Iconic Former Alberta Premier Ralph Klein Has Died

March 29, 2013 Subscribe · Forward From Humble Beginnings To Shaping A Province Ralph Klein's humble beginnings could not possibly have foreshadowed the impact he would have on Alberta and the imprint he would leave on Alberta politics. Continue reading... 'King Ralph' Dies Flames Keep Captaincy Vacant After Iginla Departure Oilsands Giant Given Deadline Clinic Tells Heart Attack Patient: Pay Or Get Out LOOK: Sad Moments Since The Great One Skipped Town Iginla Gets Frank With Fans First Major Canadian Grocer To Make This Landmark Move First Major Canadian Grocer To Make This Landmark Move LOOK: Sad Moments Since The Great One Skipped Town LOOK: University Of Alberta Celebrates Pride Week KRISTINA GROVES Wake up and Smell the Coal Alberta! If a new Pembina Institute report released this week is any indication, we Albertans have happily, if unwittingly, kept the wool pulled down over our eyes when it comes to acknowledging the primary fuel that powers our lives. To wit, fully 64 per cent of the electricity generated in Alberta comes from burning the most inefficient and dirty of all fossil fuels: coal. Continue reading... STEVE MORGAN Moving to Income-Based Drug Coverage is the Wrong Prescription for Alberta The Alberta government has announced major pharmacare reforms: the province is planning to move from a system where public drug coverage is available mainly for seniors to a system where coverage will be restricted based upon income. Continue reading... KENT HEHR Alberta's Intergenerational Theft: We're Just Getting Started Future Albertans, future children and grandchildren of this province call the cops, you have been robbed. Actually, robbed may be too generous a term: this has been no shoplifting offense. You have been victim of grand larceny. This theft is on par with the scam pulled by Bernie Madoff. It makes the Great Train Robbery look like child's play. Continue reading... ROBIN FARR Postpartum Rage is Common in New Mothers Imagine a time you totally lost your temper. When you were so consumed by anger you felt it as a physical thing, adrenaline racing through your body and blocking out all rational thought. When your first instinct, as though it were primal, was to throw something so it would shatter into a thousand pieces and break whatever spell had overtaken you. Continue reading... MICHAEL LAW Generic Drug Prices in Alberta: A Step in the Right Direction Want to buy a $100 coffee? Sounds absurd, doesn't it? However, it's equally absurd that this is how much more Albertans pay for some generic drugs than people in other countries. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.