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National Newspaper Week is about supporting local journalism
Posted on October 3, 2024According to the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism’s Digital News Report 2024, Canadians’ trust in news is 39 per cent. For comparison, Americans’… Read More »
Misguided fertilizer cap threatens Canada’s carbon-smart farmers
Posted on September 30, 2024The fall harvest is in the storehouse, and it’s time to put away all proposals to cap fertilizer use in the name of saving the… Read More »
New school year, same old story: Tuition fees soar across Canada
Posted on September 19, 2024It’s September and the start of a new academic year. Leaves are starting to fall – but tuition fees are not. Fees charged to students… Read More »
China strikes back at Canadian canola farmers after EV tariffs
Posted on September 12, 2024The response to Canada’s decision to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) was predictable. Ottawa knew that retaliation would follow, and China quickly responded… Read More »
Students scarred by COVID-19 policies may never catch up
Posted on September 5, 2024Students are facing a brutal “COVID hangover” that continues to wreak havoc on their education and mental health. The pandemic didn’t just disrupt classrooms temporarily… Read More »
Tax dollars for Calgary arena was wrong, funding the Oilers won’t make it right
Posted on August 22, 2024How many of your tax dollars do you want given to the Edmonton Oilers? Premier Danielle Smith invited the Oilers Entertainment Group and the City… Read More »
Trudeau’s EV mandate will break the bank
Posted on August 15, 2024Alberta’s energy regulator recently warned people to stop using kitchen appliances because the electricity grid was at risk of blacking out. Albertans were told to… Read More »
Trudeau’s emissions cap a threat to Canadian prosperity
Posted on August 8, 2024The federal government’s forthcoming emissions cap on the oil and gas sector will not only kill jobs and hurt the Canadian economy; it will do… Read More »
Rents continue to push inflation up, and that’s bad for homeowners
Posted on July 25, 2024The latest numbers show inflation rising from 2.7 per cent in April to 2.9 per cent in May. It’s a small increase but a move… Read More »
Alberta deserves a summer gas tax cut
Posted on July 11, 2024Thousands of people are hoping to hit the open road this summer and head to Drumheller to see the dinosaurs or to the Western Development… Read More »