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We have a romantic notion that big metropolises are artistic hubs nurturing great geniuses. The truth is artistic genius takes a lot of blood, sweat and tears to reach fruition, and they are few and far between.

This editorial was originally going to be about statistics, damn statistics and a defence of government after the right-leaning Fraser Institute think tank released another report strongly suggesting Canadians pay way too much tax.

What would you do if you were Finance Minster Doug Horner? The MLA for Spruce Grove-St. Albert is under intense pressure this week as former premier Alison Redford's contagion plagues her former inner circle and cabinet, and the Tory caucus.

Hindsight is indeed 20-20, but perhaps some St. Albertans really have come to realize the controversy over Akinsdale’s Habitat for Humanity project was much ado about nothing. Several years ago the Habitat development was proposed for St.

A provincial government in 1974 that seemed to have an impressive precognitive power introduced “Heritage Day.

At this very moment, someone in Canada is trying to evade his taxes. Someone is also, at precisely this time, collecting Employment Insurance premiums while working for a buddy on the side. And someone is faking an injury so they can collect Workers' Compensation and have an extra-long holiday.

Public consultation is like justice: not only must it be done, but it must also be seen to be done. Governments often fall flat by delivering on the second part of that equation while ignoring the first part, which is the case with the City of St.

Jim Prentice’s visit to the Gazette last week was a telling one. The frontrunner in the provincial Tory leadership race has a quiet self-confidence about him. He is a man of vision, experience and practicality.

Any right-thinking person who has read the St. Albert Third Floor News blog will quickly realize they'll never get the time back they wasted reading it.

Despite advice to the contrary, city council is plowing ahead with a water conservation draft bylaw.