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March 12, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Redford Signs $85M Metis Funding Agreement EDMONTON - The Alberta government has struck an $85-million agreement with its Metis settlements to help the communities become self-sustaining.  Continue reading... Random Gunfire In Alberta Keeps Mounties Hopping Should Police Be Able To Take Your Phone Away For This? LOOK: Alberta Students Brave Cold In Giant Cardboard Box Catholic School Teacher Accused Of Sex With Student What's It Really Like To Work In The Alberta Oil Patch Charged For Hoax WATCH: Hilarious - Can These Two Cut It In The Amazing Race Canada? Protest Banned Outside Harper's Office LOOK: 'Don't Be That Guy' Ads So Popular And Provocative They're Back Charged For Hoax Protest Banned Outside Harper's Office JOSH D. SCHEINERT The Bloody, International Conflict That Starts in Your Pocket It is the deadliest conflict since World War II, the epicentre has been called the "rape capital of the world," and it has produced a long list of accused before the International Criminal Court charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. It is a far away conflict in a far away land. But unbeknownst to many readers, it's also in your pocket. Congolese mineral deposits are invaluable to the production of basic electronics, like the cell phone in your pocket and laptop in front of you. The link between the joy our toys bring to us and the suffering they bring to others is irrefutable. Such a reality should be unacceptable. Continue reading... LAILA YUILE Christy Clark's Impotence Joke About Ex Falls Flat Frankly, the hypocrisy between what Christy Clark says and what she does is stunning, dwarfed only by her inability to understand why she is so low in the polls. It comes down to character and integrity -- unfortunately for Clark, voters seem to think she has little of either, and with limp jokes like this, it's no wonder. Continue reading... PAUL HUGHES The End of Cowshwitz: Will Ethical Bacon & Eggs be Coming to Cowtown? If Calgary Co-op member, and local food activist, Clint Robertson's motion is successful on Wednesday at their AGM, Calgary Co-op will make history by being the first major food retailer in Canada to begin phasing out the intensive confinement of farm animals, specifically caged pork and battery caged hens for eggs. Continue reading... MITCH WOLFE Women in Gaza: Neglected By Canadian Feminists Obsessed with Israel A Gaza marathon has been cancelled because the mere sight of the movement of a woman's body, no matter how fully clothed, makes Hamas uncomfortable. Why, in the name of the holy trinity of Betty Friedan, Gloria Steinem and Germaine Greer, aren't Canadian feminists raising a huge bloody stink about this? Continue reading... VACAY.CA St. Patrick's Day Brings Joy All the Way to Canada The whole world loves the Irish. How could anyone not? No other country is as stereotypically drunk, fun and friendly. Maybe that's why we take St. Patrick's Day so seriously in Canada. But how do Canada's festivities hold up to the main event in the founding nation? Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.