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“Do what I say, not what I do!” We are all familiar with this dogmatic and hypocritical adage. It is the basis of the authoritarian order of our society. It is how we have learned to become such a compliant culture.

It’s the Suez Canal. It has always been the Suez Canal – and the shipping that travels through it. The Isthmus of Suez joins Africa to Asia.

Writing about sports in an op-ed space ranks up there with doilies and that soap they sold for fruit for a while as mostly useless and a waste of space. That being said, here is an op-ed devoted to a sports topic.

When I was a young lad, my father used to tell me, “Son, if you really want to get rich, get into politics.” I scoffed at the idea.

With a little over a month to nomination day, it is encouraging that a few city council candidates have thrown their hats in the ring, yet we haven’t seen much specific talk about the issues that are concerning the St. Albert electorate.

It’s critical that citizens participate in the political process, whether by voting, running for office or by being able to speak directly to their elected officials. Currently, the formats of meetings of St.

Lately, there has been a lot of noise in the media regarding the bullying of children, and the impacts that such bullying can create.

Last week the long aftermath to the tasering and death of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski at Vancouver airport in 2007 saw an acquittal in the first of four perjury charges against the police involved.

Two weeks ago, a family’s life was tragically altered when two brothers, Dalin and Logan Torresan, aged 17 and 14, were killed in a car accident outside of Sherwood Park.

Canada and the Caribbean: could Canada ever be a colonial power? Would Canadians ever accept such a role? In short, the answer to both of these questions is an emphatic “no”.