Twice a month, I drive to Swift Current for supplies and to do errands. And to eavesdrop. I start with my recycling.

Luke Skywalker said, “Yoda, we’ve been walking for hours! Are you sure that we’re going the right way?”

If you are in grief over loss of a loved one, a job, a relationship, a home, or any other loss I am here to tell you I have been there. Likely not exactly the same way you have but I can relate to the pain of loss.

The press is caught up in royal-mania, on an upswing of its love-hate-love-the-monarchy pendulum. The latest symptom is the reference to Queen Elizabeth’s reign as the “Elizabethan era.”

I’m beginning this week with a corny Elvis joke. The voice on the phone told the lady she had won her choice of either $500 or tickets to see an Elvis Presley tribute band.

LETHBRIDGE, AB: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the Alberta government to scrap its plans to hike gas taxes.

What a tragic, momentous week it was. A week of death. On Thursday, these words came to mind: from the colonized to the colonizer.

A philosopher told his followers, “There are two things in life that matter above all else. 1. Integrity. If you made a promise, carry it out, even if it bankrupts you, cripples you, or kills you.

Twenty-two years of Alberta Health Services (AHS) and the promise of efficiency, effectiveness and financial stability has led to nothing.

I’m reading a book by Dr. Daniel Amen entitled: Your Brain Is Always Listening. It’s a scary thought, considering the amount of chatter, judgement, thoughts of remorse and resentment…

“I failed history again,” the student told his friend. “I guess those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

The entire province was on edge early in the week as the manhunt continued for Myles Sanderson. He was finally apprehended by RCMP near Rosthern…

Member of Parliament for Battle River—Crowfoot, Damien C. Kurek, issued the following statement on the election of the Hon. Pierre Poilievre as the new leader…

On behalf of the people of Battle River—Crowfoot, Danielle and I would like to express our profound sorrow on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.

My sister and I were lying on the wharf at Spruce Coulee when she pointed at something I’d written in ballpoint pen on my thigh. “What’s that say?”

Little Johnny asked, “Daddy, are caterpillars good to eat?” His dad replied, “I told you not to talk about stuff like that at the dinner table.”

Here’s the good news: the majority of United Conservative Party leadership candidates have pledged not to impose a PST or raise taxes on Albertans.

Ten people were killed, and at least 15 were injured in a rash of stabbings that put the entire province of Saskatchewan on alert…

On August 25, Alberta Municipalities’ Board of Directors had a constructive meeting with Alberta’s Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Tyler Shandro about the future of policing and public safety in Alberta.

Transparency is essential to democracy because it allows Canadians to see how their government is functioning, its priorities, and who to hold accountable when something goes wrong, or malfeasance occurs.