Opinion

A charismatic populist political outsider who largely gained support by making vague promises of restoring greatness to his country by blaming all of its problems on a minority scapegoat.

The NDP government has grown up. The milk-fed novices of the unexpected election victory a year ago are now old hands at the fine political arts of public cynicism and private self-deception.

Two Sundre residents have commendably stepped up to throw their names into the proverbial hat for next month's byelection.

After the Fort McMurray wildfire erupted on May 3, the legendary rock group The Who acknowledged the plight of evacuees to Canadian audiences during its current North American tour through a huge screen backdrop display of the Alberta flag as the ban

So it seems the new norm in journalism whenever there is an alleged scandal is to just throw “gate” on the end of it. When I heard about the infamous “elbowgate”, I had to see it for myself.

Kudos to all those involved in the grand opening of the renovated Ryan Boutwell Memorial Park.

If anyone can relate to the tens of thousands of Albertans who were recently forced to flee their homes in a hurry ahead of the devastating Fort McMurray wildfires, it's probably Syrian refugees.

On Saturday, May 14, we had the pleasure of having a Sundre High School May Queen work crew at our home to assist in doing yard work.