Opinion

It was just over three years ago in Ottawa the new Liberal federal government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heralded its first cabinet, with a first-ever true gender balance symbolizing Canada's commitment to be a model of fairness and equality

Although the writ has not yet been dropped for the 2019 provincial election – only Premier Rachel Notley has the power to do that – the unofficial campaign is already well underway.

Although still dim and distant, the light at the end of this seemingly endless digital dark age tunnel we remain trapped in could be getting brighter.

Although I thank these lovely folks as much as I can, I wanted to do it in a more formal way. The nurses at the Sundre Hospital and Care Centre are the kindest, most caring people I have ever met.

Sundre’s council is considering a proposed area structure plan for a new southwest industrial district on an undeveloped quarter section within the municipality’s boundaries.

Earlier during this cold snap, my wife and I encountered a scary situation. In the middle of a very, very cold night, our carbon monoxide detector began chirping. Alarmed by that sound, we checked it out.

The Notley government’s announcement that it will be making a $3.7-billion investment in railcars to get more Alberta oil to outside markets is perhaps a step in the right direction.

Alberta's crude by rail plan has NDP and UCP parties at odds

The 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer have finally arrived. The nationwide event kicked off Feb. 15 with spectacular opening ceremonies that included special guests, Canadian history, culture, music, dance and the stars of the event, the athletes.

On a recent tour of the Didsbury Museum basement, I checked out some of the excellent artifacts in the display on parenting. Now some of the dolls and other artifacts struck me as a little bit, shall we say, creepy.