Canadian Climate Survey: The Pas, MB, Warms 0.9 ˚C Since 1961-1990
The Canadian Climate Survey is tracking historical and average temperatures in cities and towns across the country, as part of an effort to put something of a local face on…
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Canadian Climate Survey: Prince Albert, SK’s Temperature Stable Since 1980s
The Canadian Climate Survey is tracking historical and average temperatures in cities and towns across the country, as part of an effort to put something of a local face on…
Canadian Climate Survey: Kenora Warms 0.4 ˚C Since 1980s
The Canadian Climate Survey is tracking historical and average temperatures in cities and towns across the country, as part of an effort to put something of a local face on…
Canadian Climate Survey: Brandon, MB Warms 0.4 ˚C Since 1961-1990
The Canadian Climate Survey is tracking historical and average temperatures in cities and towns across the country, as part of an effort to put something of a local face on…
Canadian Climate Survey 27: Banff Warms 0.6 ˚C Since 1980s
The Canadian Climate Survey is tracking historical and average temperatures in cities and towns across the country, as part of an effort to put something of a local face on…
3 oil spills in the span of 1 month…
Remember when Alberta Premier Alison Redford said, “It is unfortunate when these events happen. We are fortunate in this province that they don’t happen very often, and we can have…
Will Microsoft’s Surface be the Tablet for Lawyers?
Though I’m a long-time Windows user, I’ve certainly done my best over the last couple of years to warm up to Apple’s clearly superior mobile and tablet products. To be…
The Heroic Struggle of Kevin Page
It's an inspiring sight, and a chilling one. Kevin Page, the parliamentary budget officer standing up for the right to know the truth, in a country where the Big Lie…
The Steroid Trials
Can we all agree that going after athletes that use steroids is a huge waste of time and money? Yes, I believe we can. – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit…
Solutions? Bigger Anti-Smoking Warnings?
I’m a smoker, but I’ll say this anyway. If the government is genuinely serious about limiting tobacco-related harm, try this on for a concept: Just do it – ban the…
Alberta Silly Season starts with fallout from Jason Kenney’s A-Bomb blast
Federal Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, centre, with Public Safety Minister Victor Toews, left, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper, right, get ready to assure members of their party’s Alberta…
Alberta Silly Season starts with fallout from Jason Kenney’s A-Bomb blast
Federal Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, centre, with Public Safety Minister Victor Toews, left, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper, right, get ready to assure members of their party’s Alberta…
Rio+20: ‘Fossil of the Day’ award for obstructionist Canada
At the Durban Climate Change Conference last year and now at the Earth Summit in Rio, Canada has been handed “Fossil of the Day” awards in recognition of its burgeoning…
The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #10
This is Update #10 of the Red Deer River Oil Spill… Plains Midstream Canada continues to blog its cleanup efforts surrounding the Rangeland Pipeline System failure near Sundre, Alberta. A…
The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #9
This is Update #9 of the Red Deer River Oil Spill… Plains Midstream Canada continues to blog its cleanup efforts surrounding the Rangeland Pipeline System failure near Sundre, Alberta. Greenpeace…
did jason kenney deepen the conservative divide in calgary-centre?
Tweet In light of yesterday’s embarrassing missive by federal cabinet minister Jason Kenney about Deputy Premier Thomas Lukaszuk, the race to become the Conservative Party candidate in the yet to…
Jason Kenney’s Official Asshole Checklist
The man determining Canada’s immigration policy has yet to master email. When Jason Kenney, Canada’s Immigration Minister, hit the “Reply All” button when sending out an email, he let his…
Erin Weir – Economist For Canada’s United Steelworkers – Has Some Fun At Senate Committee
Erin Weir is an economist with Canada’s United Steelworkers. Mr. Weir was recently treated in what can only be described as McCarthyist fashion by the Harper Conservatives.
My first gay wedding
On Saturday June 9th, my two friends Matty Mallon and Connor Cumming were wed in an informal humanist ceremony. You might Matty as the smiling bartender at Swizzles and Connor…
Comparing investment returns WA & BC
My earlier article pointed out the vast difference in overhead costs for government investment agencies in British Columbia and Washington State. One of our readers asked: “How did our group…