Opinion

As a former mayor, former town councillor, former resident, former property owner, former business person and former president of the Chamber of Commerce in the Town of Sundre, I feel compelled to address the issues of the east-side servicing.

By all accounts it wasn’t a very good week for Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his minority Conservatives.

Hall Pass: two and a half stars Rated: R for coarse language, nudity, and mature subject matter A recent survey taken by MSNBC.com shows that one in five, or 22 per cent of people in a monogamous relationship have cheated on their current partner.

Criminal cases in Canada, including in West Central Alberta, usually boil down to a battle between Crown prosecutors and the accused and his or her lawyer, with each side arguing the merits of their respective positions before a judge or judge and ju

On Feb. 28 Jason Kenney, Canadian Minister of Immigration and Multiculturalism apologized to the House of Commons. “This is very serious and unacceptable,” said Kenney’s spokesman Alykhan Velshi.

With new and improved Internet communication devices coming into common use seemingly every other day, the use of the web in everyday life has never been more widespread in communities everywhere.

It's been a wild week for crude oil prices and, as always in periods of dramatic price gyrations, the inevitable question comes up: where are oil prices going? With West Texas Intermediate (WTI) hitting US$100 per barrel this week on the North Americ

In 2010, seven provinces increased the minimum wage. An eighth province, British Columbia, is likely to do so later this year.

With new and improved Internet communication devices coming into common use seemingly every other day, the use of the web in everyday life has never been more widespread in communities everywhere.

Canadians should be concerned that the Harper government's perimeter security talks with the United States might leave Canada trapped inside a U.S.-dominated "Fortress North America.