Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi speaks during a news conference in Ottawa on October 3, 2018. Sohi says he is “disheartened” by recently emerged images of federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau wearing blackface and brownface. Adrian Wyld / The Canadian…
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GSAs: Justice Centre withdraws lawsuit about gay-straight alliance privacy
A group of parents and religious schools has dropped a lawsuit against the Alberta government about gay-straight alliance (GSA) privacy rules. Young demonstrators rally against Bill 8, the Education Amendment Act, during the Rally to Save Gay-Straight Alliances at the…
Edmonton budget submission to province documents cost savings through supportive housing
The city has some black and white numbers to drive home its point to the province that money is needed to pay for permanent supportive housing. It also spells out how much the province would save in other areas. The…
Reality check: Could Scheer fast-track pipeline challenges straight to Supreme Court?
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said that, if elected, his government would help build new oil pipelines by “fast-tracking” any objections right to the Supreme Court, but legal experts say the proposed plan is unclear. “It’s about fast-tracking some of the…
Why immigration policy means so much to the people of Brooks, Alberta
With a population of just 15,000, Brooks, Alberta is vastly different than the city Deepak Badola once called home. “I’m from India,” the cheerful father of two says from his living room in the southern Alberta city. “I lived in…
David Staples: Scheer’s views on First Nations consultations aren’t racist, but can he get pipelines built?
Andrew Scheer, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, wants to work with First Nations to build industrial projects Carlos Osorio/Reuters Andrew Scheer isn’t racist in his views on First Nations involvement in major industrial projects. Instead, Scheer is correct.…
Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: Sept. 19
September 19 2019 8:28pm The Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019 edition of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton with Gord Steinke and Carole Anne Devaney. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id] != “object” ) {…
Liberal Amarjeet Sohi reacts to images of Trudeau in racist makeup
September 19 2019 7:36pm Images of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in blackface and brownface have sent shockwaves through local campaigns, including in Edmonton. Tom Vernon sat down with Amarjeet Sohi for his take on the scandal. ‘ }); } else…
Notes from the Dome: Of pipelines and paycheques
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is in Ohio Thursday and Friday attempting to drum up support for a 65-year-old pipeline carrying Alberta crude oil under the Great Lakes. Premier Jason Kenney is in Ohio, where he toured a refinery that uses…
Global News at 5 Edmonton: Sept. 19
September 19 2019 7:20pm The Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019 edition of Global News at 5 Edmonton with Gord Steinke. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id] != “object” ) { var resp = jQuery.parseJSON( jQuery.ajax({…