Opinion

Greetings to everyone during this Christmas season. The Didsbury Christmas Helpers are in need of 25 hampers. We need 25 people to sponsor these hampers.

Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau recently announced $595 million in tax incentives for Canadian journalism, to be implemented over the next five years.

The soon arrival of Christmas has me revisiting the old farmhouse where I spent much of my childhood. Our living room was the focal point for family life, the recreation room as well as the library.

With the recent announcement of the proposed Bighorn Country plan there have been a number of comments made about the economic impact of such protection to the local economy.

The unintended consequence of the 8.7 per cent reduction in oil production established by Premier Rachel Notley – 350,000 barrels per day – is that, come Dec. 31, 2019, lifting the restraint will be unpopular.

With the long and hard-fought battle over Bill 6 – the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act – at a milestone with new rules and regulations now in place, Alberta farm communities are moving forward under new the legislation.

Maybe the oil and gas sector should take a page from the postal workers' playbook and implement rotating strikes. Look how fast Ottawa jumped to the pump on the postal file. Screw with timely arrival of Canadian gifts at Christmas? No sir.

By Eric Bohm and Ivan Wong Nearly half of Canadians aged 65 and over experience osteoarthritis in their knees.

Sundre residents who receive a monthly gas bill can expect to see a whopping $10 reduction this December. Of course that number, which represents an average, might fluctuate a bit depending on a household’s overall consumption rates.

Newly-introduced legislation aimed at modernizing family law in Alberta is both welcome and long overdue.