
Wherever Donald Trump goes, salacious details follow. Jonathan Manthorpe doesn’t believe the salacious stuff. He writes: Intelligence reports don’t work that way. They’re usually a jigsaw puzzle of hints and…
EU lawmakers today voted for the European Parliament to push ahead with a trade deal that could encourage Canadian tar sand oil imports and make it easier for energy companies…
Ah, the paper that uncovered Watergate, still breaking news with the big stories. https://t.co/V5O2dipkdY — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) January 12, 2017 "Should designers dress Melania and Ivanka? The question is…
If you have trouble motivating yourself to start a new project or change something about yourself, change your perspective from now to the future. By thinking about what will benefit…
Cabinet making and cabinet tending are different requirements of a prime minister. Those were sunny days in late 2015 when Prime Minister Trudeau chose his first cabinet. Change can come…
There are lots of ways of looking the government’s budget. Here’s one that’s a bit unconventional. Rather than look at how much the government is spending on debt servicing as…
Some people will tell you there the federal and provincial governments have a deal for a federal loan guarantee on Muskrat Falls. The provincial government has already met three criteria…
PHOTOS: A rural scene grabbed from the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission’s website. Can you spot a rural voter? Remember, the driver of the car may actually be from Calgary. Below:…
