Alberta Premier Danielle Smith mused to civic leaders that the Municipal Government Act is "kind of like our constitution with each other.”

In previous substacks I have explained why I am voting to stay in Canada on the separation question and how the entire referendum process is government-driven and not an exercise in grassroots democra...

Video from Edmonton’s Chinatown has shown corrections officers dumping recently incarcerated people onto the street with no supports.

Federalists have many excuses to avoid casting ballots in Alberta's referenda, including on whether the province initiates a separation vote

Does KDays have a future once Edmonton's wrecking ball comes for the old Northlands racetrack and coliseum?

Sports betting used to involve a trip to a casino, racetrack or bookmaker. Now it's as easy as scrolling on TikTok or checking the weather.

Edmonton city managers say it's time for the iconic High Level Bridge and Low Level Bridge, both more than a century old, to be replaced

Edmonton's 2025 civic election already had too much involvement from big money and dark money, largely due to UCP government changes to election rules

Judge rules there is important public interest in protecting journalists’ confidential sources

Edmonton city council is sticking with eight-plexes after promises to reduce the infill limit, while MP Matt Jeneroux should have done more consultation before joining the Liberals.

Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney spent years whipping voters into a frenzy against Ottawa. Now, at least, he's doing something to put out the fire he helped start. Will any of his Conservative coll...

The Alberta government wrongly withheld hundreds of pages of results from its Alberta Next surveys an adjudicator has ruled.

Mayor-elect Amarjeet Sohi is a familiar face, having previously served Edmonton both municipally and federally.

Edmonton's mayoral race with Tim Cartmell, Michael Walters and Andrew Knack has provided plenty strong debate on issues such as infill, taxes and public safety

The one major municipal political party in Edmonton has offered mixed messages on what it stands for, and how party dynamics might play out at city council

Despite promises from contenders in Edmonton's municipal election, the city's financial issues will take years to fix.

Alberta must make upgrades to its restaurant inspection system to improve transparency for diners and impose stricter enforcement on bad eateries

Edmonton restaurant workers sound the alarm on unsafe food handling practices, insufficient training and how the system is failing diners

The Alberta's teachers' strike raises a fascinating election question — how do voters want the next Edmonton mayor to handle relations with Premier Danielle Smith?

Lax inspections, excessive violations and poor transparency in Alberta's restaurant inspection system is a recipe for foodborne Illness

Edmonton city council was known for a number of key votes on taxes, infrastructure, funding for Edmonton police and infill regulations

Edmonton city council couldn't catch a break but they also didn't make many in the last term, a record that voters are weighing in the 2025 Edmonton election

Potential conflicts of interest outlined in document at centre of health procurement controversy

Premier Danielle Smith has tasked her municipal affairs minister with eliminating municipal conflicts, and limiting property tax increases.

Some candidates had better nights than others at Edmonton's first major debate among the top five contenders to be the city's next mayor

Two UCP cabinet ministers want to create hybrid, rural-urban provincial ridings in Alberta in that may favour the party's political interests.

Alberta's chief electoral officer referred a separatist group's proposed referendum question to the court to gauge its constitutionality.

Citizens hold a powerful tool: the ability to choose civility at the ballot box.

Former Edmonton mayor Don Iveson and Tegan Martin-Drysdale have started a cooperative for people buy a piece of the city's historic Alberta Block building

Media members covering town hall with Premier Danielle Smith told to check cameras and audio recorders at the door.

Edmonton mayoral candidate Tim Cartmell pitched a partial infill ban that went nowhere, then missed a key city council vote on limiting impacts to neighbourhoods

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A proposal is in front of council that would see single-lot, mid-block developments in existing neighbourhoods capped at six units.

Energy producers in Alberta, Canada's top oil-producing province, blew past the province's self-imposed limit on annual natural gas flaring in 2024 for a second year in a row, Reuters calculations show.