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...
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... 136 views | 22 recommendations | 5 comments
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...
1 in 10 Children in Canada are in Poverty
More than 1 in every 10 families with kids in their household are in poverty. The "2009 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Canada" released a report containing statistics on poverty. It...
Protestors in Edmonton demand that Khadr be returned to Canada
Omar Khadr was arrested on the battlefield in Afghanistan in 2002. He is alleged to have murdered a U.S. soldier with a grenade. Supporters of Omar Khadr consider him a child soldier and want him brought back...
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...
created by albertacowpoke | 5 wks ago | updated 5 wks ago
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187 views | 24 recommendations | 11 comments
Nanaimo Raiders Football Team Canadian Champs
Nanaimo Raiders Junior Football Team clinched their second Canadian Campionship in as many years yesterday. The final score was 51 for the Nanaimo Raiders 14 for the Edmonton Wildcats. " The BCFC champion...
created by Barbara McPherson | 5 wks ago | updated 5 wks ago
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148 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
Canadian Officer killed in Afghanistan - SW of Khandahar City
Lieutenant Justin Garrett Boyes, aged 26, of Saskatchewan was killed by a homemade bomb while on a foot patrol South West of Khandahar City.Lieutenant Boyes is a member of the Third Battalion Princess Patricia's...
created by albertacowpoke | 8 wks ago | updated 7 wks ago
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551 views | 38 recommendations | 23 comments
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...
created by albertacowpoke | 7 wks ago | updated 7 wks ago
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804 views | 50 recommendations | 21 comments
Talk radio reports Godaddy registers fraudulent WHOis information
How easy it is for organizations potentially involved in criminal activity to register domain names for unlawful purposes? Just go ask GoDaddy. Genesmedia.com is registered with GoDaddy. But, when we checked, only the email 'info@genesmedia.com' was actually...
Obama & Clinton to face runoff in Nov Afghan President Election
Obama & Hillary Clinton to face runoff on Nov 7 in Afghanistan Presidential Election
James Carvel a well known Democrat Political strategist, very close to Clintons & Rahm Emanuel the WH Chief of Staff has won the 2nd round on behalf of...
Edmonton Hostage Crisis: Armed Man Holds 4 to 8 Hostages at WCB
Police in Edmonton are responding to a hostage situation at the Workers' Compensation Board. According to reports, an armed man is holding between four to nine hostages at the WCB building located near the Alberta...
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...
created by albertacowpoke | 10 wks ago | updated 9 wks ago
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185 views | 24 recommendations | 11 comments
