Contentious Northern Gateway project not discussed at meeting Premiers Alison Redford and Christy Clark met in Kelowna Friday to announce they will be working together to grow their respective provinces’ economies and create jobs. But the two did not discuss the contentious issue of the Northern Gateway pipeline. “I think as we move forward, there’s [...]
Shake-up of Alberta Health Services board will mean re-structuring AHS permanently Health Minister Fred Horne terminated the Alberta Health Services board of directors Wednesday morning after the board defied a ministerial directive and awarded over $3 million in bonuses to AHS executives. Horne called the board’s move unacceptable and “out of step with the government’s priorities”. [...]
Earl Silverman committed suicide Friday in Calgary In the end, Earl Silverman lived for nothing and died for something, the way he wanted it, I guess. That was always his tag signature at the end of emails: Live for nothing; die for something. Those emails were sent to comfort male victims of domestic violence, to [...]
Earl Silverman operated only safe house for men in Canada Earl Silverman, the tireless crusader for the rights of abused men, died Friday of apparent suicide. Silverman, who himself was a victim of female perpetrated-domestic abuse, founded the only men’s shelter in Canada. The Men’s Alternative Safe House was forced to close last month after [...]
Imam says comments made at Edmonton Islamic school were taken out of context An Edmonton Islamic school is receiving criticism for controversial comments made last fall by an imam about homosexuality. In an exchange posted to YouTube, the imam was allegedly speaking to a group of students at the publicly-funded Edmonton Islamic Academy after regular school [...]
Man driving 152 km/h must appear in court An Airdrie RCMP officer was shocked Saturday morning when he stopped a man driving 152 km/h in a 100 zone and discovered four children in the SUV. Shortly before noon today a member of the Airdrie Integrated Traffic Unit was conducting speed enforcement on Highway 566, just [...]
William Goyette accused of abusing 12-week old puppy Animal rights activists shouted and jeered outside a southern Alberta courthouse as a man accused of attacking a puppy made a brief appearance. William Goyette of Turner Valley, who is 19, faces animal cruelty charges. RCMP alleged last month that Goyette kicked, threw and punched a 12-week-old [...]
Airdrie sex abuse case exposed ‘culture of acceptance of delay’ in Alberta justice system – report A report into the Alberta justice system’s handling of an Airdrie sex abuse case that saw charges dropped due to delays had Justice Minister Jonathan Denis apologizing and pledging to enact new regulations to avoid similar cases in the [...]
Redford says Keystone XL lobbying trip not about ‘speaking to the converted’ As the debate over the Keystone XL pipeline rages on in Washington, Premier Alison Redford told reporters she was in town to set the record straight on Alberta’s environmental record. While it was Redford’s fourth trip to the U.S. capitol in recent months, this [...]
Alison Redford public support only slightly higher than BC’s Christy Clark Public support for Alberta Premier Alison Redford is falling fast, according to a new poll released Monday. An Angus Reid Public Opinion Poll, which surveyed 7,091 Canadians in nine provinces in early March, shows Alison Redford’s government plunging in popularity while the Opposition Wildrose [...]