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An affectionate view of the Tragically Hip

An affectionate view of the Tragically Hip

Saturday night was a strange television evening. On the last full day of Olympics, the CBC pre-empted prime time Olympic coverage for a rock concert.
Connectivity of humanity

Connectivity of humanity

The BBC Radio recently aired an interview with an artist, Tim Mann, on his latest project: to trace 10,000 people in one massive piece of art. The thesis is to outline persons of various backgrounds to demonstrate the Connectivity of Humanity.
A St. Albert peace park

A St. Albert peace park

High quality public places encourage civic engagement and social interaction and support economic vitality. – St. Albert Downtown Redevelopment Plan (DARP) It’s good to see that the St.
Changes in the Fourth Estate

Changes in the Fourth Estate

The media (and more specifically, journalists) are often referred to as The Fourth Estate, a term introduced in 1787 by Edmund Burke.
Send the kids back outside

Send the kids back outside

There is a movement afoot. It’s called “Take our children to the park and leave them there!” Let me back up.
Your arena isn’t worth their livelihood

Your arena isn’t worth their livelihood

The soon-to-be-opened Rogers Place has been a topic of much excitement in my household. My father regularly checks the construction progress on his iPad, which is typically met with an eye roll from my mother and I.
Fewer hurdles needed for Canadian Olympians

Fewer hurdles needed for Canadian Olympians

The games of the XXXI Olympiad are well underway.
Canada needs to temper its response

Canada needs to temper its response

The wave of attacks that have occurred this summer have made the debate over how to respond to terrorism more heated than ever, with calls for Canada and its allies to step up the fight against ISIS and other organizations.
Correcting the deniers

Correcting the deniers

Our climate is changing. It's warming at a rate unprecedented in human history, and the best scientific evidence we have says we're the cause of it. Big business knows it. Politicians know it.
Mirror, mirror on the wall

Mirror, mirror on the wall

What peculiarly interesting times we are going through.
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