OPINION: A tale of two hospitality laws
In Edmonton, it is now illegal to drive a vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .05. As of this year, it is also illegal in Edmonton to drive while eating a sandwich. One of these laws has science...
View ArticleAlberta country singer Gord Bamford scores a big deal
Some good news on the Albertan country music front, for a change: Lacombe, Alberta’s own Gord Bamford has finally earned the big country deal – a record contract with Sony Music Entertainment Canada....
View ArticleStrange Sounds in Edmonton Sky part of viral phenomenon
The only mystery about the “Strange Sounds in the Sky” videos is which synthesizer was used to make the sounds – aside from how these videos managed to capture the fears and imaginations of people...
View ArticleElton John to play Grande Prairie for the first time on April 26
We may not be getting Madonna in Edmonton – the closest she’s coming is Vancouver on Sept. 29 – but at least Grande Prairie is getting one of her harshest critics. Yes, Sir Elton John will be making...
View ArticleAlberta film and TV producers tremble as budget axe falls
Alberta’s film and television producers are waiting for the bombs to drop as details emerge on the impact that federal budget cuts will have on the National Film Board, Telefilm Canada and the CBC. The...
View ArticleFILM: Who decides which movies our kids can watch?
There’s no popcorn or soda for sale at Alberta’s most important movie theatre. There’s no marquee out front to say what’s playing. Inside, there are state-of-the-art digital and 3-D projectors, Dolby...
View ArticleETHICS: Tobacco probe blowing smoke, says expert
Multiple loopholes in Alberta ethics law guarantee Premier Alison Redford can’t be punished by the province’s ethics commissioner for awarding a contract to her ex-husband while she was still justice...
View ArticleGOV’T: Unregistered Alberta burial sites remain unprotected
It may shock you to know that if a farmer has an undiscovered native burial site on his land, he can legally plow it under, five years after Alberta promised to protect unincorporated cemeteries. But...
View ArticleIn Alberta, a government-approved disaster monthly
If you just looked at the numbers, you might think Alberta is one of the most dangerous places on the planet: after all, the number of natural disasters declared here has increased seventeen-fold in...
View ArticleHARPSICHORDIA! Antique instruments fight for cool factor at Early Music Festival
You won’t find a musical instrument as misunderstood and maligned as the harpsichord – not the doleful bassoon, not the dreaded dulcimer, not even the hideous pipes, the pipes, the pipes calling from...
View ArticleFILM: Hollywood in our backyard
Billy Bob Thornton was spotted outside of London Drugs in West Edmonton Mall a few weeks ago. He was in the area filming the crime thriller “Cut Bank,” about a small town Montana boy in the wrong place...
View ArticleWhat’s next for Alison Redford?
With her resignation announced on Wednesday, March 19th, Alberta Premier Alison Redford will be graduating from the diluted quagmire of public opinion to find work in the private sector. While at the...
View ArticleCOMMENT: Never apologize for selling Alberta to the world!
For decades premiers have been trundling Alberta about like a one-carnival pyramid scheme. The premiers themselves fully immersed in the aesthetic of grift: gold teeth, alligator skin shoes and beluga...
View ArticleEnd of the Earth, by Chad Huculak
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View ArticleOLD MAN MIKULA’S CONTROVERSIAL OPINIONS: Mr. Alberta Want Separate!
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