The recent announcement that Battle River–Crowfoot MP Damien Kurek will step aside to allow Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to run in what is considered one of the safest Conservative ridings in Canada is both revealing and disheartening.
By Dave MacNeil
On a week when the world watches for white smoke to emanate from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City to indicate the selection of a successor to Pope...
Hi! My name is Ezra and I’m 8.5 years old. I wanted to write about one of my favourite days of the year – May the 4th!
May the 4th is Star Wars Day...
With record levels of anxiety, stress, and loneliness plaguing our country, a recent national survey commissioned by Scouts Canada offers some timely insight – and maybe even a solution. In a random survey of 1,000 Canadians, nearly...
May 5 is Red Dress Day, a day we honour and remember the lives of the missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people.The empty red dresses hanging in windows, public spaces and from trees that...
Liberal Justice Critic Iain Rankin is calling on the provincial government to provide an update on the province-wide policing review recommended by the Mass Casualty Commission, which was expected to be completed by April 2025.
On this day of mourning in British Columbia, we, the warden, council members, and staff of the Municipality of Inverness County extend our deepest condolences to the Filipino community.
The recent tragedy during the...
Column by Ray Bates
The age for humans to start walking is usually between nine and 18 months with the average range around 12 months. When we consider all our walking histories, we have...
significant challenges – not only in terms of funding, but also in maintaining the necessary human resources to continue their work. Much of the responsibility has historically been shouldered by older generations, who have dedicated years to...
By Dave MacNeil
“But Hickory Sticks aren’t chips, Mom, are they?”
My question falls on deaf ears as I trail behind my mother, who is quietly trying to avert a public...