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Outlines a controversial chain of events surrounding the early retirement of Prem Fry, an award-winning Calgary professor. Her impressive list of appointments and achievements in the highly competitive world of academia; Her sudden departure from her job at the University of Calgary; Series of disturbing questions that hang over her academic record and University of Calgary president Murray Fraser's handling of her departure.

Discusses the labor dispute between the 'Calgary Herald' newspaper in Calgary, Alberta, and its employees. How the strike leaders want newsroom employees to be certified; How former publisher Ken King revamped the writing of news copy that seemed to lean toward conservative stories offering only one view; Other changes employees are disputing.

The article reports on the 2007 ban on nicotine patches in prisons in the Canadian province of Alberta. Described are the ingenious methods practiced by prisoners to convert patches to smokable cigarettes in contravention of the overall provincial ban on smoking in prisons. The harmful impact of the poor air quality is assessed.

This article discusses the wealth that Alberta, Canada is gaining from the oil industry and its effect on the country. When fortune shines on one corner or another of this country, it is always interesting to see how the neighbours react. The sustained rise in the world price of oil has made Alberta particularly shiny this year. Some of the neighbours are starting to complain. And covet. "It is becoming unacceptable and revolting that Ottawa doesn't do more to reduce inequalities among Canadian regions," Jean-Robert Sansfaçon wrote in an editorial in Le Devoir. He states that Alberta, with only 42 per cent of Quebec's population, has a provincial government that plans to spend fully half as much as Quebec's this year -- making Premier Ralph Klein's government nearly 20 per cent more freespending, proportionately, than Quebec's. It's worth pointing out that one Quebec editorialist does not make a consensus. André Pratte, in La Presse, wrote his own editorial pointing out that if provinces are to be forbidden from enjoying resource windfalls, then Quebec should start paying market rates for the megawatts of power it obtains at locked-in prices from Newfoundland's Churchill Falls development. Still, some Albertans are feeling a little nervous. The last time oil prices took a sustainable leap, the Liberal government of Pierre Trudeau responded with the National Energy Program, designed to make Alberta's oil available more cheaply inside Canada than outside: Ottawa-mandated bargain-basement pricing. Experts say that while an organized federal raid on the Alberta treasury is all but inconceivable, the scale of Alberta's windfall is so breathtaking it can't help but cause problems for the rest of the country.

Describes circumstances related to the capture of fugitive Frank Grigware in Canada during 1934, 24 years after he escaped from Leavenworth federal penitentiary in Kansas. Details of his arrest in Alberta; Canadian resistance to extradite Grigware to authorities in the U.S.; His familial ties to the U.S. and Canada; Population migrations around North America; Differences between the U.S. and Canada; How Grigware escaped from Leavenworth; His life in Alberta; Revelation that Grigware was convicted on perjured testimony.

The article discusses the 2016 wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alberta. The author reflects on the early growth of the fire and an evacuation order given by Mayor Melissa Blake on May 1, 2016. Emphasis is also given to topics such as the ceasing of oil sands operations, the environmental conditions such as dry forest and inversion weather conditions that increase the risk and spread of fires, and the experiences of residents evacuating and fleeing the devastation.

The article discusses social and financial problems in the First Nations Bigstone Cree Nation reserve in Alberta, Canada. Topics include a comparison of Bigstone and its neighboring community Opportunity; Canada's oil and gas boom, and the money Bigstone received from a settlement with the federal government; and a discussion of why Bigstone and Opportunity see vastly different oil-revenues, and divisions in the First Nations community.

The article reports on the possibility that the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party might lose power in Alberta after governing the Canadian province for decades. The rural parts of the province are reliably conservative, but the growing cities of Calgary and Edmonton are not, and observers say provincial premier Ed Stelmach is not doing a good enough job cultivating urban voters to keep the party from being tossed out in an upcoming election.

Profiles Paul Whitney Lackenbauer, a doctoral student at the University of Calgary in Alberta. His interest in Canadian history and aboriginal rights; Family background in Ontario; Scholarship awards.

Examines the controversy over lumber leases granted by Alberta's provincial government. Also discusses a proposed pulp mill on the Athabasca River planned by Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc., a British Columbia firm controlled by Japan's Mitsubishi Corp. and Honshu Paper Co. Ltd. Federal-provincial environmental-impact hearings in Fort McMurray, Alta.; Concern over Japanese companies' environmental record.

The article focuses on motion picture director James Cameron's visit to Canada and learn about the oil sands industry, which he had claimed were a stain on Canada's environmental record. While in Canada, he visited with oil companies and Alberta Environment Minister Rob Renner, went to Fort Chipewyan downriver from the oil sands, and met with Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach. Land reclamation projects underway by oil companies, like Suncor Energy, are discussed.

