Alberta

Edmonton in Mourning As Oilers Fall Just Short of Cup Dream

Tuesday, June 20, 2006 6:25:00 PM

EDMONTON, Alberta — In a place where NHL hockey often takes precedence over baptisms, graduations and weddings, it was no surprise Monday night to see Edmonton in mourning after its beloved Oilers' ...   Full Story

Stanley Cup Final Is Tale of Two Cities

Thursday, June 15, 2006 6:25:00 PM

In Raleigh, fans wear their hockey jerseys to games. In Edmonton they wear them to work, to bed and to weddings.   Full Story

Edmonton Revelling in Hockey Success

Wednesday, May 31, 2006 11:30:00 AM

As the Edmonton Oilers prepare to kick off their first championship series in 16 years, hockey-crazed residents in Alberta's capital are reliving excitement not seen here since the team's heyd ...   Full Story

Canadian Expert Condemns Chinese Regime's Organ Harvesting of Falun Gong

Friday, April 28, 2006 9:02:00 AM

One of Canada's foremost authorities on organ donation has spoken out to condemn the reported harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners' organs underway in China.   Full Story

100,000 Acres of Prime Canadian Farmland Flooded

Tuesday, April 18, 2006 9:14:00 PM

As the rest of the nation relaxed into the Easter long weekend, residents in parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba were battling flash floods that haven't abated yet.As much as 100,000 acres of fa ...   Full Story

When the Rivers Run Dry

Thursday, April 06, 2006 1:20:00 PM

With the lowest unemployment rate in the country, a booming economy and population growth to match, Alberta is enjoying its time in the limelight.   Full Story

Alberta's Klein to Resign in Fall

Wednesday, April 05, 2006 9:25:00 AM

Under pressure from his own party, Alberta Premier Ralph Klein announced Tuesday that he will announce his retirement in September 2006, ending his reign as Canada's longest-serving Premier one ye ...   Full Story

Bear Hugs for the Alberta Government

Thursday, March 09, 2006 9:37:00 AM

The Alberta government announced last Friday that it would be suspending for three years the annual grizzly bear hunt due to fears that the province's bear population is rapidly declining. The gov ...   Full Story

Prosperity for Alberta's Poor and the Homeless

Thursday, February 02, 2006 6:05:00 PM

Cash registers were ringing across Alberta this weekend after most Albertans received their $400 'prosperity cheques'—or "Ralphbucks"—in the mail last week.   Full Story

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