Regional director moving on
After six years in the Postmedia weekly communities, Southern Alberta Regional Director Shawn Cornell is moving on to a new challenge in Saskatchewan.
View ArticleWishful thinking or a reality?
Banff administration met with Canmore council on Tuesday afternoon lauding the possibility of renewing passenger train service between Calgary and Lake Louise.
View ArticleFood costs rising, but Canada fares well
Most Canadians probably didn't realize that Feb. 9 marked a day agricultural organizations call Food Freedom Day. It's the day by which the average Canadian would have earned enough money to pay for...
View ArticleStrike right balance on infrastructure
The mayors of Canada's biggest cities are giving two thumbs up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's historically massive infrastructure plan. And we don't blame them.
View Article‘Be prepared’ key to survival
The best lessons are sometimes the ones you hope you never have to use.
View ArticleRail service faces a lot of hurdles
Maybe trying to renew passenger rail service from Calgary to Lake Louise isn’t such a pipe dream after all.
View ArticleDon Getty's political legacy improves with time
If you think Alberta's economy is in tough today (and it is), consider the situation Don Getty walked into when he took over as premier 30 years ago.
View ArticleEditorial: Keeping the herd happy
The bison will be returning, and it seems in maybe even greater numbers than most people expected.
View ArticleClinton and Trump are diametric opposites; their fight will be one for the ages
The November U.S. presidential election will most certainly be between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Every presidential candidate since 1988 has swept the so-called Super Tuesday series of...
View ArticleAll eyes on Saskatchewan's controversial new MRI program
A lot of eyes are rightly focused on Saskatchewan's controversial new program to allow patients to pay for MRI scans.
View ArticleVancouver Declaration a good start
After all of the national disunity over energy and pipelines in recent weeks, it was heartening that the first ministers were able to reach a consensus when they met Thursday to discuss climate change.
View ArticleA week hopefully full of surprises
It may be the most important weekend of the year for Canmore sports.
View ArticleState dinner says more about Obama than Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's planned attendance at a state dinner in Washington today may be more utilitarian than symbolic.
View ArticleFrench’s ketchup war win for the underdog
Everyone loves an underdog. In the world of ketchup, the recent underdog has been French's.
View ArticleBirthing alternatives are possible
Alberta Health Services says that they haven’t heard a demand, but ever since it was confirmed that there would be new delivery rooms at Canmore General Hospital, the question asked by some moms was:...
View ArticleCanmore MDP needs to be closely reviewed
Due to our deadline, the public hearing over the Municipal Development Plan held last night at the Canmore Civic Centre did not make it into these pages.
View ArticleTax credit doesn't help classroom economics
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was once a teacher, so it's not surprising his first budget seeks to boost education, whether for underfunded indigenous children or post-secondary students struggling to...
View ArticleHydro One problems hidden from scrutiny
Any future claims by the Liberal government of Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne that it is committed to openness and transparency should be measured against the fact Hydro One has now gone dark to public...
View ArticleMcKeough's honesty, Grit teaching moment
One of the reasons the Wynne government is regarded so poorly by so many Ontarians is the perception its leadership refuses to take responsibility for poor decisions that have not only cost taxpayers...
View ArticleHealth Minister responds to question of tubs in Canmore hospital delivery room
It’s a question that won’t go away. Despite voicing their hopes for new birthing options at the Canmore General Hospital it looks like women will have to settle for the old model.
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