Opinion

With the threat of the implementation of a potential Provincial Sales Tax (PST) looming over Alberta and its near 4.2 million residents, new Premier Jim Prentice went public last week with a promise he may not be able to keep.

Sometimes we undervalue the time we give of ourselves to spend with others. During the festive season, the residents of Sunnyside Manor (where my mother resides) have been treated countless times to entertainment that is top notch.

With the price of a barrel of oil dropping almost as quickly as you can say ‘Keystone XL Pipeline', those of us with ties here in oil-rich northeastern Alberta could probably be forgiven for harbouring at least some concerns over the alarming downtur

Kudos to the local RCMP. While it happened over a week ago, I think the Jan. 4 incident on Main Street Bonnyville deserves to be revisited. It was in the early afternoon hours of Jan. 4 when local police were called to a residence on 51a Street. They had received a call from an individual who was concerned for her own safety. According to the caller her boyfriend had consumed high quantities of drugs and alcohol over the past few days and had a history of problems regarding his mental stability.

The past century saw a sea of technological changes that transformed how people live, everything from the automobile and air travel to radio and television, while others transformed the world, from the development of the atomic bomb to space flight t

How do we define freedom? Does it have something to do with the amount of geographical space we are permitted to roam around in? Is it about doing whatever we want to do, whenever we want to do it – regardless of the consequences? What happens when o

She was called the Christmas angel, and she was a story that broke your heart.

To the Editor: In the last few months, I have looked at my C.P.P. statement and was shocked. I think if people saw the numbers comparing an MPs pensions paid by us versus C.P.P. pensions, it would get people moving.

Albertans remain in a state of shock. The betrayal they feel as they contemplate the scandalous abandonment of democratic principles held by once-trusted politicians will not heal quickly; nor should it.

In the report in the Dec. 16th issue of the Journal regarding photo radar, a couple comments really stand out and need to be looked at anew. 1.