St. Albert Opinion

LETTERS: Why inconsistent school zones?

Can anyone explain why some schools in St. Albert have special speed limits for school hours while others don’t? At first when I drove past the high school on Giroux Road I reduced my speed to allow for school zone.

Mar 18, 2025 7:39 AM Read more >

NELSON: Pierre in a pickle

Oh boy, what a pretty pickle Pierre Poilievre finds himself in. It’s not his fault. He’s just become yet more collateral damage, courtesy of the rampaging bull set loose in the global china shop that is US President Donald Trump.

Mar 16, 2025 12:45 PM Read more >

News publishers call on Canada Post CEO to support local news

For many Canadian community news publishers, Canada Post is really the only game in town when it comes to distributing their newspapers to readers. This is especially true in more rural and remote communities.

Mar 11, 2025 5:09 PM Read more >

Revisiting HomeShare

Timing is everything! We first introduced the concept of HomeShare in 2020 as a home living arrangement option. And then - the pandemic! Now, five years later, the St.

Mar 9, 2025 2:57 PM Read more >

MAYOR IN HINDSIGHT: Regions are about relationships

Across Canada, collaboration between neighbours is as old as the country is old

Mar 8, 2025 2:56 PM Read more >

LETTER: Hockey championship game stirs patriotic passion

Team Canada and Team USA gave all they had in final of 4 Nations Face-Off

Mar 4, 2025 2:43 PM Read more >

FROM THE PUBLISHER: FOMO and local news

In marketing, there’s an oft-used acronym called FOMO – “fear of missing out”. It’s leveraged to encourage sales of a product by highlighting its scarcity – “limited time offer” is the classic phrase.

Mar 1, 2025 2:21 PM Read more >

EDITORIAL: Why won't Ottawa shop Canadian?

As a trade war brews, the Government of Canada should put its advertising money where its mouth is.

Feb 19, 2025 1:05 PM Read more >

Unleashing Canada’s great potential

Is Canada facing an existential crisis, or are we on the cusp of awakening the immense potential within us? While my high school chemistry is a distant memory, I still remember a teacher explaining the concept of potential in chemical reactions.

Feb 13, 2025 6:05 AM Read more >

Climate change presents challenges for St. Albert gardeners

During the past 50 years the average yearly world temperature has been rising, with more extreme weather events

Feb 12, 2025 12:49 PM Read more >