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Like a fish out of water desperately gasping for breath, president-elect Donald Trump has in the weeks following the US election been flipping and flopping more than even some of the most experienced politicians.

“Plus ça change, plus c'est la męme chose,” or in the English idiom, “it was ever thus.” In Canada, pipelines are 90 per cent politics and the rest is engineering and finance.

DIDSBURY – The Christmas Helpers hamper program in Didsbury is nearing completion but could still use some help. This year the group is looking at putting together more than 150 hampers for people in need.

Only weeks after Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election following a campaign that included calls to jail his rival Hillary Clinton, homegrown Trump-style politics are now being seen in Alberta.

DIDSBURY – With Christmas fast approaching, it's time to get serious about gift giving. As the big day approaches the stores get busier and the pressure mounts to find that perfect gift. Relax, I'm here to help.

Hunters in West Central Alberta have once again helped out the Mountain View Food Bank through the Hunters for Tomorrow program. This year's hunting season saw more than 1,600 pounds of game donated.

DIDSBURY – The Tree of Hope was lit up on Dec. 5 at the Didsbury Hospital after a short service including carols with Karen and Marvin Engel held inside the building.

Whenever Rowley has faced oblivion from the ghosts locals have always come up with a plan, sometimes mischievous, to save their dusty locale on the Central Alberta prairie.

I was born in Bolivia, the South American country named after the first larger-than-life South American indépendantiste Simón Bolívar.

CARSTAIRS – Students from Hugh Sutherland School and Carstairs Elementary School as well as Carstairs Playschool all stepped up and helped collect a total of over 320 shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child.