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Police investigate the scene where two officers were shot and killed on duty in Edmonton on Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

HACKETT: Officers lost too soon

As I sat down to write this column, the original headline I…

  • Mar 22, 2023
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Lessons on life and grieving from a box of paper

A box of paper. In the end, is that all a life…

<em>Kris Sims is the Alberta Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.</em>

Don’t blow the boom

By Kris Sims Counting on another oil boom to balance Alberta’s future…

  • Mar 15, 2023
FILE – The Ocean Cleanup project’s latest iteration of plastic-collecting technology, the System 002, will leave Victoria and heads to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. (Photo courtesy of the Ocean Cleanup/ Twitter)

OPINION: Court case could kill progress on plastic pollution in Canada

‘The world is beginning to act to reduce the plastic crisis’

  • Mar 6, 2023
FILE – The Ocean Cleanup project’s latest iteration of plastic-collecting technology, the System 002, will leave Victoria and heads to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. (Photo courtesy of the Ocean Cleanup/ Twitter)
Joseph Quesnel

OPINION: Indian Act again under attack

Indigenous communities need to be allowed to experiment and innovate through local self-rule

  • Mar 6, 2023
Joseph Quesnel
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OPINION: No, I don’t have it all together, and that’s all right

Five years ago I was a new mom fresh off a year…

  • Feb 27, 2023
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Sylvain Charlebois

OPINION: Farmers are partnering with investors to bolster the agricultural sector

Did you know that the largest farmland owner in the country is not even a farmer?

  • Feb 16, 2023
Sylvain Charlebois
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Pets are a guaranteed path to grief, but so worth it

Something that took me far too long to learn is that where…

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The evolving concept of ‘home’

Home isn’t always just one place and — sometimes — isn’t a place at all

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Carlie Sanderson.

OPINION: A new year for new attainable goals

Another year has almost come and gone and it’s time to look…

Carlie Sanderson.
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STAR Catholic: Celebrating the season of giving

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace…

  • Dec 27, 2022
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OPINION: It’s a blue Christmas for some people

Whether you’re getting ready for the holidays or not, it’s important to…

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More eggnog: 6 terrible Christmas movies to torture your family with this holiday season

Be forewarned, these cinematic lumps of coal could potentially ruin the holiday season

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Top 5 alternative, novelty Christmas songs

If you’re a fan of Santa Claus, this one’s not for you

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Yarrow Creek. (Photo submitted/by Brent Calver)

Conserving grassland ecosystems in Alberta has global impact

Alberta commentary on UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15)

  • Dec 7, 2022
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OPINION: Make time for the dash

Something I realize as I get older is that time is a…

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Emily Jaycox editorial

OPINION: What does a newspaper editor do anyways?

Although it’s been several months since we’ve been able to gather and…

Emily Jaycox editorial
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Camrose MLA Jackie Lovely speaks to the Legislative Assembly June 15, 2021. (File photo)

MLA Jackie Lovely: Supreme Court’s decision ‘outrageous’

Mandatory registration for repeat sex offenders will no longer be required

  • Nov 1, 2022
Camrose MLA Jackie Lovely speaks to the Legislative Assembly June 15, 2021. (File photo)