A media subsidy introduced as part of the massive 2019 newspaper industry bailout could soon be extended to broadcasters, despite them being mostly owned by our highly-profitable telecom compani...
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Michael Mechanic examines the new depths of corruption being reached by the Trump regime in using public money to reward his violent supporters.…
Alberta's rump of separatists suffered a major setback last week, when a judge overturned the Chief Electoral Officer of Alberta (CEO-A) decision that set the signature gathering process for the…
There is an obvious problem with those who have stars in their eyes. Blinded by the light, they fail to see the darkness surrounding those stars. This seems an apt…
Since January 20th, 2025, when Trump pardoned the January 6th, 2021 coup participants, it has been clear that he was not doing it so much for what they had done,…
Oh, tabarnak! The Habs lose tonight - On to Monday! The video low-lights of Saturday's game are here. I'm not posting the clip because I don't really want to watch…
There’s no need to make the explanation of the carbon pricing, carbon capture and bitumen pipeline deal announced Friday in Calgary by the federal and Alberta governments too complicated. It’s…
Photo by Jim Crocker/Flickr A Montréal investment firm is betting big on Toronto’s lagging condo market. On May 12, developer and investment firm Jesta Group announced plans to spend half…
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Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Simon Mundy examines the growing recognition that the combination of solar power and batteries - both of which are plummeting in price - makes…
It was a big announcement today in Alberta:Canada and Alberta Strike Landmark Implementation Agreement on Energy, Emissions, and Export Diversification By Annie Koshy Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier…
Photo by Dikaseva/Unsplash The following is an excerpt from Metabolic Rifts: Capitalism’s Assault on the Earth System by author and ecosocialist activist Ian Angus, released on Ma...
I have nothing but the greatest faith in Mark Carney’s economic acumen. How could one... The post Sovereign slush fund? first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
I was introduced to a thing called the 'internet' in a pub in Edmonton after a softball game in 1988 or so. We philosophy students had gathered there after losing…
Some days there are moments that make you stop and ask yourself how you ever got to this time and place. You stare at the clouds, unfocused, remembering, the past…
Habs Rule (almost)! Montreal wins 6-3 over Buffalo, and will be going home with hopes to take it all on Saturday night's game 6 Montreal will be rocking! They stick…
Palestinians from Tantura, a small Arab fishing village, are expelled to Jordan during the Nakba, June 1948. Photo by Benno Rothenberg/Meitar Collection/National Library of Israel/Wikimedia Commons. ...
Danielle Smith and her United Conservative Party can’t be too happy today with Elections Alberta and its boss, Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure. On Wednesday, Court of King’s Bench Justice…
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Carl Meyer explains how the Carney Libs are looking to push resource extraction at the expense of social and environmental realities to an…
W5 showing a now 44 year old clip of Grant Devine, and he said, “The first order in council, the first thing we ever do, you just line up at…
