Why oil sands protesters and companies both get it wrong
With his book The Patch, environmental writer Chris Turner makes a plea for realism in the noisy, misguided proxy war over pipelines
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Jason Markusoff
Jason Markusoff writes about Alberta, from the stubbornly flat parts to the magnificently bumpy bits. He has lived in Edmonton and (currently) Calgary, and spent 12 years reporting for the cities’ largest newspapers.
The Calgary Flames dig a deeper hole in arena debate
’There’s a lot of places to make a lot of money in sports other than here,’ said Ken King, the club’s CEO. And that was the soft part of the sell.
In arena talks, Calgary Flames owners spectacularly misread the shot
Calgarians are self-confident enough not to worry that the NHL would abandon them. And unlike Edmonton, the city doesn’t need an arena to revitalize its downtown core
Poppies? For legions, the big money’s in real estate
By leveraging the land it sits on, a Calgary branch got a chic new hall with a trendy eatery and luxury condo tower on-site. Other cash-strapped legions may soon follow suit.
How the dream of the Trans Canada Trail soars—and falls short
The plan—envisioned as an off-road greenway spanning the country—has encountered everything from financial realities to local routing disputes.
How MacEwan University got duped out of $11.8 million by scammers
Staff direct payments to fraudulent account after spear phishing attack
Is a ban on floor-crossing politicians unconstitutional?
Former federal minister Steven Fletcher says a Manitoba law banning the practice infringes on his freedoms—and the rights of his constituents
Why the Rebel’s yell won’t be stifled so quickly
Ezra Levant has built up a money-making operation through videos and donations. With its international audience, it’s unlikely to wither.
The Rebel’s steady spiral downwards
It became the Canadian angle to a violent and deadly white nationalist protest. Is this the alt-right website’s breaking point?
How to get the cops out of your Pride parade
Pride groups in Calgary and other western cities are talking their police out of marching in uniform. The keys appear to be discretion and tact.