Opinion

With the 2019 provincial election campaign now at an end, the 2019 federal election race is already unofficially underway. Who will come out on top in the federal battle remains anyone’s guess.

For more than a century, Albertans have been endowed with gifted political leaders of many parties. My career as a political journalist began on a perfect autumn afternoon, Sept. 5, 1969, walking down into the Old Man River valley in west Lethbridge.

Innisfail has a rich history of military service and sacrifice. Each year the names of 86 fallen soldiers are read aloud during the Innisfail legion’s Remembrance Day ceremony.

For more than a century, Albertans have been endowed with gifted political leaders of many parties. My career as a political journalist began on a perfect autumn afternoon, Sept. 5, 1969, walking down into the Old Man River valley in west Lethbridge.

If our prime minister looked up the word “unconscionable” in an illustrated dictionary he might actually see his own somewhat glazed expression staring right back at him.

It is finally warm enough for indulging in my love of outdoor walking, a brief spring stroll. My ears are tuned for birdsong. I’ve seen several of a variety of finch, the ones that I saw often at my house.

The overall vaccination rate of Albertans is around 81 per cent, according to research conducted in 2017. While many might think that number sufficient to ensure protection, it isn’t.

Agricultural producers are busy preparing to plant their crops again. That means commuters who frequent the Cowboy Trail and secondary roads are reminded to exercise caution as heavy equipment hits the road.

While we were driving through Red Deer earlier this week, my four-year-old son asked, “Why is there so much garbage and why are there so many coffee cups on the side of the road?” I explained that it’s because the snow melted.