Alberta 2015 – LIVE Coverage
Election day in Alberta is finally here. It's going to be a strange and confusing phenomenon to be sure. Will hell actually freeze over and Albertans elect a NDP government? Are the polls making a huge mistake ...
Surging Green Support Suggests P.E.I. Has Gone to the Dogs
On May 5, Albertans will elect a provincial government. That’s exciting news, but one group has it beat. Canada’s tiniest province, Prince Edward Island, faces an election today. No one outside the island is pa...
Alberta Campaign Takes Surprising, Phallic Turn
Last week, we wrote about the Alberta NDP, a party that has surged in the polls despite having offered Alberta nothing more than a leader, a few photos, and a promise to be better than everyone else. The platfo...
Platformless NDP Surges in Alberta
Despite its youth, the Alberta election campaign is already one of the most interesting this country has ever seen. Mere days after PC Premier Jim Prentice called an election for early May, his party has tanked...
Top 7 Jobs Danielle Smith Could Still Do
There was some big news out of Alberta this evening-- ex-Wildrose leader Danielle Smith has lost a nomination battle in the riding of Highwood. Smith was hoping to enter the Alberta legislature under the Progre...
Beer! Coming Soon to an Ontario Grocery Store Near You!
The first day of spring has come and gone, bringing us one step closer to backyard BBQ season. This year, it seems as though a trip to the Beer Store may not be necessary.
According to the abounding rumours ...
Quebec Students to Strike (Again)
Over 30,000 students have voted to strike in the province of Quebec. The reason: the Couillard Government’s austerity measures.
Much like the student strikes of 2012, individual faculties and student unions ...
Taber, Alberta Outlaws Yelling, Spitting, and Swearing
Stop the presses! Just kidding. Print media is dead.
Alberta, a “have-ish” province, is suffering from a budgetary crisis, a Premier who has smelt it but hath not dealt it, and a traumatic loss of provincial...
Selinger Remains Manitoba NDP Leader
After a very close leadership convention with a final vote of 759 to 726, the Manitoba NDP elected to keep party leader Greg Selinger rather than chief opponent, former cabinet minister, and current MLA for Sei...
Harper: Quebec Not Leftist, Radio-Canada Is
According to a radio interview Stephen Harper gave two weeks ago, the majority of Quebecers aren’t “leftist” in the Prime Minister’s mind. Instead he accused Radio-Canada of being run by people who hate “conser...