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The barge at the bottom of Lake Laberge

k oneill@globeandmail.com A team of international archeologists hunting for a relic of the Klondike gold rush has hit pay dirt at the bottom of Lake Laberge, a dark and frigid Yukon waterway immortalized by Robert Service. The A.J. Goddard, the first ...

From KATHERINE O'NEILL, Globe and Mail,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Geographic

Sask. puts a bounty on the wily coyote

W armer winters and a depressed hide market have been a boon for coyotes roaming the Prairies in recent years. And problems with thriving coyote populations in rural areas have gotten so bad, Saskatchewan is now financing a provincewide bounty program. ...

From KATHERINE O'NEILL, Globe and Mail,  19 Nov 2009

Jim Prentice on the challenge of Copenhagen

E ven before leaders at the Asia Pacific summit in Singapore announced this weekend that a final climate-change deal is not possible at Copenhagen talks, Canada's Environment Minister Jim Prentice believed no agreement would be reached. In an interview ...

From KATHERINE O'NEILL, Globe and Mail,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Jim Prentice

Doctor rejects finding that his work linking oil sands, cancer was flawed

A family doctor who claimed Fort Chipewyan, a small Alberta community, was being hit hard by elevated rare cancer rates is disputing a report that finds serious fault with his allegations and conduct. This week, The Globe and Mail obtained the results ...

From KATHERINE O'NEILL, Globe and Mail,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: John O’Connor,  CBC

Stelmach still the man for the Tories

D espite receiving a strong vote of confidence from his party, Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach still has a lot of heavy lifting to do in order to satisfy both Progressive Conservatives and other grumpy Alberta voters. "[The result] puts the Premier in a ...

From KATHERINE O'NEILL, Globe and Mail,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: UK Conservative Party,  Ted Morton

Report casts doubt on MD's claims about Alberta reserve's cancer rates

H e's one of Alberta's most famous whistleblowers, but a new report casts doubt on Dr. John O'Connor's crusade to expose unusually high rare cancer rates in Fort Chipewyan, a small community downstream from the province's massive oil sands. The Globe ...

From KATHERINE O'NEILL, Globe and Mail,  8 Nov 2009

Alberta Conservatives give Ed Stelmach a vote of confidence

A lberta Progressive Conservatives, Canada's oldest reigning political dynasty, have handed their leader Premier Ed Stelmach a 77.4 per cent approval rating. The announcement was made Saturday night in Red Deer after 1,191 delegates cast secret ballots ...

From KATHERINE O'NEILL, Globe and Mail,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: UK Conservative Party,  Ralph Klein

Stelmach urges party to unite behind him

T rumpeting his record and principles, Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach urged Progressive Conservative party members to rally behind him as he heads into a high-stakes, secret-ballot leadership review vote Saturday. “It's a competitive world out there. And ...

From KATHERINE O'NEILL, Globe and Mail,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ralph Klein,  UK Conservative Party,  Peter Lougheed

Alberta Premier faces leadership vote

F or a person many consider to be one of Canada's dullest politicians, Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach has a knack for finding himself at the centre of high political dramas. The latest pivots around a mandatory secret-ballot vote on his leadership at a ...

From KATHERINE O'NEILL AND DAWN WALTON, Globe and Mail,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: UK Conservative Party,  Ralph Klein,  Peter Lougheed,  Ted Morton

Five-time lottery winner comes out on top once more

In a Calgary courtroom Tuesday, the Alberta man received the green light to finally collect a $17-million lottery prize that had been mired in a legal dispute – his fifth win in five years. In total, the married father of three has raked in more than $1 ...

From KATHERINE O'NEILL, Globe and Mail,  2 Nov 2009

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