Opinion

Canadians from coast to coast last week were at first shocked and moved by the announcement from federal NDP leader Jack Layton that he was once again ill from cancer, that he needed to take time off from his duties on Parliament Hill to seek treatme

Thank you to everyone who either phoned or e-mailed and provided feedback regarding affordable shuttle trips to Calgary. As a result, Carol's Country Shuttle will begin offering a once-weekly scheduled service on Wednesdays beginning Oct.

Since accepting the Wildrose nomination for the Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills constituency, I have been meeting with citizens, municipal government and community groups.

Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz recently responded to an editorial in a Regina newspaper. Ritz brazenly titled his response ìWe'll Give Farmers Freedom.

Editorial Youth tobacco reduction requires multi-level effort The Harper government has announced that its Federal Tobacco Control Strategy (FTCS), an initiative aimed at reducing the number of current and future youth smokers, has met with considera

With their nomination papers filed and $40,000 deposits firmly in the hands of the Progressive Conservative Party, it only took two days for all six leadership hopefuls to start piling on their leader and the decisions he has made.

Editorial 7-19 Alberta gun registry a non-starter With the newly minted Harper Conservative majority government now up and running, the days of the controversial national firearms registry certainly appear to be numbered.

I've been following the articles on hailseeding/weather modification in the last few weeks anddisappointed by the narrow views and misinformation presented by local parties.Cloud seeding does not prevent thunderstorms.

Sylvia Cole's last two stories on cloud seeding and the complete lack of government involvement has helped inspire me to look even further into the potential dangers of spraying chemicals into clouds to try and change the weather.

The findings of a new survey into the workload of Canada's physicians highlights the need for Alberta's health system to keep up with changing times.