Walcott: Calgary Plan brings out the NIMBY response
This week Calgary city council got a look at the Calgary Plan, which is a combined Municipal Development…
Walcott: Farkas and council have lots of political capital: Where will they spend it?
Mayor Farkas and Calgary city council have spent the bulk of this term building political capital and goodwill.…
B.C. First Nation wants treaty process paused or they could exercise civil disobedience
Members of the Wei Wai Kum First Nation marched through the streets of Campbell River, B.C., recently, warning…
Premiers of Alberta, Manitoba spar over need to consult with First Nations
While the premiers of Canada’s western provinces and territories attempted, for the most part, to portray a public…
First Nation says it has evidence dozens of children died attending residential school
The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation has spent years digging in provincial archives, looking for death records of children…
Perspectives: Calgary Street Parking – A Math Problem
Calgarians have a deep, emotional relationship with street parking. Those accessing inner-city streets are really feeling the pinch.…
Asian Heritage Month: 40 years of flavour and family at New Asian Village – Edmonton
Opening about 40 years ago, New Asian Village is one of Edmonton’s oldest Indian franchises. The current manager…
Walcott: Don’t fall for it. Direct democracy is being weaponized against you.
There is a lot of praise for direct democracy lately. But our democracy is not direct, and it…
B.C. judge grants U.S.-based Indigenous group a role in legal fight over Kootenay mine
A B.C. judge has granted status to a U.S. Indigenous band, which means they will have a role…
Perspectives: Work with us, not around us: Calgary needs a real plan before Sheldon Chumir SCS closes
Calgarians can hold two truths at once. The Supervised Consumption Site at the Sheldon Chumir Health Centre has…
B.C. proposes to pause sections of DRIPA
British Columbia’s government has proposed suspending sections of its Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA).…
Didsbury passes bylaw to ban decorative flags, crosswalks from government land
By Aaron Sousa The Canadian Press Posted March 25, 2026 5:12 pm 1 min read Descrease article font…