Overview
- Boyle Street’s King Thunderbird Centre is operating after SDAB approval tied to a legally binding agreement that bars a drop‑in and supervised consumption services at the site.
- A letter to the Edmonton Journal details how the SDAB’s decision integrated the agreement, creating an enforceable condition that led neighbourhood opponents to withdraw their appeal.
- Edmonton Sun letters fault city planning for growth outpacing road capacity and for slow project delivery that worsens congestion.
- Postmedia letters also criticize the Alberta Teachers’ Association over bargaining strategy and the absence of a strike fund during recent labour action.
- New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt directed departments to prepare 10–15% budget reductions for the 2026 plan, as local crime coverage highlights a Cape Breton murder case from February and a Dec. 14 impaired‑driving arrest in Kingston.