Stelmach Downplays New parties' surge in Alberta polls

Recent polls in Alberta, published in a NP story, indicate that the Wildrose Alliance Party, a new party that emerged from the merger of the Wildrose Party and the Alliance Party in Alberta, enjoys a substantial...

Temperatures in Alberta Dip Dangerously Low

Well I woke up Sunday morning with no place to put my head it wouldn't hurt (oops I mean freeze).  As I opened the door to let my dog out, I gazed at the thermometer, it was reading -43c or 45F.  Even...

Alberta Look Out - Here Comes the Wild Rose Alliance

The Conservative Party in Alberta has been in power since 1971.  Some of the noteworthy leaders were Peter Lougheed, Don Ghetty and Ralph Klein, who retired recently to make way for Ed Stelmach.  The...

Mark Messier named Manager of Canadian National Hockey Team

Albertan and Hockey Great, Mark Messier has been named General Manager of he Canadian National Hockey Team. The St.Albert native spend 25 years in the National Hockey League playing for the Edmonton Oilers,...

Harper regained Access for Canadian Beef to the Hong Kong Market

The beef cattle industry in Canada, particularly in Alberta, has been in dire straits since the discovery of a cow that had been infected with BSE (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy). In August 2006 the Canadian...

U of Alberta & German Researchers Tackle Oilsands Issues

With the advent of the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change around the corner, the Alberta Oil Sands have been brought to the forefront again.  Greenpeace has been in the forefront in smearing the Alberta...

Cdn Jounalist Amanda Lindhout & Australian Nigel Brennan Released

Canadian Journalist Amanda Lindhout and Australian Photo Journalist Nigel Brennan  have been released by their captors in Somalia.Both journalist have been in custody since August 2008. Reuters and CBC...

Alberta allocates $495M on Carbon Capture Pipeline

Alberta has come under pressure for its dismal record on the environment.  The Alberta Oil Sands, near Fort McMurray, have come  under the criticism by David Suzuki and Al Gore.  President Obama...

36th Canadian Finals Rodeo in the History books - Edmonton

Calgary holds the Calgary Stampede in the summer and now it was Edmonton's turn.  Cowboys from all over the United States and Canada gathered at Rexall Place, the Home of the Edmonton Oilers, for the 36th...

Conservatives give 77% support to Ed Stelmach's Leadership

Amidst public discontent with the Alberta Premier's and his Health Minister's leadership, the Alberta Conservative Party ignored Albertans by giving a resounding 77.4% vote of confidence to Ed Stelmach. Ed...

Calgary Flames jump H1N1 Queue amidst Vaccination Clinic Closures

Alberta Health and Wellness announced on Friday that vaccination clinics for the H1N1 vaccination throughout the Province would be temporarily suspended. The Calgary Flames reportedly jumped the queue just prior...

H1N1 Vaccination Clinics Overwhelmed by Crowds in Canada

H1N1 Clinics have been overwhelmed across the country this week.  The vaccine was approved by Health Canada a week ago and clinics jumped into action.  In some cases, people waited up to eight hours...

Real democracy’ in Alberta tops agenda for new Party

The newly elected leader of the upstart party Wildrose Alliance told a jam packed conference room in Edmonton,  "My No. 1 job is to turn Alberta into a real democracy again," Danielle Smith as won the...

Alberta Premier announces pay cut for him and his Executive Team

The Progressive Conservative Party, has been in power for 40 years in Alberta.  The primary reason is that there hasn't been a viable opposition, especially in the leadership department of both the...

Canadian Urbanittes and Rural Folk the Growing Divide!

Barry Artiste Op.Ed Guess this story shows why you can't put the city into a country boy! Or is this Lost in Political Translation? "Canada’s had some great divides in its history. French versus English. East...