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Editorial

Rural communities hit hard by COVID-19

Posted on May 28, 2020

This is an op-ed written by Senator Pamela Wallin. Our small towns and rural communities across Canada are experiencing fallout from COVID-19 in unique and… Read More »

Internet giants should pay their share

Posted on May 21, 2020

This is an op-ed written by News Media Canada chair Bob Cox. Newspapers have never been so loved — and never been so neglected. The… Read More »

Supporting local business key during pandemic

Posted on May 14, 2020

The full severity of the downturn in the economy both in the southern region and the entire province of Alberta is hard to calculate at… Read More »

Brooks needs our support during COVID pandemic

Posted on May 7, 2020

Doing the right thing can be hard. Knowing what that right thing is can be difficult, or, at the very least, very difficult to admit.… Read More »

War Amps remember Holland’s liberation

Posted on May 7, 2020

Dear Editor, This May, we remember the Canadians who sacrificed life and limb to help liberate the Netherlands 75 years ago. I had the privilege… Read More »

Change after PM’s wife tests positive for COVID-19

Posted on April 30, 2020

More than two months after Canada knew the ravages of COVID-19 in China, we continued to hear from Canadian officials that the risk was low… Read More »

What other information is being withheld?

Posted on April 23, 2020

An unprecedented influx of news, at every level of government, has revealed some stars and some very serious flaws. Alberta has been recognized as a… Read More »

We all have a part to play during COVID crisis

Posted on April 16, 2020

They say that if you’ve eaten today, ‘thank a farmer.’ Truer words were never spoken, but the current response by governments and health authorities to… Read More »

COVID crisis is no excuse for education layoffs

Posted on April 9, 2020

With a proverbial snap of the fingers, Premier Jason Kenney eliminated one per cent of Alberta’s entire workforce. In the midst of an unprecedented global… Read More »

UCP needs to halt health care changes; doctors

Posted on April 2, 2020

To: Honourable Tyler Shandro, Minister of Health of Alberta AND Honourable Jason Kenny, Premier of Alberta CC: MLA David Shepherd, Opposition Health Critic AND Dr.… Read More »

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