Public sector employees say they are increasingly worried about the future of their pension plans after the Alberta government introduced legislation Monday to lock in pension assets from all public sector pension plans under the management of the Alberta Investment Management…
Edmonton weather: One does not simply add snow to the forecast
Joggers take a break while running the stairs in Constable Ezio Faraone Park, Monday evening in Edmonton Nov. 18, 2019. Photo by David Bloom A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada. Tuesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured…
TC Energy expects annual dividend growth to slow beyond 2021
By The Canadian Press Posted November 19, 2019 9:26 am Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ TC Energy Corp. says it expects its dividend to grow at an annual rate of eight…
Cloudy, cooler and a few flurries: This is your Edmonton forecast
Cloudy and a few flurries in the Edmonton area today. No heavy snow anticipated. Further south and west, there WILL be some accumulation. But, the city isn’t expecting any more than a dusting with the best chance of that dusting…
Judge to decide if diagnosed psychopath should be declared a dangerous offender
He’s only 31 years old but Tyler Gordon Strathdee has spent most of his adult life behind bars. He has 38 criminal convictions for crimes that reveal a pattern of steadily escalating violence. An Edmonton judge will decide if Strathdee should…
Local CN Rail workers hit the picket line
EDMONTON – Local CN Rail employees are on the picket line this morning, joining thousands across Canada who are now on strike. Approximately 3,200 conductors, train personnel and yard workers walked off the job at midnight. Workers gathered at Walker…
Opinion: Bill removes checks on doctors who put conscience over patients’ well-being
More than 200 people gathered to protest Bill 207, a private member’s bill to legislate physician’s conscience rights to refuse treatment or referrals to patients on moral or religious grounds, at the Alberta Legislature building on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019.…
Tuesday’s letters: London trips OK; their cost is not
A plane flies in to land at Heathrow airport in west London. File photo. AFP / AFP/Getty Images Re. “Kenney’s flying emissary a victim of an unfair rap,” Don Braid, Nov. 16 While Knight Legg might be eminently qualified and…
Opinion: Protecting doctors’ conscience rights preserves a free society
Opposition to Bill 207, a private member’s bill on conscience rights, is based on misconceptions, says columnist. Ian Kucerak / Ian Kucerak/Edmonton Sun Alberta’s debate on conscience protections, sparked by the introduction of Bill 207, has descended (predictably) into a…
Inquiry commissioner Steve Allan campaigned for Alberta Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer
Public inquiry commissioner Steve Allan campaigned for Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer as he sought a United Conservative Party nomination in 2018, a year before Schweitzer as justice minister effectively appointed Allan to his $290,000 job as inquiry head. Emails obtained…