I wish I was as optimistic. First, we have at best two seasons of Draisatl before he's gone. (I somehow see him ending up in a Rangers jersey.) The Oilers won't be able to afford him after that--and he may decide he doesn't want to re-sign here anyway if there's no prospect of a Cup win. There...

Simons committed to Londonderry before the demise of Sears Canada made Kingsway and Southgate available--both of which are far superior malls with higher sales per square foot (and LRT access). However, as I understand it there's an additional wrinkle: a clause in Simons' lease at WEM apparently...

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66402140 Even the BBC is talking about it. Well, this is just one less obstacle in the way of a joint Edmonton-Calgary bid for the Olympic Summer Games, :)

So how is it that the LRT planning department has got this intersection exactly right, and yet they're going to screw up Ellerslie Road with a level crossing? On the same phase of the same extension to the same line?

Good point. A lot of the destinations that are popular with Edmonton visitors in their own right (like L.A., Vegas and Phoenix) are already covered. The value of non-stops to places like Atlanta, Chicago and Houston would be to plug into one of the hubs of a big U.S. carrier, which would give...

Great itinerary. I've flown with Korean multiple times and have always enjoyed the experience. In fact both airlines from the ROK (Korean Air and Asiana) are excellent at what they do.

These are fascinating statistics--Vancouver well ahead of L.A., Toronto miles ahead of Chicago, and Calgary ahead of both San Francisco (I like BART a lot, it's a pretty great network) and L.A. It's interesting that Salt Lake and Portland are so far back--both have extensive systems and...

It's interesting that you bring up this quote. Campbell was pilloried during the 1993 campaign for saying it (even if she was misquoted) because voters interpreted it as her being unwilling to spell out beforehand what she planned to do on certain files if re-elected. Campbell subsequently...

True, the domestic coverage from YEG is decent. The main challenge at this point is the absence of non-stops to key U.S. destinations.

I was under the impression Kamloops was a seasonal route anyway. Hopefully the load factors were sufficient this year that Flair will bring it back next summer.

The problem, as we've seen in Ottawa as well, is that municipal governments are promising and demanding incompatible things from major transit projects. In Edmonton with the Valley Line the city was delivering to Mill Woods the long-promised rapid rail transit to downtown, but simultaneously...

Well, we've had "no LRT at all" for the past 2+ years, P3 or no P3. You also forget that a P3 was used for the Canada Line in Vancouver and Richmond, and it has been very successful. Opened ahead of schedule, ridership exceeding expectations. The belief at the time was that other...

Quebec City is a great winter destination...what about Carnaval? :)

Abbotsford, Mazatlan and Montego Bay are coming over to the mainline from Swoop when the latter folds. However, the Hamilton service is not, which is disappointing.

I too would love to see additional flights to U.S. destinations, (with Chicago heading the list, but also New York and either Dallas or Houston). But we clearly aren't getting anywhere with the U.S. majors. Their priorities are elsewhere. I hope EIA is talking to U.S. LCCs and hybrid carriers...

According to BBC News, the costs skyrocketed in part because of decisions made by the locals. CGF said the estimate of A$6bn is double the figure they were advised of at a board meeting last month, and that the increase in costs were due to the "unique regional delivery model" that Victoria...

And the UCP was nevertheless reelected to a majority. That's democracy. Sometimes it breaks your way, sometimes it doesn't.

Because there's a hell of a lot of runway between now and the next election. A ton can happen during that time. The concerns that have been raised (here and elsewhere) about Danielle Smith and the UCP are valid ones. But the time to raise a big stink about it was during the election. It's WAY...

You think this is all a laughing matter?

I still can't understand why most of the "ring" ridings around Edmonton went UCP. These are mostly fast-growing areas with increasing suburban populations that should have gone NDP. I also heard from residents that some of the UCP MLAs in these constituencies are poor representatives and don't...