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Several years ago, the Gazette ran a letter from a resident who said that the statue of Father Albert Lacombe erected outside the St. Albert Catholic Parish Church should be taken down. He argued that it represented a colonial past when St.

It’s been less than one year since I began my tenure at the St. Albert Gazette, and it’s been a fairly action-packed 10 months both professionally and personally.

Power is the sole objective of politics within Canada. It gives specific persons control of our resources; it allows them to decide who gets a share of the proverbial pie. Some covet this, seeking it out, while others seem to fall into these roles.

It’s December. Like most folks living in the northern hemisphere, I am looking forward to the arrival of the winter solstice and the return of spring. And wishing everyone the disappearing words in our society – Merry Christmas.

The Alberta government has set a provincial electrical energy generation target of 30 per cent renewables (up from nine per cent now) by 2030.

The holiday season is a stressful time for everyone. Christmas concerts, staff parties and extra financial stress leave many burned out and stressed out. For those working in retail, the holidays can be a particularly stressful time.

“I will never be able to accept that injuries and deaths caused by workplace accidents are simply a fact of life,” – Premier Rachel Notley Premier Rachel Notley sounds like she’s trying to emulate the former prime minister Pie

As Christmas approaches, it’s natural to think about the holidays, and happy times spent with family members over the years.

Near the end of U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s bungling administration, his press secretary Jody Powell read the latest polls, ground his teeth and said, “Fire the people.” On her return from Paris, Premier St.

In 1987, in my early forties and well accustomed professionally with firearms in the Canadian context, I flew down to Los Angeles at a time when the populace was still gripped by anxiety over a series of highway sniping incidents.