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While it would be great if all highrises in the city were equipped with sprinklers, there are legitimate reasons why they are not always feasible in older buildings, Vancouver fire officials acknowledged this week. Read More

It was the ancient Roman poet, Lucius Apuleius, who first said: “Familiarity breeds contempt.” He also wrote The Golden Ass, the only ancient novel written in Latin to survive the era. Read More

Wynns senior winemaker Sue Hodder grew up in Alice Springs, a red earth, hot desert town in Central Australia that is as far from Australia's most important vineyards as possible. As a child, she was always interested in the country's call, where agriculture was essential to the land, so it's no surprise, 31 years and 2,500 kilometres later, she fell in love with the Coonawarra region of South Australia, a cool, cigar-shaped strip of red dirt famous for its Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah and Hodder’s adopted home. Read More

Kim Briscoe said her retail business went down 32 per cent when the city of Vancouver shut three blocks of Water Street in Gastown to vehicles this summer. Read More

A new terminal opened at the Vancouver airport on Oct. 24, 1968. Read More

A second man has been charged with second-degree murder in the May stabbing death of a 34-year-old man in Edmonton's Kingsway neighbourhood. Read More

Nathaniel Hewton says there "isn't any one thing" that made him decide to run for mayor of Regina. Read More

The final week of Saskatchewan's 30th general election has resulted in no shortage of news with campaign stops, announcements and some unexpected headlines, as political parties vying for votes amped up efforts. Read More

EDMONTON -- As Elks quarterback Tre Ford was about to begin his post-game media availability, Toronto Argonauts general manager Mike "Pinball" Clemons" poked his head into the Edmonton players' lounge. Read More

Shame on Saskatchewan Party leader Scott Moe. Read More

So was this 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins Friday night a blueprint for how the Edmonton Oilers should be playing—lots of shots, lots of goals—or was the laugher result lessened because they were basically playing against air? Read More

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Harvard psychiatrist Robert Coles, in his insightful book The Moral Intelligence of Children, wrote about a nephew of William James, the great philosopher and psychologist, asking James what he ought to do with his life and how he ought to live it. Read More

As the United Conservative Party’s annual general meeting approaches on Nov. 2, members are once again bracing for what may feel like an all-too-familiar cycle of debate, voting and disappointment. Despite the buzz surrounding controversial resolutions, the truth is that members’ votes may not carry the weight they expect, nor the impact their opponents fear. These so-called policy "resolutions" are non-binding. Read More

CKUAmy: Raising funds and shaking buns, B.C. DJ Amy van Keeken returns to her former haunt in support of one of Edmonton’s great community radio stations as it aims to raise a cool million. Read More

This past season, Alberta experienced one of its lowest vaccination uptake rates in recent history, with only 18 per cent of residents receiving a flu shot. If you were among that 18 per cent, thank you. Read More

The Alberta legislature resumes sitting on Monday, amid a growing unhoused population across the province and the deepening poverty experienced by many Albertans with disabilities. Read More

Premier Danielle Smith and Justice Minister Mickey Amery recently announced plans to amend legislation governing professional regulatory bodies in Alberta. In a video, they expressed concerns over regulated members subjected to investigation and disciplinary action for stating opinions on political and religious issues. Read More

What are your key concerns about the incoming oil and gas emissions cap? Read More

Premier Smith has said her government will review the role of professional regulatory bodies like the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) and the Law Society of Alberta to limit how they can police their members, "specifically to ensure that professional regulatory bodies are limited to regulating their members’ professional competence and conduct, and not their speech." U of C law professor Lorian Hardcastle wrote on social media that this amounts to “the freedom to spread misinformation without professional consequences." Read More