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Thursday’s letters: Seeking relief from the noisy skies
The Edmonton Police Service AIR-2 helicopter lifts off on an evening flight from the City Centre Airport in Edmonton, Alta. File photo. Ian Kucerak / Ian Kucerak/Edmonton Sun/QMI Age I have lived in northwest Edmonton for six-plus years and the…
Wednesday’s letters: Naturalized city looks like a pasture
A city worker mows the grass in Hawrelak Park. File photo. John Lucas / Edmonton Journal It used to be a pleasure driving around Edmonton and enjoying well-groomed green spaces befitting the capital city. Unfortunately, this is no longer a…
Tuesday’s letters: UCP appointments part of agenda
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney discussed the accomplishments of his government in its first 100 days in office and made an announcement that will benefit Indigenous Peoples in Alberta, outside the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton on Wednesday August 7, 2019. Larry…
Saturday’s letters: Penalize Trudeau at the polls
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks about a watchdog’s report that he breached ethics rules by trying to influence a corporate legal case regarding SNC-Lavalin, in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, Aug.14, 2019. ANDREJ IVANOV / REUTERS Re. “PM breached ethics act, watchdog…
New Alberta separation group meets in Calgary: ‘It’s time to take control’
Peter Downing is on a tour of Alberta, drumming up support for the province to leave the country. On Saturday, the founder of Wexit Alberta told people gathered in Calgary that it’s not just a Liberal federal government issue; but…
Jason Kenney takes direct aim at Justin Trudeau ahead of fall federal election
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is taking aim at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of this fall’s federal election. Kenney, a former federal Conservative cabinet minister, took to Twitter over the weekend to say the people of his province have been…
Kenney falsely accuses federal Liberals for $2.5M grant to attack energy industry in deleted tweet
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney took to Twitter on Wednesday, accusing the federal Liberal government of approving a $2.5-million grant to a “left wing special interest group.” However, the funding was granted to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)…
Anti-federal Liberal billboards in Edmonton purchased by Saskatchewan group
Billboards have gone up in Edmonton, Calgary and Regina discouraging people from voting for local Liberal Members of Parliament. The signs say: “send Trudeau a message. Vote out Amarjeet Sohi.” Similar ones name Edmonton Centre MP Randy Boissonnault and Minister…
Saskatchewan group paying to put up anti-Liberal billboards in Alberta
July 23 2019 8:23pm With the federal election just three months away, attack ads are popping up in Alberta. As Breanna Karstens-Smith reports, that includes billboards bought by a third-party group based in Saskatchewan. ‘ }); } else { var…