Opinion

With the release of Budget 2018 last week, the NDP are trying to cement their dominant message into the minds of Albertans before shifting gears into full-blown election mode in the coming months.

Health and emergency personnel often talk about the importance of the golden hour. That is the hour immediately after a traumatic injury, considered the most critical for successful emergency treatment.

Cannabis legalization is still on track. The legislation passed the second reading in the Canadian Senate last week by a narrow margin, 44 for and 29 against.

There are advantages to being ahead of the curve. Take Atlas Growers Inc, a medical marijuana startup located in Lac Ste. Anne County that recently acquired $6.

I never put a lot of stock into the Speech from the Throne, whether it be a provincial or federal level. As a general rule, by their very nature, the speeches are vague and short on details.

Well, that was exciting. Following a tumultuous council meeting March 12 that included an hour-long, in-camera session, Village of Clyde council voted unanimously to drop its Court of Queen’s Bench challenge to remove Coun.

Tragic. There is no other word to describe the early-morning March 7 bus/gravel truck crash that claimed the life of 15-year-old Thorhild Central School student Maisie Watkinson.

Barrhead and District Family and Community Support Services community and development co-ordinator and one of the organizers of our community’s annual volunteer appreciation dinner Ros Rudd asked people to take a moment to reflect what our community