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You might as well legalize it

You might as well legalize it

This topic has been lolling around my head for a while. I know where I stand on it, but it’s such a touchy subject. I’m talking about the legalization of cannabis.
Choose your career wisely

Choose your career wisely

We again see students approaching their graduations from high school, college, technical schools or universities. For these young students, beginning their new careers, a few words of advice may be helpful: 1.
Economic incentives pay dividends

Economic incentives pay dividends

There have been many assessments, mostly critical, of the federal government's decision to purchase the Trans Mountain pipeline.
The backlog is growing

The backlog is growing

Acting in haste and repenting at leisure is one of those all-too-human foibles most of us have succumbed to at some time or another. But usually its less than welcome effects just come home to an eventual roost for the lax individual responsible.
Siblings who become caregivers need more support

Siblings who become caregivers need more support

By Helen Ries and Becky Rossi A combination of better medical care and good lives in the community mean longer life expectancies for individuals with a developmental disability. That's good news.
Driving home the danger of operating a vehicle impaired

Driving home the danger of operating a vehicle impaired

If there’s one thing adults can probably all relate to when remembering our formative years, it’s that being told not to do something as a teenager often instilled a nearly irresistible desire to go ahead and do exactly just that anyway.
A history of difficult pipelines

A history of difficult pipelines

It is politically uncertain when the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will be completed and how much it will cost – in dollars and constitutional and political damages.
Please camp responsibly

Please camp responsibly

So we finally received some much-needed rain, and the Rocky Forest Area’s wildfire danger was last week brought down to “low” from “high” while the fire advisory was lifted as of Wednesday, May 30.
Workplace changes welcome

Workplace changes welcome

The updating this month of Alberta Occupational Health and Safety laws for the first time in 40 years is welcome news for workers across the province.
Protecting the birds of Dodd's Lake

Protecting the birds of Dodd's Lake

We would like to thank Don Harrison for his excellent commentary in the Innisfail Province on May 15 regarding respecting the nesting of the birds on Dodd's Lake.
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