Columns

With gasoline prices hovering around 90 cents a litre, we are starting to feel the financial pangs that come from the decrease in oil and gas revenue. Reportedly, we are missing out on roughly $75 million per day due to the downturn.

On Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, Senator Tommy Banks rose in the senate chamber of the Houses of Parliament of Canada to give his final senatorial address.

Sometimes without warning you stumble into one of the ugly gullies that stretch back into Canadian history.

Normally, I try to include a little humour in these columns. In fact, my wife recently mentioned that I hit the mark every time, as “there is precious little humour in any of your columns.

The United States is Canada’s major trade partner, and this is something that we have come to accept in recent decades.

As a general rule, I avoid making any New Year’s resolutions.

And so this is New Year and what have you done? Another year over and 2012 just begun ... ok, so I’m not John Lennon.

Never in a million years did I think I would ever be that guy. I don’t hang fake testicles from stuff. I’m sensible with money. I drive a Ford Focus, for crying out loud.

It is wonderful that the St. Albert city council, and Mayor Crouse in particular, are looking at providing a space for artists at the old RCMP station.

The recent release of National Health Expenditure Trends by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) puts total health expenditure in Canada at a whopping $192.9 billion in 2010 and $200.5 billion in 2011 – annual increases of 5.