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2019 can be a brew-ha-ha — craft beer, that is!

Posted on January 10, 2019

An ad aired on a radio station recently hawking a large quantity of domestic beer in a large vessel for a cheap price at a… Read More »

New year, new you — welcome to 2019!

Posted on January 3, 2019

Well, it’s 2019 — Happy New Year! This year will see many changes throughout the Canadian and Albertan landscape with new rules and regulations, both… Read More »

Don’t have a Blue Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2018

Although it’s been said, many times and many ways, “I’ll be home for Christmas — if only in my dreams.” At Christmas and throughout the… Read More »

What the Dickens?

Posted on December 14, 2018

At the end of October, just before Halloween’s ghouls and goblins gear up for a trick or treat frenzy, Christmas and the holiday season begins… Read More »

Hunger and poverty do not know it’s a holiday

Posted on November 29, 2018

Going without the essentials — breakfast, lunch, and dinner is never easy! Families, in need, turn to local food banks all year long — hunger… Read More »

Lee’s legacy — makes literacy cool

Posted on November 20, 2018

Superhero Stan Lee, creator of Spider-Man, the Hulk, The X-Men, Fantastic Four and Iron Man — to name a few Marvel masterpieces — passed away… Read More »

Why Doug Ford’s majority win is good news for the UCP

Posted on June 21, 2018

Doug Ford’s resounding victory in the June 7 Ontario provincial election sent shockwaves through Canadian politics. Canada’s largest province has elected a brash Diet Trump,… Read More »

Nothing has changed; Trans Mountain project will continue to drag on

Posted on June 7, 2018

The only thing that has really changed when it comes to the Kinder Morgan pipeline is that taxpayers are now on the hook. One of… Read More »

Ontario NDP surge could be good news for Notley

Posted on May 31, 2018

Ontarians will most likely elect a new premier on June 7 and according to a poll released yesterday by the Toronto Star, NDP leader Andrea… Read More »

Appel: UCP shoots itself in foot at convention

Posted on May 23, 2018

Last week’s inaugural UCP convention in Red Deer attracted 2,600 attendees, making it the largest political convention in Alberta’s history. This is certainly a positive.… Read More »

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