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On January 30, 1649, Charles, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, lost his head. Literally. The king, believing he had a divine right to rule, tried to shut down parliament and reign as [...]

Let’s start with the enlightenment. After Greece’s Golden Age (Plato, Aristotle), things in Europe  dimmed. Centuries of religious and political tyranny followed. The church was the boss, [...]

We find ourselves, again, as always at this time of year, tilted away from the sun and shivering in the blue shadows and bleak winds of another winter. Alberta is closer to the north pole than to [...]

Lost in the controversies and crises involving COVID this year was a scandal involving the Speaker of Alberta’s Legislative Assembly, Nathan Cooper. I say scandal, but it could have escalated [...]

In a 1958 issue of the Rotarian, US historian Burges Johnson wrote that “most of history is a sort of congealed or petrified gossip.” This exciting idea makes me wonder if history has to wait for [...]

I live in a winter city. I was born in Edmonton. I was raised in Edmonton. But here’s the truth. I have always hated winter. I hate the cold. I hate the ice. I hate the wind. I hate the dark. I [...]

Unless the Kenney UCP find a way to dodge and defer, we can expect to learn whether our government considers coal more important to Alberta’s future than water. It’s really as simple as that, [...]

If Premier Jason Kenney is ever looking for a career outside of politics, might I suggest stage magician? For he is a master of manipulation, misdirection and sleight of hand. He’s trying to [...]

My name is Ginnie. I am 6 years old. I’ll be 7 on October 10. That’s my birthday. I’m going to be in Grade 2 soon. My favourite part of school is recess. The next best thing in Grade 1 was that I [...]

The Cree called it Kisiskâciwanisîpiy—the swiftly flowing river. For the Blackfoot, it was omaka-ty—the big river. It starts in the Columbia Icefield, at the toe of the Saskatchewan Glacier, and [...]