NATIONAL HEADLINES 21 MAY 2020 |
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In Alberta, a crusty cowboy dares challenge the oil patch Alberta’s oil patch regulator made history of a sort last week by saying the word no. The reasons it did pitted a crusty cowboy against a wealthy ballet aficionado, and exposed a gambit by one of the world’s oil giants to offload its responsibilities in a way, the ruling said, that would have defied provincial law. Read Andrew Nikiforuk's feature "Shell Game" below. |
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Shell Game
Alberta has a huge problem with drill site clean up, and dicey deals shifting who pays. Mike Judd had enough, so the rancher fought and won. By Andrew Nikiforuk. Wednesday, May 20, 2020. |
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Frank Talk about COVID-19 Risk with Former Health Minister Jane Philpott A Salt Spring Forum video conversation between two doctors suggests the worst may be yet to come. By Serena Renner. Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Fired Amazon Designer: I Was Punished For Uniting Tech and Warehouse Workers Maren Costa lifts lid on the ‘toxicity’ that prompted Vancouver-based VP to resign. By Bryan Carney. Monday, May 18, 2020. What Would Camus Do? On returning to his masterpiece ‘The Plague,’ and this time paying attention. By Patrick Condon. Monday, May 18, 2020. Who Speaks Truth to Elon Musk? The Grandma of His New Kid Mom to Grimes is Sandy Garossino, the feisty Vancouver-based writer. She’s already schooling Elon. By Steve Burgess. Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Canada and China: Can this Relationship Be Saved? It needs to be. Not because we endorse their rulers, but because the world is what needs saving. By Crawford Kilian. Thursday, May 21, 2020. Pandemic Sex Misses the Mark for Women. And More Science Info Straight from Journals The latest roundup of COVID-19 findings gathered by Hakai Magazine. By Brian Owens. Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Untangling the New Dating, Intimacy and Togetherness (or Not) Thanks for those sex tips, Dr. Henry! We checked with psychologist Yuthika Girme, too. By Steve Burgess. Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Here’s How to Fix the Broken Long-Term Care System Bringing seniors’ residences under the Canada Health Act and ending for-profit care are critical steps. By Larry Brown. Tuesday, May 19, 2020. The Lost Art of Seeking the Powers of Wild Plants An excerpt from 'Feasting Wild,' a tribute and testament to nature’s ‘untamed’ foods. By Gina Rae La Cerva. Monday, May 18, 2020. First Nations Asked for Help in Fighting COVID-19. They Were Ignored Coastal communities fear pandemic’s reach, but governments haven’t responded to their call for collaboration. By Moira Wyton. Saturday, May 16, 2020. Are We Ready to ‘Meat the Future’? Liz Marshall describes the subject of her latest documentary as the ‘genesis phase of something that could change the world.’ By Dorothy Woodend. Friday, May 15, 2020. Insiders Say Harper’s Fingerprints Are All over Leadership Race He’s backing O’Toole, sandbagging MacKay, say sources. By Michael Harris. Friday, May 15, 2020. Harper, Kenney and the Usual Suspects See the Pandemic as an Opportunity The goal — helping the rich at the expense of the rest — stays the same. This crisis is one more chance to push an austerity agenda. By David Climenhaga. Friday, May 15, 2020. The Bottom Line: We Are Saving Millions of Lives It’s important to tally pandemic deaths. But do the powerful math on what the global shutdown has achieved. By Nicola Jones. Friday, May 15, 2020. |
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