The Real Point is Missed in the Nenshi vs. CHBA Dialogue

The Real Point is Missed in the Nenshi vs. CHBA Dialogue

03.19.2013
After two consecutive weeks of the media fanfare over the Calgary city hall and its Mayor vs. the Calgary Home Builders Association (CHBA)...
Teachers Troubled By Wage Deal

Teachers Troubled By Wage Deal

The Canadian Press  03.19.2013
EDMONTON - Alberta's school boards say they have serious concerns about a tentative deal between the province and the teachers. The Alberta...

Lax Heritage Fund Rules Allow Governments to Plunder Alberta's Future

03.18.2013
There is little doubt of the severity of the financial difficulties facing Alberta. In many ways it's the late 1980s all over again. Alberta...

Alberta Throws Jim Dinning's Reforms Overboard

03.18.2013
Alberta's public sector unions were unhappy with frozen operational spending this year. Truth be told, they don't realize they were thrown...
Alberta Dumps $55 Million Into Project Then Scraps It

Alberta Dumps $55 Million Into Project Then Scraps It

The Canadian Press  03.18.2013
EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister says a provincewide database for police forces has been scrapped because it was becoming clear that...
Governments Dumps $80 Million Into Project And Then Scraps It

Governments Dumps $80 Million Into Project And Then Scraps It

03.18.2013
After spending an estimated $80 million and several years trying to develop a shared information database for Alberta's police forces,...
Why Are Wildrose Members Donating Portion Of Salaries To Charity?

Why Are Wildrose Members Donating Portion Of Salaries To Charity?

Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press  03.18.2013
EDMONTON - All members of Alberta's Wildrose party are funnelling eight per cent of their salaries to charity to make a point about overpaid...
Alberta Premier Unleashes On Thomas Mulcair

Alberta Premier Unleashes On Thomas Mulcair

Heather Scoffield and Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press  03.18.2013
OTTAWA - A U.S. rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline proposal would have far-reaching implications for the Canada-U.S. relationship, Alberta...
‘Rock Star’ Pricing For Nenshi Campaign Fundraiser

‘Rock Star’ Pricing For Nenshi Campaign Fundraiser

03.16.2013
Supporters looking to contribute to Mayor Naheed Nenshi's 2013 campaign bid will have to fork over hundreds of dollars for his first major...
Arbitration Prescription Is Not The Cure

Arbitration Prescription Is Not The Cure

The Canadian Press  03.15.2013
CALGARY - Alberta Health Minister Fred Horne says he sees no point in sending the ongoing fee dispute with physicians to arbitration.A...
Tentative Deal For Alberta Teachers

Tentative Deal For Alberta Teachers

Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press  03.15.2013
CALGARY - Premier Alison Redford says she got personally involved in talks to help her government reach a tentative contract with teachers.The...
Cusanelli Accused Of Using The F-Bomb

Cusanelli Accused Of Using The F-Bomb

03.14.2013
Ousted Tory cabinet minister Christine Cusanelli is in some more hot water. The controversial Calgary-Currie PC MLA reportedly dropped...
Alberta Reaches Tentative Deal With Its Teachers

Alberta Reaches Tentative Deal With Its Teachers

The Canadian Press  03.14.2013
EDMONTON - It appears that a tentative agreement has been reached between the Alberta government and its teachersCalgary Public Teachers...
Alberta Version Of A Get-Out-Of-Jail Free Card

Alberta Version Of A Get-Out-Of-Jail Free Card

The Canadian Press  03.14.2013
EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister is demanding an apology from the Opposition Wildrose for distributing mock coupons promising one...