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There is a piety amongst most of us when it comes to traffic offences. We rarely see our own faults when driving, but we notice all the bad behaviours of others.

One of Canada’s leading voices on our energy future offers a powerful case for taking back control of our resources.

May 27th is a day that has recorded some interesting events throughout history. It was on this day in 1706 that Peter the Great of Russia announced that his newly founded city of St. Petersburg was also to be the new capital of Russia.

The St. Albert Community Coalition to Prevent Homelessness (formerly Temporary Residential Services Committee) has recently completed a two-year research project analyzing homelessness in our community.

The debate surrounding a new library branch for our city has been raging on for months now.

If you have ever ventured along Kingsway Avenue in Edmonton, you will have undoubtedly observed a building proudly bearing the sign: HMCS Nonsuch.

There’s something all those 110,000 folks beavering away for Alberta Health Services instinctively understand. That is their allotted place on the org chart. Forget about Hippocratic oaths and duties of care.

One of the most prominent debates in Alberta politics right now is the proposal to merge the Wildrose Party and the Progressive Conservatives to form a new party to take on the governing NDP in the next election.

At the heart and soul of democracy is debate. It is how we learn about the issue at hand, to hear differing views, even if we do not agree with them, in order to make a decision that serves our best interests as individuals.

Living in Canada can be good for your health. In 1920, our life expectancy was about 60 years of age. Now it is 80. A century ago one baby in ten died in infancy. Now 995 babies out of 1000 celebrate their first birthday.