Opinion

Russian totalitarian Stalin, the worst mass murderer of his time, a psychopath and a cynic, said of the Ukrainian famine: “If one man dies of hunger, that is a tragedy. If millions die, that’s statistics.

It certainly seems as if the whole country has jumped on the Toronto Raptors bandwagon. We the North indeed. And for good reason. At press time Monday the Raptors were one game away from winning the NBA championship. This still seems amazing to me.

With a host of transformational challenges putting pressure on labour markets, a line from Robert Atkinson and Jeffrey Brown’s latest paper struck me: “Nothing about the future of work is inevitable.

Research says well-rested children and youth do better in school. Healthy sleep improves memory and attention, so kids are better able to learn.

At my workplace my co-workers and I are always hurrying, assisting each other with our joint tasks. We have a few rushed conversations, sharing instructions and concerns.

On average, tens of thousands of motorists travel through the Main Avenue traffic lights in all directions on a daily basis, according to Alberta Transportation statistics from 2017.

As the Jason Kenney United Conservative government gets down to business following the recent speech from the throne, some of the province’s high priority needs are coming into focus.

I attended last week's town council meeting where our board made another presentation to council in an attempt to get the council to recognize that the volunteer board cannot continue to operate the Aquaplex.

On Monday May 27, the Sundre and District Aquatic Society, which operates the Sundre Aquaplex, presented a request to town council, hoping for a positive response.

During the 2011 federal election, successful attack ads run by the Conservative Party dismissed Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff as “just visiting” for the campaign. The ads said, “He’s not in it for you.