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Oh what a year

Oh what a year

This might have been the most exciting year from a news perspective than any others in recent memory, starting with a rocky nomination race to find a PC candidate for the local provincial riding, followed by two elections that both saw huge upsets of
My hope for Canada in 2016

My hope for Canada in 2016

The year 2015 will go down for me as a definitive one, one that saw a lot of reflection and debate about the future of this country and the world at large.
To better Christmases ahead

To better Christmases ahead

Alberta is facing a very different outlook this December, heading into 2016, as compared to last year.
A lesson on knowing nothing

A lesson on knowing nothing

If there’s one thing that I know for sure, is that I know nothing. Every so often, it’s easy to lose sight of that fact.
Help where you can this season

Help where you can this season

Although it might not look like Christmas outside, with a visible lacking of snow and temperatures regularly above the freezing mark this year, a long list of community events and concerts proves that it is in fact time to get festive.
Don't push through Bill 6 without listening

Don't push through Bill 6 without listening

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, and honourable MLA's. My name is Coral Robinson and I live on my family cattle and grain farm three hours northeast of Edmonton with my husband and two small children.
Far bigger problems lie ahead

Far bigger problems lie ahead

Well, that didn’t take long. The Liberal government was sworn in a little month ago, and already its leader, Justin Trudeau, found himself in hot water last week over “Nannygate” as it was dubbed.
Rising stakes at Paris

Rising stakes at Paris

This week, international leaders head to Paris to talk climate change, just shortly after Premier Rachel Notley jolted Alberta with news of a carbon tax, vowing that the tax, to generate $3 billion, would be pumped back into rebates, green energy and
Government must answer to the people

Government must answer to the people

On one of my first weeks on the job seven years ago in St. Paul, we were doing an agriculture section and I confessed that I practically didn’t know the difference between a tractor and a hay bale.
Cooperation goes a long way

Cooperation goes a long way

Nothing seems to compound a problem like pretending it doesn’t exist or worse yet, the people involved putting themselves at loggerheads over it. On Nov. 13, the Town of St.
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