Opinion

Editorial Youth tobacco reduction requires multi-level effort The Harper government has announced that its Federal Tobacco Control Strategy (FTCS), an initiative aimed at reducing the number of current and future youth smokers, has met with considera

With their nomination papers filed and $40,000 deposits firmly in the hands of the Progressive Conservative Party, it only took two days for all six leadership hopefuls to start piling on their leader and the decisions he has made.

Editorial 7-19 Alberta gun registry a non-starter With the newly minted Harper Conservative majority government now up and running, the days of the controversial national firearms registry certainly appear to be numbered.

I've been following the articles on hailseeding/weather modification in the last few weeks anddisappointed by the narrow views and misinformation presented by local parties.Cloud seeding does not prevent thunderstorms.

Sylvia Cole's last two stories on cloud seeding and the complete lack of government involvement has helped inspire me to look even further into the potential dangers of spraying chemicals into clouds to try and change the weather.

The findings of a new survey into the workload of Canada's physicians highlights the need for Alberta's health system to keep up with changing times.

Ten years, 153 dead soldiers and four dead civilians later, Canadian troops are taking their final exit from the battlefield of Afghanistan, ending our military's longest war deployment in history.

The debate over whether youth hockey should or shouldn't be made less physical has been raging in Canada for many years, with recent high-profile injuries among NHL stars only serving to ramp up the questions and the controversy.

With the province's new distracted driving law set to come into effect this summer, West Central Alberta drivers who prefer to keep less than their entire attention on the road will soon have some big choices to make.

It was wet and soggy but the 51st annual Innisfail Daines Ranch Rodeo was another great success, as fine a celebration of western Canadian culture that can be found anywhere. And now rodeo fans are gearing up for the Calgary Stampede.