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The impact of banning chuckwagon races
The fact that five horses had to be put down as a result of the Calgary Stampede's 2019 Rangeland Derby chuckwagon races and another died of a medical condition, is extremely sad. I love animals too. We have a couple of pets of our own.
Jul 18, 2019 12:01 PM
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No such thing as coincidence
The Sinclair House now sits on the Innisfail Historical Village museum site, overlooking the length of the grounds. It has a new roof, a combination of old and new siding, and a fresh coat of paint.
Jul 17, 2019 3:00 PM
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Stephen Mandel’s footnote
For the first 25 years of its history, the Alberta Party was a right-wing, separatist political alternative to the Progressive Conservative dynasty.
Jul 17, 2019 11:09 AM
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Pontiacs ensure perfect legacy
If the community at large is still complaining about the cool, wet early summer a pause may be in order to express heartfelt gratitude for the recent warm light cast by the visiting Pontiacs alumni.
Jul 16, 2019 9:45 AM
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Didsbury is not a leaderful community
Re: Recreation and Culture survey It is disappointing, but not surprising, neither council or town administration has contacted me in regards to this matter. Their governance model views community through the lens of winners and losers.
Jul 16, 2019 6:22 AM
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Friendships have deep roots
I opened my Facebook account and scrolled to this question: “do you remember your best friend from high school?” That was a writer’s prompt if ever I heard one. Childhood friends were sometimes hard-won for a quiet, studious wallflower.
Jul 15, 2019 9:49 AM
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Private sector concerned only by profits
If history is any indication — and generally, it is — internet giants are not about to take meaningful action any time soon to deploy high-speed broadband internet infrastructure in rural areas.
Jul 15, 2019 9:00 AM
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Years with no summer
Morning after morning for the past eight weeks, Mountain View County residents have woken to unseasonably rainy, cold mornings. It has been more than 100 years since Central Alberta had a year without summer and two centuries since winter in July.
Jul 12, 2019 12:18 PM
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Canada is being outplayed by China in food fight
Canada is losing the food safety optics game against China. While Canada has demonstrated many times that its food safety record is outstanding — in fact, one of the best in the world — none of it matters now.
Jul 12, 2019 8:27 AM
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A Kawhi-like welcome
By Aaron Wudrick We all wanted Kawhi Leonard to keep playing basketball for the Raptors. We wanted him to stay so badly that even Canadian politicians got into the polite pleading.
Jul 11, 2019 4:55 PM
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