Opinion

As we look ahead to a new year, we are afforded the opportunity to reflect on the past, anticipate the future, and try to drive forward with hope, dreams, and plans.

In 2015, Prime Minister Stephen Harper had worn out his welcome with many Canadians. A lot of people were tired of what they saw as his cold, dictatorial governing style and general mean-spiritedness.

If you say it quickly maybe that number doesn't sound as big as it really is. But the fact remains that it is 16.6 million of our tax dollars that the majority of city councillors have voted to spend on Millenium Park.

The Alberta government recently proclaimed that it will be banning photo radar ‘fishing holes’ on ring roads in Edmonton and Calgary starting Dec. 1st.

The Canadian Federal Government has been in a dispute with the Indian Federal Government over an alleged Indian Government involvement in the death of a Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a prominent Sikh leader in B.C.

As if Premier Danielle Smith hasn’t wasted enough of our tax dollars on her ridiculous ad campaign against the federal government I now see that she is about to fly over to Dubai to attend the COP28 conference.

I would like to express my thank you to Mr. Nolan Crouse, former St. Albert mayor, for his commentary written about artificial intelligence (AI) of the role they might play in the truth of journalism’s future.

In an era marked by seemingly insurmountable divides, the urgent need for unity becomes apparent. The prevalent mindset of "either-or" has entrenched societies in ideological battles, political polarization, and social strife.

A Merriam-Webster definition of partnership is “a relationship that involves close cooperation between parties having specific and joined rights and responsibilities.

I read with interest the headline “Disability advocate issues challenge to council” and I was struck by the ableism in the response from Will Steblyk, manager of St. Albert Transit.