Germany Quits Alberta Oilsands.. Deadly Shooting Justified.. VLTs To Cure Gambling Addiction?

March 19, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Germany's Largest Scientific Body Quits Alberta Oilsands Research EDMONTON - Pressure over environmental concerns has forced Germany's largest scientific organization to pull out of joint research with Alberta on better ways to upgrade oilsands bitumen.  Continue reading... Government Dumps $55 Million Into Project Then Scraps It Inquiry Finds Fatal Calgary Police Shooting Justified Are New VLTs The Answer To Alberta's Gambling Problem? LOOK: 'Don't Be That Guy' Ads So Popular And Provocative They're Back LOOK: Saskatchewan Is So Ready To Break Up With Winter LOOK: 'Don't Be That Guy' Ads So Popular And Provocative They're Back Canadian Women Beat Michelle Obama LOOK: Saskatchewan Is So Ready To Break Up With Winter ERIN CHRUSCH What We Must Learn From What We Must Learn From Steubenville As I read the reports, it is hard not to remember what it was like when I was in high school. I grew up in a typical small prairie town with good, honest hard-working people. Yet I'm sure that if we're being honest with ourselves, most of us know that what happened in Steubenville could have easily happened where we lived, in any city or town. Continue reading... ABI PAUL The Real Point is Missed in the Nenshi vs. CHBA Dialogue After two consecutive weeks of the media fanfare over the Calgary city hall and its Mayor vs. the Calgary Home Builders Association (CHBA) verbal spat, I have to admit that this ping pong game of jab is starting to make for a lot more of an exciting read than the antics of certain Hollywood starlets' run-ins with the law and rehab. Continue reading... BEN WEST Harper Tanker Safety Plan Changes Nothing in Pipeline Debate Prime Minister Stephen Harper can make all the safety announcements he wants but it doesn't change the fact that the people of B.C. are moving in the opposite direction he is. We are saying less tar sands oil not more, thank you very much. Continue reading... RAPHAEL LOPOUKHINE Is B.C. Actually Alberta With A Better PR Campaign? As the British Columbia government rides the wave of opposition to the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline, the province gets to burnish its green credentials, but is B.C. actually Alberta with a better public relations campaign? Continue reading... TIM PAZIUK How a $100 Pair of Shoes Really Costs You $1,376.46 When I'm lecturing to students I like to ask them how much a $100 pair of shoes costs. The most common answer is $100 plus tax. Would you believe me if told you it could be as much as $1,376.46? As a 20-year-old, if you convinced yourself not to buy the shoes, and invested it instead -- with an assumed rate of return of 6 per cent -- you'd have $1,376.46 by the time you were 65 years old. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.