Darcy Henton
Edmonton Journal
Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Pull no punches: Fighting back against Parkinson's disease through boxing
Boxing hooked me at age 60. I had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease for about a year when I read an article in the Journal about people with the disease fighting back through a program at the Avenue Boxing Club. Fighting back. The idea appealed to me. It drew me to a dingy inner-city gym […] → Read More
Notley defends Alberta beef, urges quick introduction of certification
"There's no place is the world where you can get more tasty beef than Alberta." → Read More
Fort McKay First Nation sues Alberta over energy development
Fort McKay First Nation sues Alberta over Moose Lake oilsands development. → Read More
Premier charging ahead on minimum wage hike, but opposition says 'whoa'
Alberta opposition unanimous is urging NDP to defer $15 minimum wage hike → Read More
PC leader says he'll apologize to Speaker, but unsure what for
Tory Leader Ric McIver says he will apologize to the speaker of the Legislative Assembly for his behaviour in the legislature Monday, but he doesn't know exactly what he will apologize for or when he will apologize. → Read More
Notley defends budget deficit, insisting that 'knee-jerk and panicked cuts' would hurt province
Notley defends budget in state of province address → Read More
Wildrose rebuts NDP with own TV address
Wildrose rebuts Notley TV address with its own vision for the future → Read More
Snap 2015 election was Alberta's most expensive, costing taxpayers $19 million
May 2015 provincial election cost jumped $5M over 2012 → Read More
Province will take over environmental monitoring after 'failed experiment'
Alberta NDP government takes over environmental monitoring. → Read More
Notley blames rising power transmission costs on PCs, says former government overbuilt grid
Premier blames former Tories for escalating power transmission costs. → Read More
Notley applauds federal budget, saying infrastructure and EI changes will help Alberta
Notley "generally pleased" with federal budget. → Read More
Premier hints small business tax may be cut in April 14 budget
Climate change plan will be good for the economy, premier says → Read More
Wildrose accuses NDP of opening 'secret satellite office' near Calgary byelection riding
NDP flatly deny it has opened a secret office with taxpayers' money to assist in Calgary byelection. → Read More
Premiers take 'major step forward' on climate change; endorse urgent approval of pipelines, says Notley
Vancouver First Ministers' meeting made big strides on climate change and pipeline approval, says Premier Rachel Notley. → Read More
Notley opts to leave her 'gun in the holster' over pipeline dispute
Alberta premier holsters her guns until smoke clears on Quebec's legal intervention on the Energy East pipeline. → Read More
Notley calls $250 million federal grant 'a good start' to addressing Alberta's economic woes
Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced Tuesday the federal government will provide Alberta with an advance fiscal stabilization payment of approximately $251.4 million, as part of ongoing support to assist provinces in the provision of programs and services. → Read More
Albertans say balancing provincial books no longer a priority: poll
As the collapse of oil prices continues and the province’s economic crisis deepens, Albertans are losing their fervour for balancing the books. A new Mainstreet Research/Postmedia poll suggests 62 per cent of Albertans no longer think balancing the books is a priority — up from 52 per cent last October. But nearly 70 per cent of […] → Read More
Alberta going through 'a rough patch' as oil prices plummet, says Ceci
Alberta going through an 'incredibly rough patch' but will rebound, says finance minister. → Read More
Premier accepts blame for Bill 6; won't point finger at opposition
"Will we win everybody's trust? Quite honestly I am not convinced we ever did have everyone's trust. " → Read More
Premier, mayor warn fentanyl crisis deadlier than most Albertans realize
Most Albertans don't grasp the magnitude of the fentanyl crisis: mayor, premier. → Read More