Tories have bungled tobacco file, but it’s no scandal.
The Edmonton Journal’s main headline today, “Speaker clears Redford” takes its place on the list least surprising headlines ever, right up there with “Winter will be cold” and “City to…
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The last word on the Grey Cup.
Final thoughts on Grey Cup C — ‘C’ being the Roman numeral for 100. (This is one of those rare times when using a Roman numeral doesn’t make an event…
An Edmontonian’s guide to who (whom?) to pull for in the 100th Grey Cup.
So it’s come to this … the nightmare Grey Cup. Calgary versus Toronto. The Centre of the Universe versus The Centre of the New Universe. Old school snobbishness versus new…
Loose lips sink Locke.
You have to feel badly for Harvey Locke. Locke is a Liberal candidate in Monday’s federal byelection in Calgary Centre. Normally, being a federal Liberal candidate anywhere in Alberta generates…
Is government borrowing really that bad?
I’m not an economist, and I don’t play one on TV. With that in mind, perhaps somebody out there can tell me why it’s such a crime to borrow money…
Katz donation assures one thing — no money for arena.
You’d think at some point I’d get tired of writing about Daryl Katz, but no. The guy just keeps doing the most amazing, mind-boggling things. I swear, Katz is an…
Could it be that Katz sank arena deal because he wants to unload the Oilers?
So the arena deal is dead, at least in its present form. Good riddance to bad rubbish. Daryl Katz has shown that he is not a man the city should…
An odds and ends blog, with an SCTV bonus at the end.
It’s odds-and-ends blog time, a fallback position for guys like me who suddenly realize that it’s been a while since they’ve written a blog. Can’t disappoint the followers, can I?…
The donation conundrum: to give, or not to give?
Over the years, I have received probably hundreds of cheap inducements to donate to “good causes” (bad causes rarely ask for money). You’ve all seen them — address labels (I…
Original draft of Katz apology letter revealed.
On Saturday, Daryl Katz paid for full-page ads in the Edmonton newspapers to apologize for his handling of the arena controversy. My sources deep within the Katz Group (a pharmacist…
Canada-Russia ’72, game 8: A walk through hell on the way to heaven.
Game 8, Sept. 28, 1972 How do I describe the importance of Game 8 to a young Canadian hockey fan? Let’s try this: remember when Sydney Crosby scored in overtime…
Canada-Russia ’72, game 7: Playing on the edge.
Game 7, Sept. 26, 1972 Befitting a series that could have gone either way, Game 7 is the most closely contested of the series. In a game that saw seven…
Sexy Seattle joins cast of As The Oilers Turn.
Hello, Seattle! On behalf of the citizens of Edmonton, I’d like to welcome you to the cast of As The Oilers Turn, a continuing soap opera that has been a…
Canada-Russia ’72, game 6: Winning ugly
Game 6, September 24, 1972 The days between games were almost as agonizing as game days. In the two days between games, pretty much all I could think about was…
Canada-Russia ’72, game 5: Midnight in Moscow
Game 5, Sept. 22, 1974 This was foreign territory, to put it mildly. Everything about watching live hockey from Moscow seemed odd. Live broadcasts from far away countries were still…
Canada-Russia ’72: The ugly Canadians visit Sweden, and getting ready for Moscow
So, where were we? Ah, yes. Team Canada left the “friendly” confines of home with just one win in four games, and the disapproval of Canadian (actually Vancouver) hockey fans…
What does Katz want? Try everything.
Mayor Stephen Mandel professes to be baffled by what Oilers owner Daryl Katz wants in the ongoing agony that is the arena negotiations. “I can no longer define what Mr.…
We’re shocked, shocked that Katz wants more.
I’m shocked, shocked to hear that Daryl Katz wants more money for the new arena, just the way Major Renault was “shocked, shocked” to find that gambling was going on…
Tuesday with the Sunday New York Times, all three pounds of it.
Did you know that you can get the Sunday New York Times delivered to your door for about $26 a month? Neither did I, until my dad pointed out an…
Canada-Russia ’72, game 4, Vancouver: Can you feel the love? No?
Game 4, Vancouver, Sept. 8, 1972 After the debacle in Montreal, no doubt many Canadian hockey fans consoled themselves by thinking, “Well, at least it can’t get any worse than…