With the first week of July boasting sunny days, I made a beeline to the nearest patio brunch with my regular posse. As a proper boozy brunch, the mimosas were...
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Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Cava-lier Attitude
Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy
A Heron Apparent
Appearing awkward during takeoff and landing, uttering guttural sounds infrequently and certainly unique in appearance, Alberta’s most common heron species...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Good Durif
I popped into my friendly neighbourhood wine shop today, only to be immediately flagged down by the proprietor, eager to show off a new arrival that she knew I...
Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy
Say Is That Abe Lincoln’s Bird?
A favourite place for Elaine and I to visit southwest of Calgary is the tiny and beautiful Brown-Lowrey Provincial Park. This hidden gem nestled on the south...
Columnists • Provincial News - Chantelle de Jonge
Alberta Next Panel
Over the past decade, Albertans have felt the impact of Ottawa’s decisions that make life harder here at home. Whether it’s driving up inflation, blocking job...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Dreamy Martini
National Martini Day has just recently passed us by, taking place on June 19 every year. As is proper, I gathered my usual posse, and we got all gussied up in...
Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy
Hybrid Hummers?
On a recent birding adventure to Griffith Woods Park, Elaine and I were pleasantly surprised. While taking photos of a Northern Rough-winged Swallow, there was...
Columnists - Chantelle de Jonge
shifting away from a one-size-fits-all health care system
Some of the most common concerns Albertans have with our health care system are wait times, staff shortages, and a lack of local decision-making. Albertans are...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Heavenly Beer
History buffs may recall that monasteries were some of the first organizations to brew beer on a regular basis. Way back in the Middle Ages, a French order of...
Columnists - Vamini Selvanandan
No health without mental health
years, but there still remain huge gaps in understanding and acceptance of mental health issues. Community members often suffer in silence due to stigma that...
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