For years, the right-wing Tories, which have governed Alberta since 1971, strenuously resisted the idea, even as the debt-free province's coffers overflowed with oil and gas revenues.
Mr. Stelmach stood in the Legislature moments after the Throne Speech ended to say Albertans should get a say in determining the legacy for the province.
But the teenager from Waterloo, Ont., can now buy pretty much anything he wants, having just won $1.4-million in a poker tournament in Germany, making him the youngest player ever to win a European Poker Tour event.
Ms. Buziak appeared to have been asked to show an unoccupied home in an upscale suburb of Victoria on Saturday, an arrangement she reportedly was nervous about.
Gas gen-sets are attracting increasing attention from potential customers, brightening market prospects. New end-user groups, higher replacement rates and improved output ranges are expanding sales opportunities. Emerging applications and end users will create new growth niches for market participants.
Top Hat Video Productions offers state-of-the-art interactive 360 virtual tours to businesses and real estate professionals in Northern California. While the backbone of the company is driven by RTV technology, the company also offers search engine optimization and distribution services
Paradise Hotel 2, the fun and trashy reality competition that has lots more drinking and hooking up than coherent rules, returns tonight. The show airs on My Network TV at 9 p.m. ET, and then a late-night, TV-MA version of
CBS executives and Survivor producers expected to end the series after its 16th season, but changed their mind thanks to Survivor China, which aired last fall. In its brief and generally masturbatory piece about Survivor Micronesia's debut (We pointlessly went
Actor George Clooney's celebrity status thrilled United Nations employees who lined up to have their picture taken with the Hollywood star, but when he tried to live up to his new role as a spokesperson for peace, some UN member
According the news posted with the Associated Press, Earlier today President George Bush unveiled a proposed a $3.1 trillion dollar budget. Democrats are largely against the plan because of the current budget constraints from the previous fiscal year. They have
Associated Press - February 4, 2008 5:15 PM ET PITTSBURGH (AP) - Fired SMU football coach Phil Bennett has been hired today as Pitt's defensive coordinator.
Following a weekend of violence, reports of rebel withdrawal from Chad's capital of N'Djamena have surfaced. Reasons behind this move, though, are much disputed. The government seems to think that the rebel withdrawal marks a victory for the government, as
Associated Press - February 4, 2008 5:15 PM ET About the only time anyone in Conference USA has touched top-ranked Memphis this season is during a post-game handshake, congratulating the Tigers...
Associated Press - February 4, 2008 6:35 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - If Iowa State intends to make a push toward the top of the Big 12 standings -- this is the week to do it.
On February 4, 2008 my neighbor had his giant eucalyptus tree chopped down because it was diseased. This is a one-minute time lapse movie of the 4-hour event. (The song is Eee-Ooo by Lady Bombon Vs. Gigaboy .)
Flickr user dansays acquired an unopened Apple IIc on eBay and in true Macfan style, posted his unboxing photos online. From his Flickr set: It's never been opened. Ever. It hasn't seen the light of day since before it was
Britney Spears is now going to be held for another involuntary 14 day period. Her psychiatrist would have had to be the one to request such a hold, but it doesn't mean Britney Spears has to stay. If she were
