When the cartoon Fort McMurray finally burned down
Fort McMurray has survived the wildfire. The same cannot be said for the boozy, raucous stereotype that dogged it for years.
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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.
How ’Fort Mac Strong’ became a thing
The label sprang up spontaneously, on handmade signs and locally printed bumper-stickers. It never suited a town so well.
Why Fort McMurray will never be the same
One year after the wildfire, Fort McMurray faces slow growth, unemployment and residents with itchy feet. The boom years never looked so good.
Kenney’s won the Tory crown. Now he needs to keep winning.
Jason Kenney takes hold of the Progressive Conservatives. Next on his to-do list: merge with another party.
The NDP’s great pipeline divide
Before the Kinder Morgan expansion got approved, the New Democrats of Alberta and B.C. were one big, happy family. Now they’re like oil and water.
Alberta marches forward, on boggy fiscal footing
As it tables another red-ink budget, the Notley government conjures a diabolical alternative for Albertans to imagine
Why Canada’s status quo at the border can’t last
With asylum-seekers risking everything to thwart it, how long can Canada’s safe-country deal with the U.S. survive?
Alberta could get rid of daylight saving time
Day-lit evenings mean more time for soccer and patio parties, but does the province want to be two hours ahead of B.C.?
How to react in the event of a bomb threat
Jewish centres across North America have received more than 100 bomb threats. An explosives expert explains why preparedness is vital.
A tougher refugee border pact? America said no.
Jason Kenney says the Obama administration rebuffed his plea in 2010 to renegotiate the safe third-country agreement