Opinion

 
 
 
 
 
 
To study the Alberta government's legislative agenda for the spring session is to recall the 1960s song...
 
 
 
Last week Quebec City and the province of Quebec announced a plan to split the cost of a new $400-million...
 
 
 
Forget Egypt for a moment. Skip the water crisis in China. Look past angst on the streets of Bangladesh...
 
 
 
 
 
Joanne Ireland

Relief appearance buoys Khabibulin

  Turns out it was mind over matter for goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin. Looking more like the ...

Edmonton Journal
 
Jim Matheson

The joy of Taylor Chorney's first NHL goal

It's not often a player gets a curtain call for a goal, but Taylor Chorney did in the wake of his...

Edmonton Journal
 
Liane Faulder

Edmontonians are Boffo about Borscht

I am getting a very enthusiastic response to my Soup Stories series, especially when it comes to borscht...

Edmonton Journal
 
Liane Faulder

Sweet Potato Fries Competition at Delux Burger Bar

Delux Burger Bar is hosting a Sweet Potato Fries Taste-off, to help executive chef Paul Shufelt fine...

Edmonton Journal
 
 
 
 
Liane Faulder

Guru chef a stickler for spices

Deependra Singh, executive chef of Guru restaurant, wears a band on his wrist that...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Editorials

 
 
To study the Alberta government's legislative agenda for the spring session is to recall the 1960s song of existential angst Is That All There Is?
 
 
 
Following are excerpts from recent blog postings The Journal found timely, especially for this Valentine's Day. For the full text, please check out the links at the end of each item.
 
 
 
Every artist likes a pristine canvas, but must architects have one too?
 
 
 
For 29 years, he led the world's most populous Arab nation with a canny mind and an iron fist, stifling internal opposition from Islamic fundamentalists and progressive reformers, dodging six assassination attempts, maintaining Egypt as a bulwark...
 
 
 
A new report suggests that billions of dollars in government benefits go unclaimed in Canada, probably because the process of applying for them is too complicated and many of the intended recipients are elderly, financially illiterate or hindered...
 
 
 
 
 
 

Blogs

 

Animal Attraction

Jamie Hall invites pet lovers to share their stories.


 

Plugged In

Sandra Sperounes spins the latest in music and pop culture.


 

Salad Daze

Elizabeth Withey serves up a mixed bowl of this, that and the...


 

You Bet

Curtis Stock lays it on the line for the love of the game.


 

The Cult of Hockey

David Staples faces off on the Oilers and other hockey talk.


 

On Tap

Mark Suits quaffs the tastiest happenings in all things beer...


 

Button Mash

Ben Gelinas leaps headlong into the world of video game bloggery...


 

Eat My Words

Liane Faulder dishes up the latest local culinary news.


 

Capital Notebook

with The Journal legislature reporters


 

Good News

Cam Tait serves up a daily dose of positivity.


 

Sweatsox

John MacKinnon works out all the kinks to deliver the latest...


 

Animal Attraction

Jamie Hall invites pet lovers to share their stories.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Poll
 
 
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