Opinion

By the end of Monday night (Sept. 20), Canadians should have a better idea of the federal political landscape for the foreseeable future. Canadians will have had the chance to vote that could either see the return of Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party to

"It felt like sucker-punch," my friend confided. She was recounting the story from her third person perspective between two people, who were acquaintances. Person X asked, "How much did you pay?" Person Y answered, and immediately Person X shrugged,

If the incentive of a potential $1 million was not enough to get a COVID-19 vaccine, the Alberta government is hoping a $100 gift card will be. Those numbers are not reversed. Rather than the chance for a million, a guaranteed $100 is the government’s

The election season for Alberta voters has officially started. And if the Oct. 18 municipal election was not enough to keep residents busy, the recently announced federal election will have people heading to the polls twice in a four-week span. Alberta

One look at the sky over the Bow Valley and you would be excused if you thought you were an extra in Mad Max. The apocalyptic look has brought reasonable concerns for many residents and visitors, especially in the wake of a second large wildfire in the

We hear much about polarization in society these days, and with upcoming federal and municipal elections, the rhetoric around what divides us will become heightened. But the truth is when it comes down to it, Canadians and Albertans have much more in common with each other than politicians and the media will have us believe.

History will likely not be kind to Alberta’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The province has not been held up as a model of public health guidance as several times they have rushed to reopen and reduce COVID-19-related restrictions. While people

COVID-19, wildfires, record heat temperatures and now a boil water advisory – the summer has been unrelenting for much of the Bow Valley. The boil water advisory was unlikely foreseen by anyone in the Canmore-area as much of the town was without safe

Last week, the word "Palaver" arrived in my email feed as my "Word of the Day". I clicked the link to the Merriam-Webster source, and my back-room experts reminded me that the definition of palaver is: "a long parley usually between persons of different