Training exercises in Canada are routine for NORAD fighter jets If you live in BC and Alberta and spot NORAD fighter jets over your community today, don’t worry, Canada’s not being invaded. The North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct exercise flights today as they practice intercept and identification procedures. The exercise will take place [...]
Calgary musician Tanner James is ‘On the Road’ to Nashville Former Nix Dicksons frontman Tanner James has impulsively set off for Nashville to pursue his dream of becoming a folk musician. Three weeks ago the 27-year-old musician quit his job. Two weeks ago he packed his bags and set out for Nashville. Tanner James doesn’t have any [...]
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 [...]
Weird Al Yankovic ‘Alpocalypse’ multimedia tour continues to attract audiences of all ages Weird Al Yankovic has packed the famous fat suit and is heading for Calgary and Coquitlam, B.C. on the latest leg of his Alpocalypse Tour. Who else would ship a fat suit across the continent, an Amish wardrobe, a ‘white and nerdy’ rapper [...]
Alberta Health Services centralized bureaucracy misses all its performance targets By Robert Gerst Last Tuesday board chairman Stephen Lockwood defended the decision to proceed with bonuses for senior managers at Alberta Health Services. As might be expected, the bonuses have produced considerable protest from the public as well as concerns from the government currently [...]
Ralph Klein was a great guy to tipple with, even if he wasn’t a great premier The scene: Just before Christmas 2001 at the Legislative Press Gallery’s Holiday “Gala,” a conversation takes place amidst of a swirl of intoxicated journalists, politicians, public relations flacks, lobbyists and other political hangers on. The cast: Ralph Klein, premier of [...]
Ralph Klein impossible to hate as a man; impossible to love as a premier By Catherine Ford He was the only politician in history to run for office on his first name and his suit size: Ralph ‘88. It was one of the many jibes at the man-who-would-be-premier that highlighted Ralph Klein’s astoundingly popular [...]
Calgary Co-op members vote to phase out eggs and pork produced in conventional cages At the Calgary Co-op annual general meeting earlier this month, members voted 97-67 in favour of a resolution to phase-out the sale of eggs and pork produced using conventional cages. The original motion called for the phase-out to happen over a [...]
Inter Pipeline project would provide bitumen transport services to FCCL Partnership Calgary-based Inter Pipeline Fund has entered into binding long-term commitments for an expanded oil sands pipeline system that would provide bitumen blend and diluent transportation services to the FCCL Partnership. The FCCL Partnership is a business venture between Cenovus Energy and ConocoPhillips. The plans [...]
Generic drug price change will make prescription drugs more affordable for Albertans By Michael Law and Jillian Kratzer, Troy Media Want to buy a $100 coffee? Sounds absurd, doesn’t it? However, it’s equally absurd that this is how much more Albertans pay for some generic drugs than people in other countries. Take, for instance, 20mg of [...]