Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
Since the constituency was first contested in 2004, only one political party—the NDP—has won election in Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood. It’s the second-longest winning streak for the party [...]
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1st Legion of Utopia: An epic tale of killers, queers and the birth of Canadian socialism (written by James Davidge, art by Bob Prodor and Nick Johnson, Renegade Arts Entertainment, 2019). Set in [...]
Calgary-Buffalo
Calgary-Buffalo is as urban as it gets in Alberta—of the province’s 87 constituencies, Calgary-Buffalo has the highest population density and the smallest geographical size. The office towers in [...]
Briefly Noted
Protest and Democracy (edited by Moisés Arce and Roberta Rice, University of Calgary Press, 2019). From the Arab Spring to the Occupy Wall Street movement, mass protests shook countries around [...]
Being Caribou
For 23,000 years the Porcupine caribou have migrated from the Yukon to Alaska. In 2003, two humans joined their journey. In April 2003, wildlife biologist and part-time national park ranger [...]
Meet the Minister: Rajan Sawhney
Profile Born: Calgary Education: BA in economics and political science; MBA; U of C Prior to politics: VP of business development for Fracture Modeling Inc. First elected: 2019/4/16 [...]
Meet the Minister: Jason Kenney
BIOGRAPHY Born: Oakville, Ontario, May 30, 1968 Raised: Wilcox, Saskatchewan Education: Graduated high school from Athol Murray College of Notre Dame; studied philosophy at the University of San [...]
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Why She Runs
It's a half hour before dawn when Rachel Notley emerges from her hotel elevator, and I barely recognize her. She’s wearing her running clothes and a battered pair of Asics Gel running shoes. Despite having arrived in Calgary late the night before, she has a schedule to keep and she’s eager ...
The Plans to Strip-Mine Coal in the Mountains
It looks like spectacular wild country, but some see it more as a big money sandwich.
The top layer of that sandwich is comprised of alpine grasses, forget-me-nots and stonecrop, glacier lilies and ancient, brave pines whose branches have been gnarled and weathered by centuries of wind. In summer, solitaires and ...
Suddenly There’s Room at the Inn
On a recent Thursday outside the Coliseum Inn, a woman in wrinkled clothes balances a large blue sleeping bag atop her shoulder. In the parking lot a man pushes a shopping cart overflowing with clothing. Outside the lobby doors, a man asks, “Hey, got a dollar?”
The scene is at odds with ...