The article profiles Tory candidate Ed Stelmach, the Premier of Alberta, in the midst of his re-election campaign. The article points to Stelmach's many personal characteristics, such as humility, modesty, and commonplace demeanor, which often cause his opponents to underestimate him to their political peril. His personal and elected history is described. The article also lists Stelmach's shortcomings, as viewed by his critics.

An interview is presented with Lorraine Mitchelmore, president of Shell Canada oil company. When asked about meetings between environmentalists and energy executives, she talks about joint agreement on reducing emissions. When asked about the impact of oil prices on business in Alberta, she discusses the development of oil sands regardless of the market. Other topics include the impact of gas prices on consumer behavior, pipeline access, and global climate targets.

The author discusses Canadian politician Peter Lougheed, who the author says has turned down the leadership of the Progressive Conservative party since 1973 in order to be premier of Alberta instead of a candidate for Prime Minister. His debates with the Canadian federal government, the 1982 Constitution Act, and the oil industry in Alberta are discussed, as well as the 1970s energy boom and politician Pierre Trudeau.

The article reports on an increase in personality conflicts and tensions which has been seen among farmers who sell their produce at the Calgary Farmer's Market in Calgary, Alberta in Canada. A discussion of a lawsuit between Sharla Dube, the owner of the Cherry Pit fruit stand and the Calgary Farmers' Market NGC Inc, the market's general manager, is discussed.

The article reports that the governments of the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan are at odds with elements in the Canadian federal government and with the United States. Alberta and Saskatchewan do not wish to share large budget surpluses, earned as a result of high global prices for natural resources, with the rest of the country. The U.S. is considering a ban on the petroleum produced from the oil sands found in the region.

The article focuses on an agreement that the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta have reached to reduce inter-province trading restrictions and increase labor mobility. The agreement is called the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA). The agreement, which will begin in spring 2007, will effectively erase the border between B.C. and Alberta and some economists are calling it the most important free trade agreement in Canada since NAFTA.

Details the violent, March 1996, confrontation between striking members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). Details of the incident and the purpose of the strike; Full inquiry of melee ordered; The possibility of more problems as Premier Mike Harris presses ahead with his party's so-called Common Sense Revolution; Proposed legislation to reduce the deficit; Harris' crusade serving to polarize Ontario.

Praises the appointment of Christine Silverberg who was named chief of the 1,132-member Calgary Police Service, the first woman appointed to head up a major metropolitan force in Canada. How blazing a gender trail in a predominantly male profession required persistence; Silverberg's background, education, and and career.

The article discusses the author's opinions about the lack of support that Edmonton, Alberta, has received from the Canadian government in its attempt to be named the location for the World Expo in 2017. Comparisons are given between the economic assistance that the Canadian government gave to Vancouver, British Columbia, prior to it hosting the 2010 Olympics, to the lack of assistance the government is giving to Edmonton.

The article reports on the activities of Ralph Klein, the former premier of the Canadian province of Alberta. The author explains that after leaving office, Klein was out of the public eye until giving a radio interview in which Klein commented unfavorably on the performance of his successor Ed Stelmach.

The article profiles Alberta Premier Ralph Klein, who won every election he ever fought and was widely admired by fiscal hawks and social doves. Klein was occasionally touted as a potential leader of Canada's federal Conservative party. Klein has launched a new national program. Starting next year, the Alberta Centennial Scholarships Program will subsidize the post-secondary education costs of 325 students across Canada, 25 from every province and territory, offering $2,005 to each student. As national programs go, it is a modest one. But unlike Ottawa's mega-billion-dollar health, welfare and education transfer programs, Klein's has no catches. The provinces and territories decide who gets the scholarships.

Focuses on the death of Leslie Shaw, a five-year-old boy in Edmonton, Ontario, and how the tragedy has grown into a national debate over parenting. The charges brought against his parents involving criminal negligence causing death because of their alleged failure to provide adequate supervision; The maximum penalty they could receive; How this case raises the question of whether a parent can be liable for the acts of third parties because of a lack of supervision.

Discusses the impact on residents of St. Paul, Alberta, Canada when the stock for Bre-X Minerals Ltd. went into a freefall in March 1997. The market drop being in response to the report that Bre-X's much-hyped Indonesian gold find was insignificant; The St. Paul community as the home of the largest concentration of Bre-X shareholders in the world; Tracing the Bre-X fever to John Kutyn; The uncertainty as to how many St. Paul investors still hold the stock.