Overview

• Opinion letters have lauded Prime Minister Mark Carney’s early performance, praising his intelligence and determination.
• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s Alberta Next panel has faced backlash for lacking Edmonton representation, intensifying federal-provincial friction and fueling talk of separation.
• Small-scale investors and mid-sized buyers are powering a record multi-family housing boom in Edmonton, thanks to updated infill zoning rules and federal financing incentives.
• Residents warn that new infill developments are straining street parking and hindering snow removal in mature neighbourhoods.
• The fatal stabbing of Ken Lee by teenage suspects in Toronto has reignited calls to strengthen the Youth Criminal Justice Act’s accountability provisions.