Opinion

Sundre’s council again found itself in the unenviable position of setting the tax rate for another year.

To premier-elect Kenney. You talked big and tough during the campaign. Talk is cheap. Now let’s see the follow through action. The premier of Quebec has already stated publicly, “No new oil pipelines” through his province.

As Highway 27 descends the Sundre hill, all traffic decelerates quickly to 50 kilometres per hour. The road immediately becomes a residential-industrial mix. Years back, the Youth for Christ (YFC) centre sat along the main road, back from the street.

It can be hard for many people, who come from places of privilege and have only known what it is like to be part of the status quo, to understand just how dangerous it is to have a marginalized existence.

At the polls last week, a majority of Albertans made crystal clear how eager they were to run back into the arms of a conservative government.

The bombings in Sri Lanka over the Easter weekend bring home the need for countries around the world -- including Canada -- to be ever vigilant regarding the possibility of terrorist attacks.

Alberta’s political landscape changed irreversibly and unarguably in the April 16 election when 1.6 million voters created the first balanced two-party legislature in its history.

Jason Kenney and his United Conservative Party (UCP) candidates have won a resounding election victory, toppling the one-term NDP from power in a tough and sometimes bitter campaign.

Jason Kenney and his United Conservative Party (UCP) candidates have won a resounding election victory, toppling the one-term NDP from power in a tough and sometimes bitter campaign.