Theory redraws route of first Canadians

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Two U.S. scientists have published a radical new theory about when, where and how humans migrated to the New World, arguing that the peopling of the Americas may have begun via Canada’s High Arctic islands and the Northwest Passage — much farther north...read more...

Syncrude to boost oil sands production; upgrader plan ends
Syncrude Canada Ltd. is scrapping plans for an expensive upgrader as it redraws its growth plans in a bid to profit from strong demand for unprocessed oil sands bitumen. Rather than transform its heavy Fort McMurray-area crude into a light sweet oil,...read more...

Alberta Party renewed with merger
The Alberta Party, which once contemplated joining forces with Paul Hinman’s Alliance movement, has thrown out its policy book to embrace a new centrist political group. Renew Alberta, an organization started last year with the goal of forming a new...read more...

One in six Alberta jobs tied to natural gas, study finds

The natural gas industry employs almost 600,000 people in Canada, a number that could grow as Canada increases production of the cleaner-burning fuel, a new report said Tuesday. More 16 per cent of Alberta’s employment was attributable to the natural gas industry, with B.C. (4.8 per cent) the second-most dependent on natural gas and Saskatchewan third (4.5 per cent). Alberta has the largest financial stake in the natural gas industry, which supports 27.7 per cent of the province’s total GDP, or $80 billion in total economic impact. According to the study prepared by IHS Global Insight for America’s...

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BILODEAU BRINGS HOME GOLD

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The shutout is over. His name is Alex Bilodeau. He is 22 years old. His mother forced him to quit playing hockey at the age of seven, so he grudgingly moved to the freestyle club at the local ski hill. Remember the name, Canada. Alex Bilodeau. The...read more...

On the origin of Charles Darwin

Almost 200 years after the birth of Charles Darwin, scientists have used DNA from his great-great grandson to map the “deep ancestry” of the father of evolutionary theory. The results show that he comes from a long line of adventurers, his forebears...read more...

Proud to be Christian - refreshing

Super controversy
CHARLES LEWIS
National Post
04 Feb 2010

When Florida Gators star Tim Tebow received the coveted Heisman Trophy in 2007, the annual award given to the best U.S. college football player, the ceremony included a threeminute video of the quarterback and his mother with a strong anti-abortion...read more...

U.S., China, others join Copenhagen Accord
The United States, China and dozens of other countries accounting for nearly 80% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions have signed onto a voluntary agreement to curb climate change. If the countries make good on their pledges, they will dramatically...read more...

Forestry’s future lies in biofuels

Forestry’s future lies in biofuels, report says
Heating homes holds as much promise as building them for Canada’s long-struggling forest products industry, says a study Monday heralding the use of wood fibre for biofuels and other bioproducts. In fact, clean energy from biomass could reverse the...read more...

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