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Article content Is this really going to be Alberta’s “Best Summer Ever,” as Premier Jason Kenney promised on April 1? “If we just stick to our guns for a few more weeks we’ll head into what I truly believe will be the best summer in Alberta history,” Kenney said. It’s a good line, bold and memorable. It’s become something of a slogan for the United Conservatives. But the statement could very easily come back to bite Kenney hard. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or David Staples: Will Alberta Premier Jason Kenney deliver on his mak...

Article content Token Naturals currently employs 15 people but Pascal said the plan is to double that within the year. He said keeping the company as local as possible was important, including ensuring the majority of investors were Albertan. Recreational use of cannabis has been legal in Canada since 2018 and later expanded to include edibles, extracts and topicals. In Alberta, individuals can purchase from private licensed retailers or through the government-operated online store. The cannabis market has also been very competitive, with Edmonton alone having 124 providers. Article content P...

Housing costs on the rise as building supplies become tighter Lumber and metals are harder to come by, which may limit new homebuyers' choices in finishes and drive up building prices Author of the article: Dennis Faulkner Publishing date: Apr 17, 2021  •  1 hour ago  •  3 minute read  •  Construction materials have seen price increases during the pandemic, which is contributing to pushing up new home prices. Photo by Ed Kaiser, File /Postmedia Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission fro...

Article content He’s long since taken his place as a musical icon in Edmonton, but John Scivoletto still feels bad about what he put his parents through as a child. “Oh, it was terrible,” the 82-year-old accordionist and businessman, better known to Edmontonians as John Giovanni, laments with a hint of humour. “I was always practicing scales and chords and other things in the house. It must have been awful for them.” We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or The makings of Giovanni: Edmonton's accordion legend Back to video Giovanni, who rece...

Article content Last June, GraceLife Church of Edmonton emerged from the first wave of COVID-19 like thousands of other Albertans: hopeful, a bit wary, ready to adapt to the new normal. “Hello GraceLife family!” church elders wrote in a June 19, 2020, bulletin. Like countless faith groups, GraceLife had moved to online services at the pandemic’s outset. But with the Alberta government easing restrictions, the church opted — “after consideration, discussion, and prayer” — to reopen in-person worship that Sunday. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your...