Opinion

New provincial funding to help municipalities reduce greenhouse gas emissions is being welcomed by various stakeholders.

Recent international headlines featured a story about a developing technology that might well begin to replace positions in the food service industry as humanity takes another step towards automation.

It seems like an odd question to ask in Alberta two weeks into a spring sitting of the legislature in the second decade of the 21 st century.

My cousin stopped at my condo on her way back to family in Calgary. She was on a return trip home to the Okanagan, with the forecast calling for heavy snowfall. We had all been to a family funeral, comforting and being comforted.

The retirement from elective politics of former Wildrose leader Brian Jean, the MLA for Fort McMurray-Conklin is a milestone for the United Conservative Party.

When citizens attend the emergency meeting on March 28 at the Innisfail Aquatic Centre to consider the uncertain future of the Innisfail Minor Football Association they might also want to pause to think about the troubles facing many more local volun

This time last year, the snow had largely all melted by now and the conditions were already all but bone dry. So fire season might be rather far away from everyone’s minds as we continue to cope with the cold and snow, although relief is in sight.

The provincial government has announced it will provide an additional $8.1 million to expand front-line services in support of sexual assault survivors – money that is both much needed and well spent.

I recently had the opportunity to sit down one-on-one with the leader of the United Conservative Party.