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Editorial

Step toward an electric future?

Posted on February 14, 2019

Electric vehicles are still a long way from outnumbering traditional gas-powered automobiles, but a key step toward that possible future was taken recently in southern… Read More »

Pondering U.S. undocumented immigration and climate change in 2019

Posted on February 7, 2019

Here’s some food for thought in these troubled times. It seems two topics are on the minds of many North Americans in 2019 — immigration… Read More »

Be elective, be, be elective

Posted on January 24, 2019

Two elections are on tap in 2019 — provincially and federally. That means Albertans will be heading to the polls in the spring and later… Read More »

Family Literacy Day turns 20 in 2019 — get your read on!

Posted on January 17, 2019

This Jan. 27 marks the 20th anniversary of Family Literacy Day, which is a national awareness initiative created by ABC Life Literacy Canada. The annual… Read More »

2019 can be a brew-ha-ha — craft beer, that is!

Posted on January 10, 2019

An ad aired on a radio station recently hawking a large quantity of domestic beer in a large vessel for a cheap price at a… Read More »

New year, new you — welcome to 2019!

Posted on January 3, 2019

Well, it’s 2019 — Happy New Year! This year will see many changes throughout the Canadian and Albertan landscape with new rules and regulations, both… Read More »

Don’t have a Blue Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2018

Although it’s been said, many times and many ways, “I’ll be home for Christmas — if only in my dreams.” At Christmas and throughout the… Read More »

What the Dickens?

Posted on December 14, 2018

At the end of October, just before Halloween’s ghouls and goblins gear up for a trick or treat frenzy, Christmas and the holiday season begins… Read More »

Hunger and poverty do not know it’s a holiday

Posted on November 29, 2018

Going without the essentials — breakfast, lunch, and dinner is never easy! Families, in need, turn to local food banks all year long — hunger… Read More »

Lee’s legacy — makes literacy cool

Posted on November 20, 2018

Superhero Stan Lee, creator of Spider-Man, the Hulk, The X-Men, Fantastic Four and Iron Man — to name a few Marvel masterpieces — passed away… Read More »

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