Opinion

Getting to know your neighbours can do wonders for your health

By Melissa Holt You may have heard the saying “love thy neighbour.”…

  • Sep 19, 2019

Liberals spend all the cash they can

One of the best things about the federal election campaign so far…

  • Sep 19, 2019

We need to keep an open mind on safe drug consumption sites

I am writing regarding the article in the Sept. 17 Red Deer…

  • Sep 19, 2019

Michael Dawe: A safe supply of water has long been a priority for Red Deer

The oldest part of the Red Deer water treatment plant on 54th…

  • Sep 18, 2019

Opinion: City must aim for zero per cent tax hike

Red Deer city council is discussing the benefits of multi-year budgets, which…

  • Sep 16, 2019
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Israeli PM puts scare into voters in bid to keep power

Benjamin Netanyahu’s work is almost done. If he wins Tuesday’s election and…

  • Sep 16, 2019

Leaving kids in forest is fun for some parents

The other day, I noticed there were a whole lot of Munchkins…

  • Sep 14, 2019

I’m reminded of Red Deer’s beauty

The best way to re-experience this beautiful land we call home is…

  • Sep 14, 2019

Campaigns prove to be unpredictable

If Day 1 of Canada’s 43rd federal election campaign demonstrated anything, it…

  • Sep 12, 2019

Alberta shortchanged yet again with summer job program

Those who argue that the Canadian federation exhibits plenty of fiscal and…

  • Sep 12, 2019

Opinion: This election is about the kids

It’s arrived. That future Canadian election is now about to unfold in…

  • Sep 11, 2019

Michael Dawe: It was 40 years ago today that a young archivist learned his way

Forty years ago, in September 1979, an energetic young man was hired…

  • Sep 11, 2019

The Turkish empire strikes back

The Ottoman Empire, like many of its Middle Eastern predecessors, had the…

  • Sep 10, 2019

Opinion: Promise of Red Deer hospital improvements must be kept

Public-sector union leaders are making no secret of the fact they’re upset…

  • Sep 9, 2019

Opinion: MacKinnon panel results put Red Deer public institutions on notice

On Sept. 3, former Saskatchewan finance minister Janice MacKinnon stood beside current…

  • Sep 9, 2019

Drug site review makes sense

In order to add stress to a given situation, order a review.…

  • Sep 7, 2019

Motorcycle mayhem continues to leave me standing still

Many readers (OK, three readers) have asked me about my continuing motorcycle…

  • Sep 7, 2019

Far-right nationalists are experiencing share of losses

Have we reached peak fascist in Europe? Well, all right then, peak…

  • Sep 5, 2019

Opinion: Social media’s vitriol goes on the road

An ugly confrontation over Islamophobia. The prime minister forced out of a…

  • Sep 4, 2019