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Naheed Nenshi may face a bigger test in next Monday’s by-election in Edmonton-Ellerslie than where he’s running
With recent polling results giving many MLAs in the Alberta NDP’s substantial Opposition caucus the jitters, the by-election next Monday in Edmonton-Ellerslie is shaping up to be a significant test ...
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Despite what Danielle Smith says, Alberta’s new COVID vaccine policy is not about saving money or cost recovery
Everybody who’s been paying attention to what Alberta Danielle Smith has been saying and doing for years understands that her ...
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In classic Friday afternoon bad-news dump, UCP moves to make COVID vaccines expensive and hard to find
In a classic Friday afternoon bad-news dump, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party Government announced ...
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94.5% of 39,000 unionized Alberta teachers vote to strike if bargaining reaches impasse
There’s no way to suggest a 94.5-per-cent strike vote by nearly 39,000 Alberta teachers doesn’t represent a pretty solid ...
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What next? UCP takes to reading Yours Truly in The Tyee, quoting lefty bloggers in press release
NDP leader Naheed Nenshi, still the front-runnier in the June 23 Edmonton-Strathcona by-election (Photo: David J. Climenhaga). In Ontario last week on union business, your blogger was startled to ...