If Alberta were its own country, it would be No. 3 in the world based on the United Nations? global measure of income, education and life expectancy, according to an Ottawa think-tank. The Centre ...  Leia mais

Sure there are the latenight feedings, the earlymorning hockey practices, and all kinds of stress?but new research suggests that parents are still happier than childless couples. A forthcoming paper from psychologists at the University ...  Leia mais

Aprominent B.C. academic and close political ally of New Democratic Party leader Tom Mulcair said Friday that Mulcair?s environmental policies would lead to some oilsands operations being rendered no longer being viable. The statement ...  Leia mais

Canada?s doctors have issued a blistering critique of the Harper government?s budget ? blasting the Tories for ?downloading? health-care costs to provinces and Canadians, and warning that future cuts to pensions could harm ...  Leia mais

Premier Alison Redford said Friday that NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair?s arguments linking the oilsands, environment and so-called Dutch disease ?don?t make much sense.? But she acknowledged that the economic benefits of the booming oilsands ...  Leia mais

A report into last spring?s Slave Lake disaster says people weren?t warned about safety risks or evacuation plans in the days before fires wiped out onethird of the northern Alberta town. An independent review ...  Leia mais

Home developer Unity Builders Group has been granted creditor protection after betting too heavily on luxury homes and condos in Alberta and the United States. The Calgary-based business, known for its Greenboro brand among ...  Leia mais

It takes political transparency to a whole new level. Canadians got an eyeful Friday as images of a painting depicting the prime minister in the nude went viral. The large oil on canvas, ...  Leia mais

DUSHANBE ? The Central Asian state of Tajikistan has refused to show British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen?s satirical comedy The Dictator in its cinemas, claiming they are all full. The film depicts a camel-riding tyrant ...  Leia mais

THE PEOPLE I LIVE WITH ARE REAL NICE. THEY . . . NEVER DRESS ME IN FUNNY CLOTHES.  Leia mais