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This week’s auditor general’s report found that AISH – Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped – is a mess. It’s inefficient and the system seems to work against the very people who need it.

For some Canadians Remembrance Day is just a holiday. It has been nearly 100 years since the end of the First World War and 71 years since the end of the Second World War.

This weekend’s PC convention will have the first debate among leadership candidates and will hopefully bring some insight into what direction the party is hoping to go in the next election.

This week the House of Commons passed the first reading of Bill S-217, also known as Wynn’s Law. The bill would change the Criminal Code by compelling the Crown to disclose the criminal history of the accused at a bail hearing.

Starting this week Albertans are being urged to get a free flu shot at area clinics and pharmacies. If you are not doing it to protect yourself, do it to protect the most vulnerable people around you.

Premier Rachel Notley delivered her State of the Province Address on Wednesday afternoon and “stability” was her word of the day. Certainly Albertans want stability, but it hasn’t been present during Notley’s term as premier.

The death of former Alberta premier Jim Prentice, 60, in a plane crash last week was a huge shock that continues to reverberate across private, political and public circles.

Alberta’s carbon levy will be implemented in less than three months, but exactly how the new tax will affect the average Albertan is anyone’s guess.

Parking and traffic flow are hot button issues around many St. Albert schools. The issues have motorists steamed and area residents angry.

Is St. Albert city council barking up the wrong tree? City council’s decision to put up a chain link fence at Lacombe Park has left many St. Albertans scratching their heads.