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Mediated deal does not affect city's costs

On Giving Tuesday, you are likely being inundated with requests for charitable donations. Rather than making an impulsive contribution, it’s wise to stop and reflect on where your money is going and the impact it will have, said Greg Thomson, director of research at Charity Intelligence. 

Armed with combination brass knuckle/knife

Mayor Cathy Heron says she hopes that the move to allow municipal candidates to run as members of political parties "is not a way for Take Back Alberta to be made more prominent through an election campaign."

“Adequate support for public education should not be a partisan or political issue,” ATA president Jason Schilling stated. “Regardless of political stripe, Albertans across the board want to see well-funded classrooms.”

The property tax increase means homeowners with a house worth an average of $500,000 can expect to pay an additional $226 in taxes next year

Key takeaways from Stats Can housing data

Premiere Smith introduced the first Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada resolution on Nov. 27. If passed, the resolution would ask cabinet to order all provincial entities to refrain from enforcing federal Clean Electricity Regulations and look at creating an Alberta Crown corporation to build or operate electricity generators.

“This funding will help advance farm mental health research and education, while providing more resources for farmers and farm families," said Sigurdson.

Council starts day one of budget deliberations