Help Wanted Controlling 'Chronic' Problem

Help Wanted Controlling 'Chronic' Problem

Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press  02.22.2013
CALGARY - Alberta's justice minister says illegal marijuana grow-ops in the province have reached a "chronic" level and ideas are needed...
'Not Ours To Destroy'

'Not Ours To Destroy'

02.22.2013
Grizzly bears are not for Alberta to kill, said conservationist David Mayhood, in a passionate plea to the province not to re-instate the...
Oversize Loads Fears On Highway 63

Oversize Loads Fears On Highway 63

02.22.2013
It's one of the busiest highways in Alberta, and now some motorists are calling for more to be done about the number of oversize loads...
No Sales Tax!

No Sales Tax!

02.22.2013
No sales tax. No sales tax. No sales tax. Early Thursday afternoon, just before she jets to Washington D.C. to talk about Alberta oil,...
Oilsands Health Survey Collapses

Oilsands Health Survey Collapses

Bob Weber, The Canadian Press  02.21.2013
EDMONTON - A long-awaited study on the health of aboriginals in Alberta's oilsands region is being questioned before it's even begun over...
Albertans Hostile Towards Sales Tax

Albertans Hostile Towards Sales Tax

02.21.2013
As former Progressive Conservative finance ministers battle over the merits of introducing a provincial sales tax, a new poll shows bedrock...
Fort McMurray Decides On 4-Day School Week

Fort McMurray Decides On 4-Day School Week

The Canadian Press  02.20.2013
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - A school board in northern Alberta has rejected a proposal that would have seen it adopt a four-day week.The Fort...
Four-Day School Week Coming To Fort Mac?

Four-Day School Week Coming To Fort Mac?

The Canadian Press  02.19.2013
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - A school board in northern Alberta is to vote tonight on whether to adopt a four-day week.The Fort McMurray Public...
Energy Deals Marred By Incompetence, Mulcair Tells Unlikely Crowd

Energy Deals Marred By Incompetence, Mulcair Tells Unlikely Crowd

Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press  02.19.2013
CALGARY - Federal NDP Leader Tom Mulcair came to the heart of oilpatch country with a message of openness to foreign investment, energy...
Private Clinic Denies Queue-Jumping, But Did End-Run System

Private Clinic Denies Queue-Jumping, But Did End-Run System

The Canadian Press  02.19.2013
CALGARY - Two operators of a private Calgary health centre concede they tried to end-run the booking procedures at a publicly funded cancer-screening...
Environmentalists Want The U.S. To Force Alberta's Hand

Environmentalists Want The U.S. To Force Alberta's Hand

Bob Weber, The Canadian Press  02.19.2013
EDMONTON - Alberta environmentalists are going south with their concerns over the effects of the province's energy industry on caribou.Convincing...
Opposition Sees Red Over Fiscal Update

Opposition Sees Red Over Fiscal Update

02.19.2013
If there's one thing Albertans can expect to see from today's fiscal update, according to opposition parties, it's that the province continues...

Want a Sales Tax? Drop Another Tax

02.17.2013
There might be a thousand reasons why people hate sales taxes. Here are three: First, they're visible; second, in Alberta, where no provincial...
Key Players In Alleged Queue Jumping To Go Before Inquiry

Key Players In Alleged Queue Jumping To Go Before Inquiry

The Canadian Press  02.15.2013
CALGARY - Two prominent University of Calgary doctors at the centre of an alleged queue-jumping scheme to reward deep-pocketed university...