Saskatchewan is launching a court reference that just might kill the carbon tax
Scott Moe, the province’s unassuming premier, sets out to fulfill the conservative dream to vanquishing Trudeau’s carbon-pricing plan. But what if he fails?
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Jason Markusoff
Jason Markusoff writes about Alberta, from the stubbornly flat parts to the magnificently bumpy bits. He has lived in Edmonton and (currently) Calgary, and spent 12 years reporting for the cities’ largest newspapers.
Putting the ’limp’ in Olympics: Calgary’s 2026 bid lives on, but for what, exactly?
City council chose Monday against euthanizing the bid, but there is not much of a ’Yes’ side left eager to lose money and get hosed by the IOC
What we know about the misidentification of Humboldt players Parker Tobin and Xavier Labelle
The mix-up has brought a blizzard of emotion for not only the biological parents, but also the billet parents who hosted each boy
Humboldt vigil: Sorrow, love and loss take the ice on game night
From the diner where they loaded up on eggs to the eighth row in their home arena, the void left by the lost Broncos cannot be overstated
Trudeau says ’We’re all getting what we want’ on pipelines. He means nobody’s happy.
With the Liberals sliding in the polls, Trudeau’s middling stance on pipelines isn’t helping
Trump’s crew wants to declare Mexico a safe third country. That could be a death sentence for refugees
Pacts like the one Canada has with the U.S. only work when there are protections for asylum seekers in the country they’re being sent back to. That can’t be said of Mexico.
Ultra-partisan social media is an addictive hazard—and detox is a last resort
When one user suffered a panic attack after a night of online raging, his doctor urged him to cut out political Facebook usage. He did unplug, for a while at least.
Facebook still has Canadians hooked, even if they’re mad about Cambridge Analytica
Canadians take a dim view of the platform, a new poll by Angus Reid Institute suggests, but only one in 10 users is ready to suspend or delete it
Alberta budget: Rachel Notley’s NDP looks anxiously over its shoulder
The New Democrats need to make Albertans fall in love with them all over again. Notley’s tentative new budget seems unlikely to re-light the flame.
Doug Ford and Alberta’s Jason Kenney: Why they won’t be friends
Ontario’s new PC leader foresees a warm relationship with his Alberta counterpart. The feeling does not appear to be mutual.